Cloud Solution Infrastructure Architect

Position Overview

The Cloud Solution Infrastructure Application Architect role is a hands-on position responsible for architecture globally across the enterprise. Primarily focuses on cloud application solutions with a secondary of on-premises infrastructure application architecture. Will lead the cloud platform strategy, architectures, designs for projects, cloud migration/solution project leadership, and improved support of the IT systems. Design and review cloud solutions to bridge the gap between application teams and the infrastructure team.

Leads the design of new infrastructure and cloud technology initiatives with an App Dev and Dev Ops focus. Partners with many teams across the technology and business areas. Designs and implements cloud solutions and application architectures, defining standardized technology portfolios, and leading infrastructure project initiatives. Lead vendor driven cloud solutions to ensure that solutions are well designed, secure, performant, cost effective, able to meet evolving business needs and comply with established enterprise guidelines.

Leads technology solutions implementations by coordinating and providing mentorship to the Technology Leaders, Architects, Engineers, and Dev Ops. The role will have the opportunity to lead initiatives and architecture related projects and provide cost effective and scalable solutions, with a strong Fin Ops and Cloud Modernization focus.

• Lead the successful cloud/infrastructure design, build, implementation of solutions including the delivery of new and improvements to existing solutions.
• Define and detail the design/redesign and system architecture of the end-to-end cloud/infrastructure solution to support applications. (Cloud, Server, Storage, Network, Integration, Workstation, Application)
• Reverse engineer and document architectural designs for enterprise portfolio (multi-cloud and on-premises) of systems. Participate in the leadership and delivery of architecture related projects.
• Design PaaS and IaaS solutions for Enterprise Apps in a public cloud platform such as Azure, GCP, etc.
• Guide internal teams and vendors for selecting the appropriate cloud architecture and cloud services across the global portfolio.
• Define Cloud Services Strategy for Cloud Migration projects by providing cost effective and resilience solutions for applications & projects.
• Design cloud technology portfolio standards for enterprise applications inclusive of cloud services features and capabilities.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, and business teams to assess current application and technology architectures, recommending and implementing cloud modernization strategies for significant improvements. Cloud architecture authority for all existing applications/technologies including their current design and data flow with a focus on cloud services & infrastructure.
• Evaluate the requirement of cloud services from various projects and provide the suggestion considering security, performance, cost effectiveness, and scalability.
• Educate and influence stakeholders and engineering teams on effective cloud solutions and Cloud best practices for Applications.
• Perform overall capacity planning and forecasting for IT Infrastructure and identifying and implement optimization strategies. (Cloud, Server, Storage, Network, Integration, Workstation, Application)
• Expertise and proven experience in Fin Ops principles and practices, with a focus on capacity planning, budget management, and cost optimization across a multi-cloud environment.
• Build technology Roadmaps for cloud services and setup cloud blueprint for organization, Lead the implementation of Tiffany’s infrastructure and multi-cloud platforms delivery model and architecture.
• Define and design development and operational methodologies for in-house and vendor driven projects (i.e. Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , SRE, etc.)
• Lead, participate in, and run the portfolio of cloud and on-premises solutions while heading up and participating in various technology groups and committees such as the Architecture Review Board, Infrastructure Review Board, and Environment Steering Committee.
• Evaluate fit by…