Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Job Description

• Creates cloud and infrastructure strategy Responsible for creation of hybrid cloud strategy for all existing and new IaaS, PaaS, SaaS offerings and existing on-premises applications.
• Provides recommendations and sets the vision - Provides recommendations on the technology and design of compute, storage, network and telecom infrastructure, and cloud infrastructure services, including lifecycle replacement, future growth and redundancy
• Strategic thinking Thinks innovatively and long-term about our industry and not just our company. Creates plans to support the current and future operating model of the company
• Leads implementations Leads deployment and configuration of new could services and helps ongoing improvement of existing infrastructure and security systems including, but not limited to compute, storage, virtualization, networking and telecommunications
• Acts decisively Creates the climate for decision-making and acts decisively
• Driving performance Anticipates and removes barriers, enabling and inspiring teams to deliver and perform, helps deliver infrastructure solutions
• Works collaboratively Is courageous in identifying and addressing issues that may inhibit effective cross-functional collaboration
• Passion for serving business needs Focused on current and future needs of business customers across the whole of the company
• Develops people Invested in the long-term development of people by establishing challenging development opportunities aimed at helping people grow
• Ability to influence - Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Define principles to guide infrastructure solution decisions
• Develop high-availability and backup methodologies which support disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Consult with application development projects to harmonize infrastructure with EA, and identify when it is necessary to modify the infrastructure systems to accommodate project needs
• Ensure that all individual infrastructure solutions, designs and analysis are documented in a structured fashion and stored in common place.
• Coordinate with enterprise business, information and technology architects
• Continuously update knowledge on infrastructure and cloud technology, and advancements and best practices
• Provide meaningful communication of alternative solutions and appropriateness of solution selected
• Gather information internally and externally, evaluate alternatives, and propose best practices to be used
• Perform proof-of-concepts and develop prototypes to make informed architectural decisions

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of deployment, configuration and integration of AWS services on enterprise level
• Intimate knowledge of AWS enterprise account management and services cost optimization
• Extensive knowledge of cloud architectures for different IaaS, PaaS, SaaS offerings
• Extensive knowledge of cloud application design including knowledge of cloud security and networking
• Excellent knowledge of data centre architecture, including compute, storage, virtualization, networking, and data centre infrastructure
• Excellent analytical and technical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of solutions
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of individual infrastructure and cloud service solutions
• Ability to define multiple solution options to overcome business and technical problems
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
• Knowledge of key aspects of the business
• Solid knowledge of information principles and policies
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting
• Working knowledge of development methodologies including Agile, Kanban and Scrum
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Team player and can work independently
• Administrative knowledge of Windows, Linux, and AIX (or similar) operating systems
• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices covering computer and network security, disaster recovery and business continuity practices
• Experience with medium to large server deployments and LAN / WAN networking concepts in a virtualized environment (VMware or similar)
• Minimum of five years of hands-on cloud and infrastructure design and implementation experience
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
30+ days ago