Description
Summary:- The Enterprise Cloud architect will be responsible for establishing strategy and architecture for cloud compute platform for the future including private, public, and hybrid cloud configurations.
- This will include assessment of current capabilities and design of future state architecture that will meet the need of growing need for high performing and flexible compute environment including PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS solutions.
- The architect will act as technical steward for technology roadmap for cloud platforms and will execute the roadmap with partnership with the infrastructure Global Product Owner (GPO).
- She/he should have a depth of technical experience in cloud and virtualization technologies including VMWare, Sales, Azure, and AWS.
- The following responsibilities as related to cloud platforms: Creates and maintains strategy, standards and roadmaps for private, public, and hybrid clouds Steward of Product Lifecycle of various products and capabilities in the cloud ecosystem
- Leads proof of concepts certification, vendor and product selection certification initiatives
- Perform the technical architecture assessments, as needed, for complex solutions
- Provide guidance and oversight to Technical leads in Infrastructure operations organization
- Responsible for aligning technology strategic roadmap to the business strategic plan
- Create and maintain technology architecture blueprints (stack and style) for accelerating solution design for projects
- Research key industry trends and architecture concepts for leverage in strategic solutions Improve velocity and lower ongoing operating costs by managing requests for new applications and technology, leveraging deployment of existing strategic solutions.
Required Experience:
- Computer related four year College or University Degree
- At least 8 years of progressive IT experience in infrastructure administration and/or engineering
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions on VMWare virtualization and cloud technologies
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions on SalesForce.com, Azure, and/or AWS platform
- Experience in integrating internal solutions with cloud applications including data integration, and security services
- Experience implementing cloud broker and management solution
- Experience building technology strategy and roadmap
- Ability to lead highly technical discussions and able to reach technical decisions quickly collaborating with key stakeholders
- Certifications demonstrating technical competency relevant to past experience
- Experience with IBM Cast Iron integration solution
- Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture Process and Procedures