Senior Cloud Architect

The Mission

We are seeking a talented Senior Cloud Architect to join our growing Managed Service Provider (MSP) team. The right candidate is someone who ….

Your Assignment

• Architecture and solutions
  • Lead client engagements
  • Provide thought leadership around scalable next-generation cloud architecture experience and operational guidance to clients
  • Lead cross-functional implementation teams to deliver world-class solutions to clients
  • Own the implementation of stories and other engineering of advanced cloud work for clients
  • Write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in multiple frameworks and can break apart projects into independent components at an appropriate level, taking into account different aspects of a stack and know how to build stability and security into them.
  • Help clients get work done smarter with automation and code
  • Lead a team to navigate complex bureaucratic relationships to bring all stakeholders together around a common product vision and strategy
  • Lead re-platforming and refactoring efforts for existing systems
  • Lead Client discovery and the creation of a prioritized backlog for continuous improvement initiatives
• Observability and Monitoring
  • Design, implement, and build scalable architectures leveraging AWS services with an emphasis on reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
  • Build and maintain observability solutions using AWS native (e.g., CloudWatch, X-Ray, Config) and partner tools (e.g. Datadog, Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry) for APM, infrastructure monitoring, logging, and tracing.
  • Work with a 24x7 response team and operations leadership group to help establish the precise collection of metrics, data and logs needed to properly monitor an application or workload
  • Within this observability framework help establish corresponding runbooks and automation that can be deployed when certain metrics and conditions (monitoring) are met
  • Work with the CloudOps teams in effort to reduce noise and address root causes of issues surfaced
  • Partner with DevOps and security teams to ensure the necessary resilience, security, and cost-optimization features are embedded in solutions
• General
  • Learn, coach, and share knowledge and skills with other team members
  • Prepare work for team members of varying levels of experience, defining stories and task type work
  • Contribute to internal IP and open source development
  • Participate in delivery efforts using Agile or other work methodologies
  • Build relationships with vendors and partners
  • Engage with clients including presentations, technical decisions, and education opportunities
  • Learn, research, and stay up to date on best practices and evolutionary capability in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud
  • Be a technical team advocate, ensuring clear direction and efficient execution
  • Perform code reviews, provide feedback, and pair when beneficial
  • Keep an eye out for opportunities to support our clients in even greater ways
  • Write cool blog posts, do talks at community events, help us achieve additional certifications in the AWS Partner Community, help our clients solve all sorts of problems
  • Occasional travel may be required to meet stakeholders, kick off new projects, attend conferences, and attend company functions.
  • Other duties as assigned

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field and 6 years of general IT experience (programming, hardware, software, etc); or 8+ years of general IT experience (programming, hardware, software, etc.)
• 4+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services
• 2+ year code-defined infrastructure experience
• 2+ Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) experience
• Have worked with Agile Project Management or other project management work methodologies.
• 4 years experience with Cloud Native patterns with services like AWS Lambda
• 4 years experience architecting and building scalable, automated infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Associate and/or Professional Level Certification
• 2+ years of programming experience utilizing Python, Node.js, Typescript, GoLang, Java, C#, or other similar languages
• Intermediate experience building scalable, automated infrastructure
• Intermediate experience in large-scale enterprise IT environments
• Intermediate experience working in a consultative, client-facing consulting role
• Intermediate experience with Cloud Native patterns with services like AWS Lambda
• Experience with and knowledge of AWS and application Observability concepts and methods Able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated documentation and presentation skills

Competencies

• Communication: The ability to effectively convey information, ideas, and instructions to individuals or groups, both verbally and in writing.
• Time Management: The ability to effectively plan and organize one's own time in order to meet deadlines, prioritize tasks, and make the most efficient use of time.
• Self Management: The ability to manage one's own emotions, thoughts, and behavior in different situations.
• Building Work Relationships: The ability to establish and maintain positive and productive relationships with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Problem Analysis: The ability to identify, understand, and analyze problems in order to find solutions.
• Persuasiveness: The ability to effectively present and argue one's own ideas and opinions, as well as influence others to adopt a certain viewpoint or take a specific action.
• Technical expertise: The ability to understand, apply, and stay current with the knowledge, concepts, and practices in a specific field or industry.
• Leadership: The ability to guide and inspire a team to achieve a common goal.
• Planning: The ability to set goals, develop action plans, and effectively allocate resources in order to achieve desired outcomes.
• Business development: The ability to identify and pursue new business opportunities, including the ability to generate leads, build relationships, and close deals.

Benefits