Infrastructure​/Cloud Architecture Engineer

If your professional benchmarks are defined by exceptional client service, proactive initiative, deep professionalism, responsiveness, and technological adaptability, you are the kind of individual we are seeking to join the Information Technology department of a leading global professional services firm.

This critical role, Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture Engineer, will be focused on advancing our organization's cloud adoption journey. You will be responsible for designing and implementing next-generation cloud-based solutions, managing both cloud and on-premise infrastructure services, and acting as a high-level technical escalation point for the IT Operations team on complex and challenging technical incidents.

• Design & Optimization:
  Ensure the effective design of data storage and processing functions, adhering strictly to firm-wide security policies and best practices in cloud security.
• Performance & Uptime:
  Drive application performance, uptime, and scale, setting high standards for thoughtful design and code quality within the infrastructure.
• Vulnerability Management:
  Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues across both legacy and cloud environments.
• Implementation & Security:
  Implement and manage complex cloud environments in strict adherence to company security guidelines and established guardrails.
• Cost Management:
  Responsible for continuously optimizing the use of cloud resources to balance high performance with responsible cost management.
• Transformation:
  Work collaboratively with the Platform Engineering team to assess current technologies and prepare for strategic cloud transformation initiatives.
• Best Practices:
  Develop, maintain, and document comprehensive infrastructure best practices, guidelines, and guardrails for both on‑premise and cloud technologies.
• Automation:
  Partner with Platform Engineering to provide robust automation enhancements that ensure environmental consistency, simplify large tasks, enforce compliance, and support life cycle management.
• System Deployment:
  Develop and deploy modular, scalable, and secure cloud-based systems.
• Vendor Relations:
  Work with vendor partners to test and benchmark new infrastructure solutions, reporting findings to architecture teams and management.

• Incident Response:
  Troubleshoot critical incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement permanent preventative measures.
• Service Continuity:
  Work with application and Infrastructure teams to ensure new and existing systems comply with Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) guidelines, maintain documented plans, and are regularly tested.
• Knowledge Transfer:
  Educate IT teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives and provide necessary associated training.
• Escalation Support:
  Act as a final escalation point for the IT Operations team for advanced technical issues.
• Compliance:
  Ensure strict adherence to all team, departmental, and firm policies, including change management procedures.

• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact business productivity.
• Complete all administrative tasks (time tracking, project updates, documentation, etc.) accurately and on time.
• Foster trust and build strong working relationships with other Information Technology teams across the firm.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent education and/or experience directly related to the job functions will be considered.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 5 years of related, hands‑on experience required.
• Prior
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven track record in on‑premise to cloud transformation required.
• Certifications:
  
  Microsoft Azure Certifications preferred.
• Environment:
  Prior experience working effectively in a global enterprise environment preferred.

• Private Cloud Datacenter:
  Experience with VMware, Cisco UCS, Dell EMC, or similar technologies (Required).
• Private Cloud…