Enterprise Cloud Architect

TheEnterprise Cloud Architect will be a critical part of theIT department reporting to the VP of Enterprise Architecture and Engineering. In this role, you will be proactively guiding the enterprise through technology transformation and optimization initiatives. You will work closely with the Enterprise Infrastructure team and other parts of IT and the business, to develop a long-term cloud strategy and tactical plans to help solve critical business needs and challenges. Driving our Cloud adoption strategy is critical to Global's continued success.

The successful candidate is passionate about Digital Transformation and leading an enterprise on their cloud journey, utilizing the latest technology trends and platforms to provide innovative solutions to support our business needs.

We offer a flexible work environment. This means working up to 2 days a week remotely and the rest of the time in our Waltham, Massachusetts office.

For over 75 years Global Partners has been delivering the energy, products, and services that make life better. We've also successfully developed community integrated convenience stores where we aretransforming the customer experience and rethinking what it means to lead as an adaptive energy distribution company.This is a source of pride and frankly we don't plan on stopping. With our recent game changers such asGourmet Marketand, we are looking to continue responsible and innovative growth. From design, supply, and tech we're looking for people to contribute to our company's direction. Global Partners is a great opportunity for those looking to develop their career with a longstanding company motivated by what's next.

The Types of "Energy" You Bring

• You have strong presentation and interpersonal skills
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• You are self-motivated and like to take initiative
• You are a team player with a positive attitude
• You have strong time management skills

"Gauges" of Responsibility

• Champion Global's Digital transformation and cloud first adoption strategy, optimizing the company's cloud infrastructure, ensuring that it is scalable, secure, and cost effective.
• Partner with Enterprise Infrastructure team to analyze, design and implement Azure Active Directory (AAD), including its integrations with other on premise and SaaS applications and systems such as Sales Force, Service Now, Workday, and more.
• Develop a roadmap to lead Global's hybrid data center and disaster recovery strategy and migration to cloud.
• Assess existing SaaS, hosted and on-prem environments and recommend improvements or optimizations to enhance performance, scalability, and security.
• Lead, define and influence strategic technology architectural direction across the company working with leadership, peers, and business partners.
• Partner with technical/business stakeholders on key initiatives to define requirements, create detailed architecture documentation, contribute to cost benefit analysis, and provide roadmaps for implementation to achieve the organization's targeted business outcomes.
• Research and evaluate current and emerging cloud technologies and services to stay current on industry trends and best practices, and to apply those to enable new and evolving business and operating models.
• Manage relationships with cloud service providers and vendors.
• Provide deliverables such as standard definitions, reference models and solution architecture designs aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision and to support architectural governance.
• Ensure that solutions and technology recommendations follow and adhere to technical architecture standards.
• Support and mentor team members on cloud infrastructure best practices.

"Fuel" forYou

• Coins!We offer competitive salaries and opportunities for growth. We mean it! We have an amazing Talent Development Team who create trainings for growth and job development.
• Health Wellness- Medical, Dental, Visions and Life Insurance. Along with additional wellness support.
• The Road Ahead- We offer 401k and a match component!
• Professional Development- We provide tuition reimbursement; this benefit is offered after 6 months of service.
• Give Back! We believe in community support. We know everyone gives in their own way, that's why we offer paid volunteer time-off to you to help an organization of your choice.

The GPS of our Interview Process

• First thing first, if you're interested in the role, please apply.
• A talent acquisition team member will review your resume in partnership with the hiring manager. If your experience would lend to this opportunity a recruiter willcontactyou.
• We conduct "in-person" (ZOOM) interviews and provide additional interview information or other items needed at that time.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10 years of IT and business/industry work - Broad experience and understanding of Information Technology domains such as Cloud, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Application Development, Data Management, Database, Agile methodologies, etc. in a large, enterprise environment.
• 7 years of experience working in a Cloud Architect role, designing, and deploying scalable, secure cloud-based solutions.
• Excellent working knowledge of primary cloud platform providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Desired, but not required: Certifications on one or more public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) - AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification highly desirable.
• Excellent understanding of cloud security and cloud native services - e.g. (AWS - EC2, RDS, S3, VPC) (Azure - Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, Azure AD).
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure components (network, compute, storage, load balancers).
• Proven track record in managing and leading hybrid data center implementations and migrations to cloud.
• Experience architecting and implementing Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory (AAD) is desirable.
• Working knowledge of cloud computing technologies, trends, best practices and standards
• Ability to effectively drive business, culture and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Experience in strategic technology planning and execution.
• Can think strategically and incorporate business needs into technical roadmaps, ability to execute on project objectives.
• Experience with defining principles, guidelines, standards, and architectural patterns to support IT governance alignment.
• Energy and/or retail industry knowledge is preferred but not required.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent experience/related discipline

Research shows that many, especially women and marginalized people, are hesitant to apply for job if they don't check every box. If you are excited about this position, and think you could have an impact here, please apply anyway, even if you don't meet every point on the job description. We'd love to hear from you.

Global is committed to attracting, developing and retaining a highly qualified, diverse and dedicated work force and maintains a zero-tolerance policy with respect to discrimination in its workplace. We consider applications for all positions without regard to age, ancestry, race, gender, color, religion or creed, marital status, national origin, citizenship, disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, prior record of arrest or conviction, unemployment status or any other classification or status protected by applicable state, local or federal law. If you have a disability and need an accommodation to apply, please contact our recruiting department at 781-891-4000.