Cloud Transformation Strategist

Job Title: Cloud Transformation Strategist

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary leader to spearhead our cloud transformation strategy, shaping and executing a comprehensive roadmap for our organization's next generation cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement enterprise-grade Azure solutions that meet scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Conduct thorough assessments of our current infrastructure, applications, and business needs to determine optimal cloud architecture.
• Lead the development process and operations, identifying areas for improvement and mentoring teams to promote engineering excellence.
• Develop and execute cloud migration strategies with minimal disruption to business operations.
• Participate in architectural reviews, threat modeling, and risk mitigation planning.
• Apply analytical skills to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Manage proof-of-concept projects to evaluate and adopt suitable cloud computing models for our organization's context.
• Collaborate with cloud computing experts to define adoption models, best practices, use cases, and guidance documents.
• Design scalable architectures that accommodate growth and fluctuating workloads, leveraging services like auto-scaling, serverless computing, and distributed databases.
• Develop self-service APIs, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform code for Infrastructure as Code, and Terraform modules for Azure support service and business unit application service automation.

Requirements:

• 20+ years of IT experience, with at least 5+ years architecting and deploying large-scale Azure solutions.
• Comprehensive understanding of current infrastructure, applications, and business needs to design optimal cloud architecture.
• Designing scalable solutions to accommodate growth and fluctuating workloads, ensuring reliability and resiliency.
• Designing architectures with redundancy, fault tolerance, and high availability to minimize downtime and ensure continuous service delivery.
• Good knowledge and hands-on experience evaluating and selecting appropriate cloud services that best suit our organization's needs.
• Experience collaborating with teams to identify optimal cloud solutions and designing cloud-based systems, training internal teams on cloud technologies and best practices.
• Understanding customer requirements and hands-on experience designing cloud services IAC modules for deployment, integrating resource deployments using CI/CD pipelines.
• Designing cloud services such as computing, storage, networking, databases, according to best practices.
• Developing and maintaining the overarching Azure cloud architecture roadmap, aligning with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Establishing and enforcing cloud governance policies focused on cost management, security, and performance optimization.
• Leading the design of complex cloud solutions leveraging Azure services (e.g., Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service, Storage, Azure Policy, Azure OpenAI, Azure Arc etc.).
• Overseeing and enhancing continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines for reliable automated deployments.
• Integrating security best practices into every layer of the stack, leveraging the Azure Security Center, Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy etc.
• Driving initiatives for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity in Azure.
• Establishing performance monitoring and logging strategies using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Collaborating with executive leadership and key stakeholders to ensure alignment on cloud strategies and priorities.
• Representing the cloud architecture function in client discussions and other customer-facing initiatives.
• Staying up-to-date with emerging Azure services and industry trends, evaluating their potential for adoption within the platform.
• Spearheading proof-of-concept projects to assess new technologies, frameworks, and architecture.
• Deep understanding of Azure services including Compute, Networking, Storage, Azure DevOps, AKS, App Services, Serverless Functions, etc.
• Proficiency with IaC (Terraform, ARM or Bicep) and cloud-native DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience in Code Reviews and Design Reviews.
• Proficiency with Azure AD and RBAC for identity and access management.
• Proficiency with software development and project management tools like Azure DevOps and Jira or similar.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions or similar.
• Skilled in scripting and automation using ASP.Net, C#, Python, PowerShell, Go language or similar.
• Experience designing and implementing advance hub and spoke networking modules, VWAN's, Virtual Hubs, Express Routes, Application Gateways and User Defined Routings.
• Comfortable working in agile environments, with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience designing and implementing IaC using tools like Terraform, API, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline tools like YAML, Python, Shell scripting (Bash) or similar.
• Experience developing self-service APIs using tools like ASP.Net, C#, Swagger, Kusto Query Language or similar.
• Experience testing and auditing tools like Chef InSpec, Terratest, Go or similar.
• Preferred to have AWS Architectural design and implementation experience.

Nice to Have:

• Azure Certifications such as:

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Azure Devops Engineer Expert

Azure Security Engineer Associate

• Good knowledge of security frameworks like Zero Trust, SSO, and OAuth.
• Experience with Azure DevOps workflows and progressive delivery strategies.
• Understanding of networking principles and technologies (DNS, Load Balancers, Reverse Proxies), Microsoft Active Directory and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).