Azure Cloud Architect

Job Title:  Azure Cloud Architect

Location:  Houston, TX

Mode : Contract (6 Months) (Day 1 Onsite)

Job Description:

• Candidate must have demonstrated experience of migrating solutions to the Azure cloud platform.
• Access, analyze current infrastructure footprint (compute, storage, network) and complete requirement gathering (HW, SW) to move individual applications to Cloud.
• Build and deploy infrastructure in cloud using Terraform, GitHub.
• Write terraform scripts from scratch for building Dev, Staging, Prod and DR environments.
• Hands on experience in Terraform for maintaining Azure resources.
• Migrate OS, Database and application from on-premises to Cloud.
• Apply technical knowledge and customer insights to create application modernization roadmap and architect solutions to meet business and IT needs.
• Complete high level and low-level design for cloud infrastructure, databases and other required components.
• Must have in-depth troubleshooting skills on IAM, Azure storage, Azure native backups and Azure Data Factory.
• Ensuring technical viability of new projects and successful deployments, orchestrating key resources and infusing key application development.
• Must have in-depth understanding of compute, storage, network components including backup, monitoring and DR environment requirements.
• Experience and understanding of large-scale applications portfolio in enterprise-wide environment (including migration of on-premises workloads to the cloud) required.
• Experience and understanding of large-scale application development projects (including key coding skills and practices) required.
• Strong scripting skills (Terraform & Powershell),
• Automation and CI/CD pipeline implementation and support using tools such as GitHub, and Jenkins.
• In depth knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server Operating platform
• Participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, security, cost effectiveness and high availability in the cloud.
• Strong Automation Experience. Good experience on scripting, package manager tools, code quality and security assessment tools, Azure Monitor, App. Insights
• Provide technical leadership in deployment in a HA architecture.

• Provide IaaS vision, strategy, technology and roadmaps to executives, technical management using AZURE.
• Maintain deep hands ¬on technical knowledge of cloud components.
• Define and create application architecture models on Cloud platforms.
• Responsible for resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
• Network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System, virtual private networks, firewalls, and encryption technologies.
• Define platform roadmap and strategy.
• Strong hands-on in implementing Azure application insights, Key vaults & AD integration.
• Should have decent exposure to Azure PaaS based web app, webjobs, Application gateway, Function Apps,Logic App, Event Hub, Storage and IaaS(Both Linux and Window).

Skills

• Minimum 7-8 years of experience on implementation and operations of IaaS.
• Minimum 7-8 years of experience on implementation and operations of IaaC.
• Must have good experience in Cloud Migration (AZURE is an added advantage)
• Must have hands on experience in Setup, Installation, Maintenance, Support etc.
• Must have hands on experience CI\CD Pipeline with Github and Terraform
• Must have the capability to handle planning, execution, migrations etc.
• Must have hands on experience in PaaS services.

Certifications

• AZ 104 administrator associate course – Training/Certification
• AZ 303 & 304 Azure Solutions Architect – Training/Certification.
• Hashicorp Terraform – Training/Certification