Cloud Architect(Azure) - Contract

Technical Capacity

Architect and design Azure environments, infrastructure, and services that enable migration of IT infrastructure, services, applications, and systems from an on-prem environment to Azure including Disaster Recovery

Collaborates with IT security teams to implement and manage cloud security policies, standards, and best practices

Develop and implement scalable and resilient cloud architecture solutions within an Azure environment

Perform and lead Azure cloud projects implementations. End to End lifecycle.

Develop and implement migration strategies for Microsoft Office business tools and solutions from local on premises hosted environment to Azure cloud tenants

Create and implement a migration plan for each infrastructure service, system, and/or application that will be transitioned to Azure

Create architecture and data flow diagrams for cloud and hybrid cloud environments

Design and deploy infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and PowerShell

Ensure systems, applications, and data are high availability, backed up, and/or replicated to meet organizational requirements for disaster and business recovery

Analyze and ensure that proper monitoring and alerting systems are in place for systems, services, and applications

Evaluate and recommend Azure services based on business requirements and industry best practices

Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to integrate Azure solutions into existing systems and applications

Ensure seamless interoperability between on-premises and cloud environments

Implement and enforce security requirements to protect Azure-based systems and data

Defines and maintains Azure Governance policies including Subscription Management, Cost Management, Security, Resource Consistency, Identity Baseline, Deployment Acceleration, etc

Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Platform's features and functionalities is required. These include security, firewalls, Redis cache, key vault, etc.

Configure and manage customer AWS/Azure cloud environment for clients

Ensures compliance of architectural and engineering policies, standards, and procedures

Stays current with emerging cloud technologies and trends and advises on the adoption of new Azure features and services

Works closely with development teams to support DevOps practices and implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Leads technical discussions and presentations for internal teams and stakeholders

Recommends strategies to streamline systems for effectiveness and efficiency, considering client needs, team dynamics, and division and corporate missions. Serves as a quality control and assurance officer for guidance and outputs to ensure consistently high standards