Product Engineering Cloud Architect

About This Role

As a Manager, Cloud Architecture - AAPS, you will lead the definition and design of robust infrastructure solutions, prioritizing scalability, high performance, and secure network architecture. You will act as the technical visionary for software development efforts, shaping product vision, managing cloud costs, and evangelizing a Cloud-first strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and design of robust infrastructure solutions that prioritize scalability, high performance, and secure network architecture
• Partner closely with Cyber and Security teams to embed security controls within all infrastructure designs
• Develop proof-of-concepts to showcase the feasibility of innovative ideas and infrastructure advancements
• Oversee complex client engagements and projects, ensuring business requirements are accurately captured and expectations are effectively managed
• Provide expert technical guidance in evaluating business requirements and determining their alignment with current or future platform, enabler, or API capabilities
• Lead development teams in the implementation and optimization of infrastructure, consistently improving platform performance and reliability
• Manage cloud infrastructure costs, forecasting budgets, and driving cost-effective solutions
• Provide strategic recommendations for business prioritization, roadmap planning, and ongoing product enhancements
• Architect efficient, secure, adaptable, and scalable cloud solutions, with a focus on Azure infrastructure and platform services covering data, networking, and applications
• Champion DevOps practices to enable continuous delivery and resilient, self-healing systems

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or equivalent
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Unified Modeling Language (UML), stateless distributed architectures, and designing for scalability and performance
• Minimum 6 years of experience with .Net, HTML5/CSS3, and WCF technologies
• 5+ years of experience with Azure, designing and delivering high-volume, highly scalable, and performant solutions on large-scale globally distributed systems
• Minimum 1 year leadership/management experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience within Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Unified Modeling Language (UML), stateless distributed architectures, and designing for scalability and performance, especially within, .Net, HTML5/CSS3, and WCF technologies. 5+ years of experience with Azure with a proven record of designing and delivering high-volume, highly scalable, and performant solutions on large-scale globally distributed systems. Minimum 1 year leadership/management experience.

Nice to Have

• 5+ years of experience with AWS or other cloud providers
• Prior experience and exposure to BI Tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, Qliksense and DI Tools like Informatica
• Prior experience with PaaS services
• Prior experience with IaaS, such as Microsoft SQL Server and database administration (e.g., Always On)
• Prior experience with networking, firewalls, load-balancers in Azure and on-premise
• Prior experience analyzing and manipulating data on Excel or similar tools
• Prior experience of cost management on Azure or on any CSP, as well as cost saving techniques
• Prior experience with messaging architectures SOAP and REST with JSON text encoding
• Prior experience with Microsoft SQL Server and other common backend Microsoft technologies
• Prior experience building sustainable relationships with colleagues and key individuals
• Prior experience automating the provisioning and automation of architectures and solutions (Infrastructure-as-Code)
• Prior experience and understanding of event-driven and delegate-based design paradigms
• Prior experience in data modeling techniques and knowledge and applicability of various normal forms
• Prior experience in developing of IT architecture plans and software development methodologies

Skills

* Required skills