Chief Cloud Visionary

Job Title: Lead Cloud Strategist (20+ Years Experience)

We are seeking a seasoned technical lead with 20+ years of experience to shape and execute the organization's cloud strategy. This role involves cross-functional collaboration with engineering, security, product management, and business stakeholders to drive a roadmap that powers the organization's next version of the cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement scalable, secure, and resilient Azure solutions to meet business requirements.
• Assess the organization's current infrastructure, applications, and business needs to determine the optimal cloud architecture.
• Lead the development process and operations, identifying areas for improvement and mentoring teams to promote a culture of engineering excellence.
• Design and execute cloud migration strategies with minimal operational disruption.
• Participate in architectural reviews, threat modeling, and risk mitigation planning.
• Collaborate with teams to identify and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Manage proof of concepts, exploratory projects to identify, evaluate, and adopt suitable cloud computing models for the organization.
• Establish cloud governance policies focused on cost management, security, and performance optimization.
• Oversee the design of complex cloud solutions leveraging Azure services.
• Enhance continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines for reliable automated deployments.
• Integrate security best practices into every layer of the stack.
• Drive initiatives for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity in Azure.
• Establish performance monitoring and logging strategies using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

Key Requirements:

• 20+ years in IT, with at least 5+ years architecting and deploying large-scale Azure solutions.
• Good knowledge to conduct comprehensive analysis of current organization's infrastructure, applications, and business requirements to design optimal cloud architecture.
• Designing scalable solutions to accommodate growth and fluctuating workloads, ensuring reliability and resiliency.
• Design architectures with redundancy, fault tolerance, and high availability to minimize downtime and ensure continuous service delivery.
• Good knowledge and hands-on experience to evaluate and select appropriate cloud services that best suit the organization's needs.
• Hands-on experience to collaborate with teams to identify optimal cloud solutions and designing cloud-based systems and train internal teams on cloud technologies and best practices.
• Good knowledge to understand customer requirements and hands-on experience to design cloud services IAC modules for deployment and integrate resource deployments using CI/CD pipelines.
• Design cloud services such as computing, storage, networking, databases etc., according to best practices.
• Develop and maintain the overarching Azure cloud architecture roadmap, aligning with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Establish and enforce cloud governance policies focused on cost management, security, and performance optimization.
• Lead the design of complex cloud solutions leveraging Azure services.
• Oversee and enhance continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines for reliable automated deployments.
• Integrate security best practices into every layer of the stack.
• Drive initiatives for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity in Azure.
• Establish performance monitoring and logging strategies using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and key stakeholders to ensure alignment on cloud strategies and priorities.
• Represent the cloud architecture function in client discussions and other customer-facing initiatives.
• Keep abreast of emerging Azure services and industry trends, evaluating their potential for adoption within the platform.
• Spearhead 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 on designing and Implement 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 on designing and Implement 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 on Developing Self Service APIs using tools like ASP.Net, C#, Swagger, Kusto Query Language or similar.
• Experience on 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).