Cloud Architect - Remote

Cloud Architect (Corporate Information Systems Department)
25 Amica Way
Lincoln, RI 02865

Want to turn your IT expertise into customer solutions?
The feeling is mutual.

Amica is seeking a Cloud Architect who will develop, test and implement IT solutions using existing and emerging cloud technologies.

Experience Level: This is a senior/lead level position.

Location: Open to full-time remote work, or hybrid onsite in our Lincoln, RI office.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, Eastern Time business hours. Potential for rotational off-hours support.

The starting salary is between $123,967 and $170,454 depending on skills and experience.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize and maintain technical and applications expertise, including the use of technologies, tools, programming standards, established processes, and concepts necessary to develop quality IT solutions for the section's primary areas of responsibility. Pursue a greater understanding of these concepts for additional supporting applications in cloud environments.
• Actively participate in activities associated with the CI/CD pipeline development including technical design sessions and developing well architected cloud solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Participate in the translation of business requirements into well architected cloud strategies. Includes close interaction with appropriate areas as needed.
• Involved with simultaneous IT projects on varying technology stacks which interact with cloud environments.? Monitor performance, debug issues and fine tune processes to increase performance on an on-going basis.
• Proactively identify problems, perform root cause analysis, investigate information and perform impact analysis; formulate and execute plans to develop solutions.
• Collaborate with team members as well as across teams, sections and business units to complete work in a timely manner.
• Provide training and guidance to all whose roles bring them into contact with the cloud structure.
• Provide coverage and support of production systems.
• Maintain and increase knowledge of applicable technologies, architecture, frameworks and processes, through continuous documentation and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Provide innovative ideas and solutions to business problems.
• Is committed to providing quick turnaround for day to day and high priority ad-hoc requests.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 year's technical experience or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• 4 years of experience with AWS cloud initiatives at an enterprise level.
• 3 years of experience working as an Architect or a Technical Lead.
• 3 years of experience in DevOps practice along with the experience of designing and automating the provisioning of cloud resources, access and Infrastructure as a code (IaaC) with tools including Terraform, Ansible, CyberArk, Secrets Manager, and with Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies, including VMWare Tanzu and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing scalable and reliable cloud architecture and cloud migration with the purpose of establishing a resilient and secured environment with efficient logging and monitoring tools to provide audit trails.
• Strong understanding of network architecture, including VPCs, TGWs, their peering, security groups, firewalls and application development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Service Oriented Architecture, object-oriented analysis and design, and/or client/server systems.
• Strong documentation skills with equal ease of writing functional as well as technical documents in a clean and easy to understand format.
• Quick learner; Self-motivated and self-directed in all aspects of the job particularly in the ability to research and self-teach in areas where formal training is not available.
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to identify challenges and risks to the completion of work and effectively communicate those to the appropriate personnel.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate into software solutions; Open to feedback from peers.
• Experience working on multiple IT projects on varying technology stacks.
• Capable of completing routine work independently, conducting research and using appropriate problem-solving skills.
• Basic understanding of impacts of changes across teams.

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision coverage, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Generous leave programs, including paid parental bonding leave
• Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Reimbursement programs
• Paid Vacation - you will receive at least 10 vacation days in the first 12 months, amounts could be greater depending on the role
• Holidays - 14 paid holidays observed and 2 additional floating paid holidays provided
• Sick time - 6 days sick time at hire, 6 additional days sick time at 90 days of employment
• Generous 401k with company match and immediate vesting
• Family support benefits including back-up care
• Competitive salaries and exceptional benefits
• Fitness and wellness reimbursement
• Employee community involvement
• Strong relationships, lifelong friendships
• Opportunities for advancement in a successful and growing company

About Amica

Amica Mutual Insurance Company is America's oldest mutual insurer of automobiles. A direct national writer, Amica also offers home, marine and umbrella insurance. Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, provides life insurance and retirement solutions. Amica was founded on the principles of creating peace of mind and building enduring relationships for and with our exceptionally loyal policyholders, a mission that thousands of employees in offices nationwide share and support.

?Equal Opportunity Policy: All qualified applicants who are authorized to work in the United States will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, ethnicity, age, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, mental condition, military status, genetic information or any other class protected by law. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age with respect to individuals who are 40 years of age or older. Employees are subject to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act.

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