Cloud Architect

Job Title:

5787-1 - Senior Level Cloud Architect

Location:

2 Broadway, NYC(3 Days Onsite & 2 Days Remote)

This position will require the consultant to work 3 days onsite & 2 days remote.

Current AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is strongly preferred. Current Azure certification is nice to have. Please submit candidate certification credentials when applicable.

This role is primarily focused on developing cloud architectures, frameworks, standards, governance, and policies for the organization. The ideal candidate will be proficient in engaging with business users and other technology teams to understand and assess requirements to subsequently develop multi/hybrid cloud solution architectures that can be implemented by the engineering teams. The resource will have to augment cloud engineering skills or guide engineers as needed.

This role requires a degree of on-premises infrastructure knowledge because many on-premises systems interact with cloud resources or are being migrated to the cloud. The organization is also seeking to advance their Infrastructure-as-Code practices in the near future.

Key

Skills:

• AWS 6-10 Years
• OCI & GCP are nice to have
• Cloud Security 2-3 Years
• Deep Understanding of Cloud Platforms, Services, Frameworks, Governance
• Proficiency with AWS and Azure Cloud Platforms is a must. The resource will primarily focus on designing architectures, standards, and governance for the AWS platform but will also support other Architects on Azure when required.
• Expertise in efficiently managing multi-account AWS Organization and multi-subscription Azure Tenant.
• AWS Cloud Shell / Azure Cloud Shell – Power Shell or CLI.
• Resource may augment existing teams’ skillsets for other cloud platforms as needed.
• Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud interoperability and on-prem to cloud integrations.
• Design scalable, resilient, cost optimized, and secure cloud solutions that align with business needs and cybersecurity policies.
• Assess applications for cloud suitability and develop migration roadmaps.
• Document architectural designs (Microsoft Visio), cloud governance frameworks, cloud standards, and implementation guides.

Strong understanding of:

• AWS Compute (EC2, Instance Auto Scaling, Batch)
• AWS data analytics platforms (Glue, Lake Formation, Red Shift, Athena, etc.).
• Serverless services (Fargate, Lambda)
• Serverless services (Azure Functions, Web App, App Services, ASE, Logic Apps, etc.)
• Implementing disaster recovery (DR) and backup strategies aligned with regulatory compliance (RTO/RPO)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

• Hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, Azure ARM, or Pulumi for infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment using Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI/CD, Jenkins, or AWS Code Pipeline.
• Automate configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

Security & Compliance

• Implement cloud security best practices (IAM, RBAC, WAF, Security Groups, NACLs, Cloud Trail, Guard Duty, Secrets Manager, NSG, ASG, Service Principals, Managed Identities, Azure Advisor, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, encryption, monitoring).
• Knowledge of zero-trust architectures and cloud security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001).
• Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Chronicle Security) for security monitoring.

Performance Optimization & Cost Management

• Optimize cloud environments for cost efficiency using Cost Explorer, Cost & Usage Reports, Savings Plans, Azure Advisor, Cost and Billing Management, Reservations, and general Fin Ops practices.
• Monitor performance and availability using Cloud Watch, Azure Monitor, Azure Resource Health, Solar Winds.
• Implement auto-scaling, caching, and load balancing strategies for cloud workloads.
• Strong understanding of VPC design, vNet design, Hub & Spoke, Transit Gateway, Peering, Application Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Network Load Balancers, Traffic Manager, VPNs, Direct Connect, Express Route, and hybrid networking.
• Configure and optimize CDNs (Cloud Front, Global Accelerator, Frontdoor, Cloudflare, Akamai) for low-latency applications.

Troubleshooting & Support

• Debug and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and service-related issues.
• Use cloud-native monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (Cloud Watch, Network Monitor, VPC Flow Logs, Azure Monitor, Network Watcher) for root cause analysis.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Network, Server, Dev Ops, Cybersecurity, Finance, and Procurement).
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Participate in technical discussions, cloud strategy planning, and decision-making processes.

Additional Skills and Information:

• Amazon Web Services Experience Required 6 - 10 Years