Application Architect

Envoy Search Partners Pte Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Envoy Search Partners Pte Limited is seeking an Application Architect to design, plan, and deploy AWS cloud systems within a highly Agile engineering team. You will interface with multiple business units, drive cloud adoption, and collaborate with global teams to build new AWS services spanning IaaS and PaaS.

You will re-engineer applications, define architecture roadmaps, and mentor teams while evaluating industry trends and vendor roadmaps to strengthen the organisation's cloud strategy.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Ruby or Golang.
• Experience with DevOps tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt, JSON, Terraform, Jenkins).
• Experience with AWS cloud architecture, migration and deployment.
• Experience with other cloud technologies (Azure, Google Cloud, open source or hybrid).
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AWS cloud architectures for all infrastructure technologies.
• Support the development of complex enterprise architectures for AWS computing architecture, architecture reviews, and selection efforts.
• Benchmark with third party organizations to discipline overall Cloud strategy.
• Participate in setting long term direction, roadmaps, and standards for technical architecture.
• Expand knowledge of industry trends and evaluate fit to the organisation.
• Engage in vendor negotiations and align with vendor roadmaps.
• Appraise and modify current architecture to identify deficiencies and alternatives.
• Interface with senior Global Infrastructure leaders and other architects on business requirements.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Tools

Chef

Puppet

Ansible

Salt

JSON

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

As the Application Architect you will be part of the Engineering team to be designing, defining, planning, and deploying the AWS cloud system.

You will:

• Interface with multiple business units to help build our cloud and ensure consistent adoption of the technology
• Be working in a highly Agile environment with a large team of cloud specialists
• Be challenged and expected to act as a change engineer in a built environment using DevOps tools
• Work across multiple, global teams and participate as a collaborative partner,
• Be involved in the build of our new AWS cloud services that span IaaS and PaaS

Responsibilities:

Application Re-Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Architecture Strategy and Planning:

• Develop and maintain AWS cloud architectures for all infrastructure technologies
• Support the development of complex enterprise architectures for AWS computing architecture, architecture reviews, and selection efforts.
• Use technical expertise and knowledge of architecture to benchmark with third party organizations to discipline overall Cloud strategy.
• Participate and assist managers in setting the long term direction, roadmaps, and standards for technical architecture.
• Continue to expand knowledge of industry trends, applying that knowledge by evaluating fit to the organisation
• Utilize expert architecture knowledge, may play a role in negotiations with strategy vendors and parties
• Ensure strategic vendor engagement to incorporate vendor’s roadmaps architecture
• Proactively appraise and modify current architecture to identify deficiencies and research alternatives

Managing stakeholders and business units requirements:

• Regularly interfaces and influences directly with senior Global Infrastructure leaders, other senior architects to understand and evaluate business requirements.
• Provide strategic direction in the definition of the architecture and technology opportunities of the organisation especially in the area of Cloud computing, Cloud Hosting options, automation and virtualization solutions

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Python, Ruby or Golang (or Similar)
• Experienced with DevOps tools tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt, JSON, Terraform, Jenkins, etc.
• Experienced with AWS cloud architecture, migration, deployment and set up
• Experienced in other cloud technologies (e.g. Azure, Google Cloud, opensource or hybrids)
• Experienced working in an Agile environment