Job Description

1. Senior Cloud Architect with AWS and Azure expertise.
2. US timezone working hours
3. Location – Anywhere in India
4. Short term role(2-3 months)
5. Rates - 250 K/m

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Cloud Architect Providing expertise, design, engineering, troubleshooting of the cloud (primarily Cloud Architect, Azure Cloud, AWS) environments, collaborate with project managers and engineers to ensure cloud computing best practices are followed and applied. Managing services primarily on Azure Cloud, AWS. Candidate will also be involved in end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Cloud Projects, with Primary hands-on contribution in building out Cloud Services as it relates to deployment of IaaS/PaaS applications. · Design and implement new capabilities that address any gaps and provide an integrated end-to-end scalable enterprise-class service. · Design, implement, manage, and maintain a stable, responsive, highly available public/private cloud/on-prem infrastructure.

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· Provide expertise in DevOps architecture, implementation and “run” best practices. · Work in conjunction with Digital, Enterprise Architecture, Applications, Data, IT Security, and IT Corporate teams to drive the long term and master plans within their environment. · Develop architecture documents, reference patterns, artifacts, blueprints for solutions, dataflow diagrams. · Participate in initiative/project discussions; provide cost estimation for infra, IaaS, PaaS services. · Provide overall project communication to stakeholders and meet project requirements and stakeholder expectations. · Understand challenges of cloud deployments and upgrades as well as resource allocations and how to execute them successfully. Understand challenges of cloud deployments and upgrades as well as resource allocations and how to execute them successfully Troubleshoot problems in the operational infrastructure and applications, including follow-up problem resolution, root cause analysis and process improvement

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Update and manage production software for all releases and patches (DevOps) · Knowledge of IT integration/Systems integration is a plus. · Manage implementation of infrastructure updates such as OS, DB, Tools etc. · Undertake and create Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) · Undertake disaster recovery procedures if required.

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Education & Experience Requirements · BS or equivalent technical degree with 9-10 years of information technology experience with broad understanding of compute, storage, security, and network infrastructure. · Experience in data center operations in large enterprises including the implementation and support of private and hybrid public cloud computing environments. · Worked with the delivery of large, complex digital solutions in hosted, or hybrid environments. · A minimum of 5+ years of experience managing infrastructure/applications in AWS and Azure · Understanding of various AWS and Azure services, security, authentication scenarios · Experience in IT industry, with broad understanding of compute, storage, security, and network infrastructure. A minimum of 5 years of experience managing infrastructure/applications in AWS Deep understanding of various AWS services Hands on experience with large AWS deployments Cloud design for scalability, elasticity, and high availability Experience working with IDS, IPS and security frameworks Understanding of monitoring applications (i.e. ArcSight, SolarWinds, etc.) and logging (i.e. Splunk, DataDog, etc.) Experience working with Agile and DevOps organizations that deliver ?Infrastructure as Code? in small iterative releases using tool sets such as Docker, Cloud Formation, Elastic Beanstalk Proven ability to perform in a collaborative, team-oriented environment with a strong customer orientation (internal and external) Familiarity with ITIL methodology Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels within the organization Worked with the delivery of large, complex digital solutions in hosted, or hybrid environments Experience with DevOps tools, for example Jenkins, Chef Worked in an environment that has used Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Firm grasp on AWS services security, authentication scenarios Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio. Outstanding customer service and interaction skills, as well as excellent verbal and written communications skills. Ability to work independently under little supervision within a demanding client centric environment. Demonstrated ability to be a team player with a high level of initiative.