Cloud Platform Solutions Architect

GCI Communication Corp • Anchorage, AK

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

GCI's Cloud Platform Solutions Architect will be responsible for guiding and setting the technical direction of infrastructure service lines across the Enterprise Cloud Platform. This includes defining architecture, shaping product roadmaps, evaluating technologies, facilitating proof of concept trials, enabling delivery teams by defining architectural runways and event horizons, and ensuring solutions align with enterprise strategy, security, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Experience with Cloud services platforms utilizing enterprise-selected tools.
• Experience with High Availability concepts and direct experience with successful implementation of highly available and scalable solutions.
• Understanding of Agile practices and solution roadmaps.
• Experience with automation and orchestration tools and disciplines such as Kubernetes, Ansible, vRealize Automation, or similar.
• Experience with virtualized and cloud compute platforms such as VMWare, Amazon Web Services, and Azure.
• Experience with network delivery architectures such as NSX, IP Fabric, and dedicated cloud connections, not limited to Direct Connect and Express Route.
• Knowledge and/or experience with containerization technologies and full lifecycle management of them.
• Knowledge and/or experience Service Registry and Discovery tools where relevant.
• Understanding of contemporary architectures such as micro-services and containers.
• Proficient computer skills and MS Office knowledge (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel) to complete job duties effectively.
• A combination of relevant work experience and/or education sufficient to perform the duties of the job may substitute to meet the total years required on a year-for-year basis
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in a Telecommunications or Computer Sciences/Enterprise field.

Nice To Haves

• Industry Certifications (non-technical): TOGAF, CEA, Certified SOA Architect, CITA, EACOE, Open CA, FEAC, SAFe.
• Industry Certifications (technical): CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JCNIP, VCP, VVF, VCAP, VCDX, AWS CSAP, AWS CDA, Azure.
• Telecommunications experience.
• Other relevant telecom industry or job specific certifications.

Responsibilities

• Define cloud platform architectural vision aligned to enterprise strategy and operating models
• Ensure platforms have capacity to support reliable and scalable operations
• Elaborate solution intent using roadmaps, architectural runways and event horizons
• Understand how platform capabilities integrate across people, process, and technology
• Identify technical constraints, tradeoffs, risks, and mitigation strategies
• Engage with Product Owners, Engineering teams, and Release/Solution Train leadership to ensure delivery aligns with architectural direction
• Ensure platform solutions address security, compliance, resiliency, and technical debt mitigation
• Provide architecture specifications for infrastructure platforms and shared services
• Aggregate and reconcile requirements across multiple teams and service lines
• Determine technology choices that balance business value, cost, and risk
• Analyze non-functional requirements and ensure platforms meet enterprise standards and operational expectations
• Implement architectural guidance and governance processes for cloud platforms
• Define and apply standards, principles, and solution patterns
• Provide lifecycle management support to ECP teams
• Contribute to architecture and platform governance forums and communities of practice

Benefits

• The company and its subsidiaries operate in a 24/7 environment providing critical services to Alaskans and may need to respond to public health and safety matters or other business emergencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level