Azure Infra Automation Architect

Role: Azure Infra Automation Architect

Location: Charlotte, NC (Initial 1 month remote and onsite)

Duration: 6 Months+

Job Description:

• Bachelor's degree required and 7+ years of relevant engineering (including at least 2 years of experience with architecture)
• Strong working knowledge of system and application architecture
• Strong platform knowledge with containers and Kubernetes
• Strong IaC knowledge with Terraform Shell scripting experience with Bash or PowerShell
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment (Scrum / Kanban)
• Knowledge and skills surrounding Web and Public Cloud architectures Knowledge and skills surrounding Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Experience with CICD and GitOps
• Ability to apply models, tools and methods;
• Ability to design and develop solutions;
• Ability to integrate solutions;
• Ability to design modular architectures, platform thinking, domain-driven design Relevant certifications (k8s, Azure, AWS, GCP)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Be the architectural expert for IaC with Terraform
• Be the architectural expert for Container orchestration using Kubernetes on AKS Analyze necessary functionality / features to figure out appropriate complementary technologies (recommending new technologies as appropriate)
• Perform architecture reviews and assessments while working with platform teams to improve their existing solutions Figure out development / implementation / business efforts in terms of duration, cost, and scope
• Build, present, and document comprehensive architecture designs in a concise, yet thorough manner
• Mentor and coach engineers; leading by example, providing hands-on technical expertise, helping foster creativity, and modeling client's core values
• Investigate new solution compatibility with the existing environments
• Collaborate with other Architects and Technical Leads to ensure consistency across teams and improve technology reuse
• Define high level architecture, standard methodologies, and guidelines that balance short-term and long-term objectives in a practical manner
• Support Other Architects in the establishment and adoption of company technology standards
• Develop strategies for risk mitigation, including risks associated with unstable or un-scalable requirements
• Lead Joint Architecture
• Design sessions to collaboratively design solutions
• Present solutions to the Architecture
• Review Board for review and approval
• Develop, define and contribute to infrastructure and security standards
• Build roadmaps for technical capabilities and contribute to technical capability backlogs that get executed by platform engineering teams
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to ensure execution of work aligns to roadmap and vision
• Frequently interact with internal customers of technical capabilities to gain insight and tailor technical capability roadmaps to meet the customers' needs
• Lead adoption efforts and track adoption rates of technical capabilities
• Track customer satisfaction for technical capabilities and adjust roadmap as necessary to serve internal customers to the highest level