Compute - Cloud Architect

Immediate Opening
Title: Cloud Architect
Location: Lansing, MI, United States (Hybrid- Onsite 2 days a week)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday Friday
Interviews: Webcam or In person
Job Type: Contract
Job Duration: Approx. 01 Year (Possible longer extensions)
Client: Public Sector Direct Client
Tax Term: W2 or Corp to Corp

Job Description:

• This role will wear multiple hats assisting *** Architects to comprehend objectives, generate solutions, POC the solution, generate recommendations then implement the decisions.
• As a Senior Cloud Engineer, we are looking for a candidate who will be involved in the design, implementation and management of technology-based business solutions based on Cloud Services to improve our clients delivery approach.
• This position will assist with the build out of the Microsoft Azure cloud environment and help support the *** multi-cloud hosting solution. This professional draws on solid knowledge of the company s cloud architecture and platform when designing and developing dynamic cloud solutions.
• Contracted staff will be supporting the Azure Cloud Services development, deployment and updating of code modulars for standardizing service.
• Azure Cloud Services is a new service for **** **** and the skillset requires 3-5 years of experience and expertise in a large range of supporting services. The contracted staff will also be responsible and expected to train *** FTEs in the service offering to enable *** staff to transition into the role as needed.

Skills Matrix: Skill Matrix: Required Senior Cloud Engineer 3 5 years Solid knowledge of concepts of designing and developing dynamic Cloud solutions and moving parts involved in continuous integration and delivery. 3 5 years Guidance to development teams regarding infrastructure 3 5 years Cloud Architecting for cloud infrastructure 3 5 years Create, maintain, and troubleshooting skills for cloud infrastructure Highly Desirable Experience with Servers, Infrastructure, Platform Sizing, Infrastructure Cost Reduction 3 5 years Cloud security experience
Highly Desirable Chaos engineering experience Highly Desirable Certification(s):
Azure MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Highly Desirable
Core Competencies:

• Design and deliver secure cloud solutions on Azure.
• Strong understanding of Linux OS.
• Chaos engineering experience
• Strong understanding of virtual networks and general network management functions.
• Solid knowledge of concepts of designing and developing dynamic cloud solutions.
• Solid knowledge of concepts and moving parts involved in continuous integration and delivery.
• Expert guidance to development teams regarding infrastructure.
• Interpret and provide solutions on complex technologies/architectures.
• Cloud Formation / automation / Ansible / PowerShell / DSC / Comparable Linux scripting.
• Experience equivalent to site reliability engineering, DevOps, and/or DevSecOps

Core Tasks:

• Provide strategic and architectural support representing Design Services and the *** Cloud Strategy as a Subject Matter Expert.
• Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships across organizational teams.
• Consult with vendor product specialists/sales, independent research organizations, on-site support engineers and fellow architects and administrators on best-fit technologies to ensure compliance to department policies & standards and technology roadmap.
• Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture team for technology validation or suggestions for alternative solutions. If necessary, initiate Solution Assessments, Infrastructure Service.
• Requests, and any applicable required documentation to implement new technology.
• Advocate the use of emerging cyber security best practices, technologies, developing standards and procedures, promoting the usage of automated tools, developing strategies, and aligning practices with enterprise strategic initiatives.
• Lead the development of technical artifacts including Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Detailed Technical Design, Security Architecture Plan, Services Description Document, etc.
• Produce architectural framework documents (i.e., white papers, guidance documents, best practices, technical reports, etc.).
• Project contributor representing architecture and participates in project plan development.
• Leverage broad-based understanding of technology areas and end-to-end knowledge of current installations to craft architectural solutions or standards that can be applied across the enterprise.
• Define and build hypothesis around steady state behavior.
• Run experiments around real world events to define potential impact or estimate frequency.
• Build automation into systems to drive both orchestration and analysis.
• Provide support and subject matter expertise with respect to adherence to best practice security framework controls and other industry-based regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., NIST 800-37, 800-53, 800-171, 800-204, 800-207, CIS, PCI, IRS-Pub 1075, CJIS, and related).
• Assist with cloud infrastructure design and develop detailed architecture models for the client to host test, development, and production environments.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to individuals of various technical ability.
• Design and develop cloud cost management solutions
• Provide performance analysis & troubleshooting
• Design and test large-scale workload and data migrations
• Provide direct support to technical and non-technical entities to define requirements and deliver solutions to meet organizational needs including new environment deployment, upgrades, performance tuning, testing and disaster recovery
• Integrate cloud services with on-premises technologies from Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Client, Nutanix, Cohesity, Pure Storage, VMware, Cisco, and Rubrick.