Cloud Infrastructure Architect

ALIS Software • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a long-term position for a Cloud Infrastructure Architect located in Austin, TX, requiring an onsite presence.

Requirements

• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, and computer operating systems.
• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding of new cloud technologies and the analytical services available from the major cloud services providers.
• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud delivery models: PaaS, SaaS, IaaS.
• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding of agile (scrum) methodology and scrum ceremonies.
• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based services for AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP.
• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based network design principles.
• 7 years Strong knowledge in data governance, security, and compliance in cloud environments.
• 7 years Strong technical writing and diagraming skills, including proficiency with modeling and mapping tools (e.g., Visio), the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and MS Project.
• 7 years Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience as a technology architect for software development, data analytics, performance management system, or data warehousing project.
• 7 years Skill analyzing technology systems capabilities, limitations, defects, and business problems to draw evidence-based conclusions and devise innovative solutions.
• 7 years Experience and understanding of cloud computing DevOps principles Continuous Integration/Continuous Design (CI/CD). Experience with Containerization, deploying and configuring microservices. Kubernetes architecture deployment, scaling, and maintenance.
• 7 years Experience and understanding with cloud and performance monitoring, auditing logging, and operations tools such as: Sysdig Secure (CNAPP), Dynatrace, Cloud native toolsets (AWS CloudWatch, GCP Cloud Operations, Azure Monitor, OCI Monitoring, etc.).
• 7 years Proficient automation skillset using a combination of command language scripting (Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, Kubernetes Helm) and third-party tools.
• 7 years Knowledge, Experience and understanding with declarative and imperative languages (YAML, JSON, Ruby, HCL, etc.) and tools that are leveraged (Ansible, Docker, Terraform, etc) to leverage infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
• Ability to work under pressure and successfully manage multiple overlapping deadlines, and able to handle multiple cross-agency projects.
• Ability to coordinate multiple assignments/projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to lead and provide direction to team members.

Nice To Haves

• 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, and computer operating systems.
• 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of new cloud technologies and the analytical services available from the major cloud services providers.
• 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud delivery models: PaaS, SaaS, IaaS.
• 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based services for AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP.
• 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based network design principles.
• Experience and understanding of cloud computing DevOps principles Continuous Integration/Continuous Design (CI/CD). Experience with Containerization, deploying and configuring microservices. Kubernetes architecture deployment, scaling, and maintenance.
• 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding with declarative and imperative languages (YAML, JSON, Ruby, HCL, etc.) and tools that are leveraged (Ansible, Docker, Terraform, etc) to leverage infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
• Knowledge and/or hands-on experience with cloud database services (Rational/NoSQL and SQL/Oracle) data lakes and cloud ETL/ELT best practices, suitable frameworks of handling all types of data for structured and unstructured information.
• 8 years+ of experience architecting, engineering, or developing enterprise IT solutions in cloud and hybrid environments.
• 5 years+ Knowledge of AI services and configuration required to set up the service available from major cloud services providers.
• 5 years+ Knowledge of data pipelines, ETL processes, and big data frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support application Kubernetes cluster and serverless infrastructure, help address any associated API’s pertaining to cloud infrastructure services and integrations.
• Work on cloud automation using Ansible, Terraform, AWS cloud formation and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
• Lead the creation of best practices and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed