Cloud Infrastructure Architect
3 weeks ago
JOB PURPOSE:
The primary responsibility of the Cloud Infrastructure Architect is to work with IT and business leaders in providing a holistic transformation vision and to determine the impact & outcomes that a project will deliver. They will also own the evaluation, design and implementation of the technology solution / infrastructure service. The incumbent will tackle any issues related to operational effectiveness, business change, security, integrity and performance all in line with the required business environment and needs. They will also identify the potential technology innovations and engage with Technology peers and business stakeholders in line with roadmaps and strategic goals.
PRINCIPAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Interacting with project teams as required to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical landscape, end user requirements and organisational strategic direction.
Design and implement solutions that align with our IT strategy and business goals
Provide technical leadership and guidance on all aspects of cloud computing best practices, standards, and trends.
Ability to evaluate, propose and influence alternative solutions and integrate new internal or 3rd party solutions and services.
Knowledge or appreciation of some the listed technologies: AI/ML, Big Data, IaaS, PaaS, DevOps, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Linux based applications
Serve as a technical Server design authority to multiple projects and group business units.
Align to our governance and risk processes.
Demonstrate awareness of ongoing and future requirements relating to Cyber Security
Have in depth experience of the relevant technology trends and be proactive in line with our business and technology roadmap & vision.
Maintain documentation of design and build guidelines, procedures, standards, and operational controls.
Implement a capacity planning program for servers and storage.
Design highly available, redundant, public cloud architectures, utilising IaaS and PaaS, for large scale, mission critical applications and high-transaction workloads
Design and implement new capabilities that address gaps and provide an integrated end-to-end scalable enterprise-class service.
Provide innovation, research and development expertise to City, including proof of concepts and TDA workshops.
KEY RESULTS
Mentor and coach more junior team members and contribute as a peer to discussions across the team.
Work closely with product development teams, analysts, developers and business stakeholders to implement production-ready infrastructure services that support their requirements.
Aligning to cybersecurity and business objectives
Manage and leverage partner solutions and relationships.
LEADERSHIP
Support the resourcing plan for the team, extending to in/outsourcing to ensure a complete change and run service is in place and capable.
Help set team goals and technical direction while ensuring they align with the goals of the Technology and Information Security roadmap.
Proactive collaboration and management of partners delivering new, evolving or out-tasked services, e.g. Cisco networking, Cyber Defence, Microsoft Azure
Provide technical assistance and mentoring for more junior team members and team members as required.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Professional/Academic/ Vocational Qualifications
Essential
Degree level qualification in computer science
5 years + in a similar role
Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-305, SC-300)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or CompTIA Network+
Desirable
SAFe certification
PRINCE2 Foundation / Practitioner
CISSP
Specific Knowledge
Essential
Terraform experience
SDWan, firewalls & general networking experience
Familiarity with systems development lifecycle
Microsoft M365 and Client management tools, e.g. InTune
Expert knowledge of cloud computing, network management and IoT
Desirable
Experience in agile product ownership and project management (PMP, ITIL, Scrum
Microsoft Dynamics infrastructure
Specific Skills
Automation and Orchestration of applications and infrastructure
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