Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Azure
Apply Job ID 19014 Date posted 05/24/2024Job Family:
IT Architecture/Cloud
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
The Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Azure will be a technology planning and governance role with enterprise level influence at Guidehouse. This role will play an integral role in helping driving the maintaining and improving the roadmap of the company’s technology strategy and processes. Act as a leader and set architecture direction for strategic technology projects. This role will partner with internal technology groups to ensure that proposed technical solutions align with the company’s overall objectives. It will also serve as a strategic mean member to business & IT, internal innovation teams, and IT functional areas by helping them identify and take advantage of new opportunities while providing guidance and ensuring solutions align with the business and IT strategy.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
Drive enterprise architecture activities with a ‘business outcome’ lens
Build and evolve a business technology strategy including the strategic roadmap for IT systems
Work on developing IT strategies and roadmaps to drive investments in enterprise capabilities
Establish application and technology portfolio management processes and tools to provide transparency and reduce technical debt
Identify opportunities to digitize business processes and experience with internal innovation teams
Maintain architecture governance, technology standards processes and reference architecture development
Evaluate business, information, application, and technology views of the solutions and identify risks
Remain intimate and knowledgeable on cloud technologies and cloud and hybrid cloud frameworks
Monitor new technological advances in application development and information technologies
Partner with business and technology leaders to understand and translate business objectives into technological solutions
Define and develop audit and review checklists ensuring compliance to enterprise standards
Define and improve architecture processes and artifacts
Contribute to peer reviews, technical audits, and technology standards processes
Collaborate with and mentor other enterprise engineers, junior architects
Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
What You Will Need:
Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 8-10 years of experience OR 12 years of professional experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
Ability to obtain a National Security Clearance or a U.S. Federal Government Public Trust
Demonstrated ability to learn and document new technologies/solutions
Must be able to work East Coast US business hours
Experience supporting Microsoft Azure and Azure Gov IaaS, SaaS, PaaS
Experience working with infrastructure automation, Terraform, PowerShell, DevOps
Design end-to-end solutions on Azure, considering scalability, performance, security, and cost optimization.
Create architecture diagrams, documentation, and best practices for implementation.
Deep understanding of Azure services, including Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, and more
Strong knowledge of data management concepts, network engineering concepts and architectures
Strong knowledge of security controls and basic security architecture patterns and practices
Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex technology solutions
The ability to “think big” and challenge conventional wisdom regarding technology refresh and hype
What Would Be Nice to Have:
Experience with ServiceNow is a plus
Experience working in an ITIL environment
Experience working with C-Suite level executives
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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