Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

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Cloud Architecture and Design


Cloud Architecture and Design
Design and architect comprehensive cloud solutions for large enterprise customers migrating from on?premises to AWS and/or Azure
tier applications and infrastructure
Lead cloud?first and cloud?architectural decisions, ensuring optimal cost, performance, and security outcomes
Create detailed technical specifications, architectural blueprints, and implementation guides
Establish cloud governance frameworks, including security policies, compliance standards, and operational procedures
scale enterprise migrations involving thousands of workloads, applications, and terabytes of data
Conduct comprehensive application portfolio assessments and migration readiness evaluations
Design and implement hybrid cloud architectures during transition phases
functional migration teams including infrastructure, application, security, and networking specialists
Create disaster recovery and business continuity plans for migrated workloads
Advanced Network and Security
Design and implement complex network architectures using Palo Alto, Cisco Networks security platforms and SDWANs
Architect, configure and optimize F5 load balancers deployments for high?availability, scalable applications in cloud environments
Architect secure network segmentation strategies using traditional and cloud?based network resources
trust network architectures and micro?premises network infrastructure with cloud networking services
On Technical Implementation
Develop, configure and deploy cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates)
Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and configuration management
Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and third?Troubleshoot complex technical issues across network, compute, storage, and application layers
Optimize cloud costs through right?Serve as the primary technical advisor to C?level executives during cloud transformation initiatives
Cloud Platform Expertise
~10+ years of enterprise IT experience with minimum 7 years focused on cloud technologies
~ level knowledge in AWS (Azure is nice to have) platforms
~ Deep expertise in cloud?services: compute, storage, databases
~ Advanced knowledge of cloud security frameworks, management, and compliance standards (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI?Networking & Security Expertise
~on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls (PA?IP, F5 DNS, Application Security)
~ Deep understanding of network protocols, routing, switching, and network security principles
~ WAN, SASE, and cloud?Programming/Scripting : Python, PowerShell, Bash, JSON, YAML
DevOps Tools : Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Git, monitoring and logging tools
Databases : Experience with cloud databases (RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB)
Monitoring & Operations : CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, ELK stack, Prometheus
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
Current security clearance (Secret/Top Secret)
Proven project management experience with large?Master's degree in relevant technical field
cloud strategies and cloud?Financial Services, Healthcare, Government
Prior consulting or client?facing experience with enterprise customers
Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices
The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
cloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the worlds leading technologiesacross applications, data and securityto deliver end?to?end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
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