Cloud Architect Lead

Eastwall; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonuses

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k, FSA, and LSA offerings

Three weeks paid time off annually

Annual conference and training budget

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Architect to implement cloud solutions and assist clients with their journey to modern infrastructure. This remote role requires 5-7 years of Azure experience, solid systems and network administration skills, and the ability to author technical documentation. The ideal candidate will have a consultative background and a strong understanding of cloud architecture principles. Competitive salary range is $150,000-$175,000.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Azure cloud platform experience.
• 5-7 years in Systems Administration, including Windows and Linux.
• 3 years in Network Administration with a focus on cloud-native connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Implement modern cloud infrastructure and application solutions.
• Host workshops and define requirements for architectural projects.
• Author technical documentation for project efforts.

Skills

Azure cloud platform experience

Systems Administration

Network Administration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure Migrate

Bicep

Terraform

Job description

Founded in 2022, Eastwall is a unique professional services firm in the Azure cloud space. We are a Cloud-focused Microsoft partner. Our vision is predicated on improving business outcomes through modern technology implementations and operating models built on the Microsoft Cloud. Learn how Eastwall helps our clients pave the way as leading organizations at www.eastwall.com.

About the Job

The Cloud Infrastructure Architect is a customer-facing mid-to-senior (depending on experience) technical role. This role will work directly with Technology Leadership and the Engineering team to plan, build, and implement modern cloud infrastructure and application solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Leverage industry standard tools (Azure Migrate, RVTools, AzGovViz, amongst others) to perform analysis on existing on-premises, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and other systems to make and implement recommendations for operational efficiency, security & governance, and high availability across enterprise-wide, global application ecosystems.
• Independently host workshops and solution design sessions to upskill, educate, and define requirements for architecture and project engineering efforts.
• Lead the backlogging, effort estimation, and solutioning of project work to deliver engagements and engineering efforts in migration and modernization projects.
• Leverage the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF) to ensure that solution architectures and migration processes are designed in alignment with Microsoft best practices & industry standards.
• Leverage infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, Terraform) and automated processes (Azure DevOps YAML pipelines) to implement solutions reliably and repeatedly.
• Demonstrate deep technical experience in end-to-end lift-and-shift migration processes utilizing tools such as Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, Data Migration Service, and Azure VMware Solution.
• Demonstrate deep technical experience in application platform services to help replatform workloads on-premises into cloud-native designs using application, data, and containerized services.
• Demonstrate deep technical experience in cloud networking, routing, and hybrid connectivity to design, implement, and troubleshoot at an enterprise level.
• Define and clearly communicate requirements to external stakeholders and internal project teams to manage expectations and timelines associated with project deliverables.
• Author robust diagrams and written technical documentation for project efforts.

Experience

• At least 5-7 years of experience with Azure cloud platform supporting infrastructure deployments, network deployments, and infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, Terraform) or systems scripting (PowerShell, Bash). Candidates without Azure experience should not apply.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in Systems Administration (or comparable experience) such as Windows Server administration, Linux systems administration, database administration (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• At least 3 years of experience in Network Administration (or comparable experience) such as Firewall management, Routing, Switching, and Cloud-native connectivity (ExpressRoute, Site to Site VPN tunnels, Load Balancing, etc.)
• Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery principles, patterns, and applications.
• Experience supporting Production applications or workloads, being able to perform test and troubleshoot related issues.
• Experience in a consultative role or an engineering role working with more than one client environment at any given time is required. Experiences without professional services consulting experience should not apply.
• Experience modernizing, refactoring and/or deploying enterprise applications.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Software Engineering, or Information Technology preferred, but not required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The base salary range for this role is $150,000-$175,000.

This will be an individual contributor role and will be remote. No relocation is necessary or provided.

• New hires for this role will complete the following certifications within the twelve (12) weeks of hire (paid for in full by Eastwall):
• Exam AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Travel for this role is up to 10% within the continental United States
• Competitive salary with bonuses paid quarterly.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance through United Healthcare.
• 401k, FSA and LSA offerings
• Three (3) weeks of paid time off annually, not including eight (8) paid company holidays.
• Annual conference & training budget.
• Fully remote work environment, with local co-working options.

Eastwall is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

CANDIDATES MUST BE BASED IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK. THIS POSITION IS FULL TIME AND NOT OPEN TO CONTRACTORS. DIRECT HIRE ONLY – NO AGENCIES.