Azure Cloud Architect (Belgium)

Belgium  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Proteus Europe is searching for an Architect who has experience in developing Azure Cloud Storage applications along with the Cyber Security aspect of this architecture.

Our Client :-
Our Client is a public service provider based in Brussels, Belgium. They work in the infrastructure side of Public service and as such have a reputation for consistently delivering reliable services as thousands of people in Belgium depend upon them every single day.

Your New role :-

Our client is looking at a website project where they are looking for an Azure Cloud Cybersecurity Architect to design and to implement a future-proof cloud architecture for hosting a high performance web frontend solution.

You will be providing technical leadership and expert advice for developing a cloud architecture and design for a high performance web frontend solution in the public Cloud (Azure) with > 250K unique visitors/day. The architecture will be a reusable for all future internet facing web presence.
- Integrating into the overall existing IT architecture.
- Developing the web security architecture and design including anti-DDOS, Firewalling, Application delivery controllers and Web Application Firewalling
- Developing the cloud network integration architecture and design with the on-premise network for management (firewalling) and backend connectivity (web services).

The architecture and design will address the following topics

1. System and storage
a. Plan and define a standard system (cpu / mem / storage) solution
b. Create a Windows Server template including basic OS hardening
c. Analyse and document which PAAS services can be leveraged and will be leveraged
d. Analyse and define a standard way of working with Azure Cloud Storage

2. Deployment
a. Define how automated deployment solutions (DevOps) can be implemented and integrated from a network and cybersecurity point of view.

3. SiteCore content management
a. Define an integrated architecture and design for SiteCore content management system together with the application architects

4. Dynamic scaling
a. Define how the dynamic scaling can be implemented and integrated with the different tools.
b. If required, state the components required for the orchestration between the components (Network, FW, LB, ADC, WAF, system, storage, backup)

5. Network setup taking into account
a. Defining and motivating zoning and segregation of environments
b. Detailed design of the Azure networking setup
c. Site-2-site VPN (L3) for data exchange, management and monitoring purposes using VPN Gateway and/or ExpressRoute.

6. Security
a. Develop an approved coherent cybersecurity architecture and design for the cloud solution, that can be re-used as a building block for future implementations
b. Detailed Network security architecture and design
c. Detailed design for the firewall context for each zone described above
d. Detailed design and configuration details for a jump station to access these firewalls from the network - VPN
e. Emergency access procedures to this jump station using Azure RAS

7. Infrastructure and application security
a. Architecture and design of Load balancer, ADC and WAF (Application Gateway) for accessing the web frontend
b. Take into account that authentication of the services must be compatible with Trustbuilder (IDP) federation concept.
c. Architecture and design to have logs must be centralized to (Azure) Logs service.

8. Backup and Restore
a. Analyse and define a standard way of backup and restore of cloud resources
b. Setup the necessary services for this domain
c. Create, document and test disaster recovery scenarios
d. Setup Authentication

9. Standard solution for privileged users
a. Ensure solution is compliant with current identity requirements (Azure AAD, local identities, )

10. Monitoring and alerting
a. Maximize integration of the monitoring of this Azure environment with Yptos SCOM in the architecture and design

Your Skills and experience :-

Essential Skills :-
- Architect
- Azure
- Cloud
- Cybersecurity

Desirable Skills :-
- French Language
- Dutch Langage
- Azure Storage

Proteus Europe operates in partnership with our candidates by building strong and lasting
relationships at all levels.

If you apply for this role, we will:

- Contact you within one week to discuss your current situation and suitability for this role.
- Keep searching for other suitable positions should this role not be right for you.
- Keep you informed at every stage of the recruitment process.
- Actively follow up with our client on your behalf to gain useful feedback throughout the
process.

If you are looking for a new role, but this role isn't quite right for you, please contact us in
confidence for a discussion about how we can help you.
Start date
02/2017
Duration
6 months ++
(extension possible)
From
Proteus Europe
Published at
14.03.2017
Project ID:
1304714
Contract type
Freelance
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