Hybrid Cloud Architect

Published: 6/14/2022

Technology

Job Description

Our Client is looking for a Senior Hybrid Cloud Architect. The Senior Technology Architect will provide technical and architectural leadership across a complex enterprise environment spanning on-premises infrastructure and AWS cloud services. The role will define technology direction, evaluate solutions, guide modernization and cloud adoption, and ensure architectures meet requirements for security, resiliency, scalability, performance, and operational supportability. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the financial services sector.

Key Functions and Responsibilities:

Define current-state, target-state, and transition architectures for enterprise infrastructure and platforms.
Lead architecture reviews for new solutions, infrastructure changes, modernization initiatives, and cloud migrations.
Develop technology standards, reference architectures, roadmaps, and architecture decision records.
Design and review hybrid architectures integrating on-premises environments with AWS.
Provide architectural guidance across (list is not exhaustive):
- RHEL, Windows Server
- IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server
- IBM MQ and enterprise integration
- WAN, LAN, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and network security
- Infrastructure security, identity, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery
Evaluate technology alternatives and provide recommendations based on risk, security, resiliency, performance, cost, and maintainability.
Identify technical debt, lifecycle risks, single points of failure, and opportunities for modernization and simplification.
Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, database, middleware, and operations teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Communicate complex technical concepts and recommendations to both technical teams and senior leadership.

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of enterprise technology experience, including significant architecture or technical leadership experience.
Strong experience designing hybrid on-premises and AWS environments
Strong knowledge of AWS, RHEL, Windows Server, DB2, SQL Server, IBM MQ, networking, and enterprise security.
Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, security architecture, and technology modernization.
Strong systems-thinking, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to develop architecture diagrams, technical standards, roadmaps, and executive-level recommendations.

Qualifications Desired:

AWS Solutions Architect or equivalent certification.
Prior software development experience, including familiarity with the full systems development lifecycle (SDLC).
Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Kubernetes/OpenShift, or similar technologies.
Experience with cloud governance, observability, FinOps, or enterprise cloud landing zones.
Experience leading large-scale cloud migration or infrastructure modernization programs.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

\nCompany Description

Openmind Technologies Inc., a premier Tier 1 Software Consulting and Solutions company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, offers an industry-leading combination of people, coverage, process, and technology, making us an employer of choice. Our company's core values and philosophy enable our employees to grow and succeed through hard work, teamwork, and leadership. In addition, Openmind Technologies provides software consulting, staffing, and mobile app development for major social media platforms such as TIBBR, SharePoint, and mobile app development. A few of our customers are Fortune 500 companies such as TIBCO Software Inc., TIBBR COM, Loyalty Labs, SIEMENS IT, Con Edison Solutions, Wells Fargo Bank, Ecklers, Omnicell, McGrath Rentelco, TRS Rentelco, and others.