Application Architect - .NET / Azure

Rackspace Technology

San Antonio (TX)

Remote

USD 143,700 - 210,760

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and deploy customer solutions on AWS. This role focuses on creating scalable applications and guiding enterprises through cloud adoption using infrastructure-as-code techniques. Ideal candidates will have extensive software development experience and a strong background in cloud technologies.

Qualifications

8+ years in software development or application engineering.
Hands-on coding experience in multiple programming languages.
Experience in customer-facing technical roles.

Responsibilities

Lead design and deployment of cloud-native applications.
Advise on AWS best practices and technologies.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for solutions.

Skills

Software Development

Cloud Technologies

Technical Leadership

Agile Development

Infrastructure as Code

Education

BS level technical degree

Tools

AWS Services

CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins)

Configuration Management Platforms

Job description

Job Summary:

You will be part of a team designing, automating, and deploying services on behalf of our customers to AWS in a way that allows these services to automatically heal themselves if things go south. We have deep experience applying cloud architecture techniques in virtually every industry. Every week is different and the problems you will be challenged to solve are constantly evolving. We build solutions using infrastructure-as-code so our customers can refine and reuse these processes again and again - all without having to come back to us for additional deployments.

Work as a technical leader alongside customer business, development, and infrastructure teams.
Lead technical and design discussions with IT executives to help enterprises speed their adoption of new technologies and practices.
Architect and build highly scalable, cloud-native applications on the AWS platform using core developer services such as: API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB and ECS.
Leverage new technology paradigms (e.g., serverless, containers, microservices).
Migrate monolithic applications to microservices architectures.
Advise on implementing AWS best practices.
Influence infrastructure architecture by sharing your application development expertise.
Willingness to travel to client locations and deliver professional services.

Required Qualifications:

BS level technical degree. Additional experience may substitute the for the degree.
8 + years of software development or application engineering with recent coding experience in two or more modern programing languages such as: Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Swift, Node.js, Python, Go, or Ruby
Hands-on recent development experience and capability. You will be expected to write and review code.
5+ years of experience as a technical specialist in Customer-facing roles
Experience with Agile development methodologies
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Preferred Qualifications:

Cloud Certifications
Demonstrated success as a software developer, application architect, product manager, CTO, or consultant working with various platforms.
Architecting, designing and developing applications on the AWS platform.
Designing and building application using Container and serverless technologies.
Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability and high availability.
Good exposure to Agile software development and DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment.
Continuous Integration (CI) tools (e.g. Jenkins).
Experience with configuration management platforms (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Salt, or Ansible).
Strong practical application development experience on Linux and Windows-based systems.
Presenting at public events such as technology conferences, hackathons, blogging, writing on technical forums, etc.
Experience working directly with customers, partners or third-party developers.

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The following information is required by pay transparency legislation in the following states: CA, CO, HI, NY, and WA. This information applies only to individuals working in these states.

The anticipated starting pay range for Colorado is: $143,700 - $210,760.
The anticipated starting pay range for the states of Hawaii and New York (not including NYC) is: $153,000 - $224,400.
The anticipated starting pay range for California, New York City and Washington is: $167,400 - $245,520.

Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments. These discretionary payments are based on company and/or individual performance and may change at any time. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Information on benefits offered is here.

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

More on Rackspace Technology

Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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