Cloud Architect

TechDigital Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Cloud Architect to provide architecture, design, and engineering services for their cloud environment. This role involves evaluating and implementing new cloud technologies, creating design documents, and ensuring compliance with best practices. You will collaborate with application teams, troubleshoot escalated issues, and architect solutions that align with business needs. If you have a passion for cloud technologies and a knack for innovative design, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in cloud architecture and design engineering is essential.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for complex cloud environments are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture and design services for cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot complex failures and recommend solutions for cloud platforms.
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code for cloud resource management.
• Create design documents and provide to Company.
• Obtain design documentation approval by necessary stakeholders and relevant teams.
• Collaborate with Application teams for design inputs, build processes and documentation.
• Provide application design specifications to operations team.
• Update documentation following changes (design, configuration, licenses).
• Involve resources from other capabilities when events requiring outside involvement originate on in-scope infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex and escalated failures and recommend solutions with respect to third-party cloud vendor platforms.
• Escalate identified operational risks in the cloud, following the applicable procedure in the Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Participate in solutions design and identify right-size components for new business requirements and development.
• Design and configure network connectivity across the cloud regions for the Cloud Environment.
• Provide cloud-based technology direction and guidance for Demand Management.
• Architect, design and build cloud platform technologies to support Company defined requirements.
• Evaluate requirements and propose, design and build cloud architecture and resources that adhere to cloud and security best practices.
• Create and maintain IaC for deployment and maintenance of all cloud resources.
• Design, document and communicate strategies for tracking cloud resources, costs and cost attribution.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Design Engineering

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Network Configuration

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Cloud Security Best Practices

Job description

Responsibilities:

1. Provide architecture, design and engineering services for the Cloud Environment utilizing industry best practices.
2. Provide architecture, design and engineering plans and recommendations regarding the selection and implementation of new cloud technologies, in support of Company's changing business needs.
3. Work with Company to identify cloud architecture requirements.
4. Create design documents and provide to Company.
5. Obtain design documentation approval by necessary stakeholders and relevant teams.
6. Work with Application teams for design inputs, build processes and documentation.
7. Provide application design specifications to operations team.
8. Update documentation following changes (e.g., design, configuration, licenses).
9. Involve resources from other capabilities where events requiring outside involvement originate on in-scope infrastructure.
10. Troubleshoot complex and escalated failures and recommend solutions with respect to third-party cloud vendor platforms.
11. Escalate identified operational risks in the cloud, in accordance with the applicable procedure in the Policies and Procedures Manual.
12. Participate in solutions design and identify the right-size components for new business requirements and development.
13. Design and configure network connectivity across the cloud regions for the Cloud Environment.
14. Provide cloud-based technology direction and guidance for Demand Management.
15. Architect, design and build cloud platform technologies to support Company defined requirements.
16. Evaluate requirements and propose, design and build cloud architecture and resources that adhere to cloud and security best practices.
17. Create and maintain IaC for the deployment and maintenance of all cloud resources.
18. Design, document and communicate strategies for tracking cloud resources, costs and cost attribution.