Application Architect

Elfonze Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; United States; A distancia; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Elfonze Technologies is seeking a senior cloud and application architect to lead carve-out migrations from on-prem to Azure and other targets. You will design target-state architectures, apply well-architected principles, and define DNS, API, and data architectures for a multi-cloud environment.

The role requires strong DevOps/DevSecOps practices, containerisation expertise, and experience with FinOps and cross-border client work. Travel may be required.

Formación

• 10+ years of relevant experience in application and cloud architecture.
• At least three application migrations from on-premises to Azure.
• Strong understanding of the 6Rs and of well-architected frameworks.
• Good understanding of FinOps and cloud cost management.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM and Bicep) and AWS equivalents, with current versions.
• Experience with at least two cloud providers (Azure and AWS).
• Strong understanding of containerisation and orchestration platforms.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, including source control tooling.
• Experience with application DNS architectures
• Experience with application rationalisation
• Experience designing and securing API endpoints
• Experience with application data architecture and design
• Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure
• Exposure to at least two OEMs or two cloud providers in each technology area
• Strong communication skills, with prior experience working with UK and EU clients
• Willingness to travel as required and to work in the client time zone
• Prior infrastructure background alongside the specialism above
• Prior experience in IT consolidations, mergers, demergers and carve-outs (mandatory)
• Relevant professional certifications strongly recommended

Responsabilidades

• Assess applications and define the 6R treatment and migration strategy.
• Design target-state architecture on Azure and AWS for carve-outs.
• Apply well-architected principles to reliability, security and cost.
• Define DNS architecture and name resolution for applications.
• Define API endpoint design, integration and access patterns.
• Design data architecture and data stores for cloud targets.
• Create infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Design containerised platforms and deployment patterns.
• Define DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD tooling.
• Apply FinOps practices to target application cost.
• Lead rationalisation across the estate and review designs with client architects.

Conocimientos

Cloud architecture

Migration strategy

Well-architected framework

FinOps

DevOps/CI-CD

Communication with clients

Travel readiness

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/IST/Engineering

Herramientas

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure ARM/Bicep

AWS

Descripción del empleo

Designs the application, integration and cloud architecture for a carve-out. Owns the target-state design and the technical approach for moving applications from on-premises to Azure or other targets. Re-architects applications only where the separation requires it.

Job Responsibilities

• Assess applications and assign the right 6R treatment
• Design target-state application architecture on Azure and AWS
• Apply well-architected principles to reliability, security and cost
• Define application DNS architecture and name resolution
• Define API endpoint design, integration and access patterns
• Design application data architecture and data stores
• Design infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation
• Design containerised platforms and deployment patterns
• Define DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD tooling
• Apply FinOps practices to target application cost
• Lead application rationalisation across the estate
• Produce high-level and low-level designs and review them with client architects

Required Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience in application and cloud architecture
• At least three application migrations from on-premises to Azure
• Strong understanding of the 6Rs and of well-architected frameworks
• Good understanding of FinOps and cloud cost management
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform and CloudFormation
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM and Bicep) and AWS equivalents, with current versions
• Experience with at least two cloud providers (Azure and AWS)
• Strong understanding of containerisation and orchestration platforms
• Strong understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, including source control tooling
• Experience with application DNS architectures
• Experience with application rationalisation
• Experience designing and securing API endpoints
• Experience with application data architecture and design
• Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure
• Exposure to at least two OEMs or two cloud providers in each technology area
• Strong communication skills, with prior experience working with UK and EU clients
• Willingness to travel as required and to work in the client time zone
• Prior infrastructure background alongside the specialism above
• Prior experience in IT consolidations, mergers, demergers and carve-outs (mandatory)
• Relevant professional certifications strongly recommended