Cloud Architect Manager

Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics, and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.

We’re more than a company, and we’re a community of passionate, creative professionals striving toward a shared vision: revolutionizing the way the mining industry operates. With a presence stretching from Johannesburg to Vancouver, Sydney to Lima, you are part of a global brand that supports creativity, fosters innovation, and encourages you to think big, share ideas and be yourself.

Job Purpose

The Manager of CCOE / Azure Architect will lead a team of Azure professionals establishing policy and governance of the platform. With security at the forefront the Architect will leverage Policy and Defender to establish guardrails and alerts. As the subject matter expert, the Architect will coach and mentor others on best practices and procedures to foster a community of cloud support and empower cloud users to manage their resources with confidence. The Architect will also collaborate with development teams to ensure environments are secure and performant. Key elements that will be managed are Cost, Policy, Governance, Automation and Security.

Travel Requirements

up to 25%

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Define and implement:
• security best practices for cloud architecture
• Architectural improvements for the cloud infrastructure estate
• Architectural standards for the cloud estate Leverage Azure Policy to define and enforce guardrails
• Leverage Azure Defender, Wiz.io or other orchestration tooling to create reporting and visibility to the estate security posture
• Lead a team of cloud engineers and security engineers
• Create and define FinOps policies
• Work with development teams to set up code and container scanning
• Work with development teams to mitigate scan findings
• Define best practices and standards for applicaiton security
  
  

Required Skills

• Minimum 7 years Azure Experience
• Experience in Azure Devops creating pipelines and managing code
• All aspects of Azure management from Cost Center to Policy to Defender
• Ability to create custom policies
• Experience with Azure Arc and HCI
• Automation of guardrails, reports and resource deployment
• PowerShell or other native MS/Azure scripting language for automation
• Must understand Azure services and resources and be able to speak to use cases and best practices
• Fundamental understanding of security best practices for cloud.
• Firm understanding of cloud governance
  
  
  

Desired Skills

• PowerBI, Grafana or other visualization tools
• Network design / engineering
• Systems Administration
• Kubernetes
• Snowflake
• DataBricks
  
  
  

Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.