Title : Azure Cloud Architect

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 month contract to hire - US Citizenship/Green Card or EAD required as the client cannot sponsor a Visa

Location: Walnut Creek, CA - Onsite required

Job Description:

The Cloud Architect will oversee the design and implementation, for advanced functions of Office365, Azure AD Premium including security, governance and compliance, and Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings.

Responsibilities:

• Design, document, implement and maintain solutions on M365 and Azure Platforms including IaaS, PaaS and Saas offerings.
• Strong understanding of features and capabilities of the Microsoft Cloud Platform (Security, Firewalls, RedisCache, Key Vault, Service Bus, ASR, Networking, OMS, Blob Storage, Resource Groups, NSG, Application Insights, SQL Server, Sql DB, Load-Balancers & Azure HCI).
• Drive architecture and technical discussion to lead cloud security, privacy, and compliance decisions scale, performance, agility, HA/DR considerations.
• Provide Level 3 support.
• Develop and manage a security risk management program to identify, assess, and manage risks, including effective data-driven reporting and tracking of risk reduction activities.
• Lead annual reviews, updates, and Tabletop tests for business continuity plans to reflect changes and ensure continuing effectiveness, including BCP/DRP, BIA, CMP, ERP, and Incident Response.
• Cloud Architecture, Delivery, and Maintenance
• Maintain a broad understanding of the entire software landscape within the company.
• Designs based on Well Architected Framework.
• Provide oversight and monitoring of IMS Vendors.
• Ability to upskill and evangelize newer cloud offerings from cost and automation Point of View.
• Create positive impacts to the Organization
• Deliver solutions with best value at low TCO Troubleshoot issues, identify opportunity versus risks.
• Drive requirement gathering efforts and provide input to new technical solutions and process.
• Self-motivated with a bias towards action and meeting objectives.
• Communicate and Influence business partners
• Manage vendor relationships and communications regarding operations, programs, and processes.
• Explain policies, practices, and procedures of a business process or technical solution to cross-functional teams.
• Regularly work with senior stakeholders across the company to agree and accept new concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Leadership
• Act independently to determine methods and procedures for achieving objectives.
• Manage complex initiatives involving large cross-functional teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in Solution Architecting.
• 5 years of hands-on implementation on Azure required.
• 10+ years of experience with VMware ESX, Hyper-V, Active Directory, and Windows Operating Systems.
• Experience with SAP workloads with ASE and HANA DB.
• Must be Azure Certified.
• AWS experience/certification and/or Intune experience preferred.