Azure Architect- Cloud Migration

eTeam UK ,
London, Greater London

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JOB DESCRIPTION: Job title : Azure Architect Job location : London, UK Type: Contract / permanent JD for Azure Cloud Architect role : Essential Functions of the Job: · Be able to provide technical direction and lead a group of one or more architects to address a goal. · Architect and design solutions to meet functional and non-functional requirements · Create and review architecture and solution design artifacts · Experience in Application migration from on-prem to Azure cloud · Evangelize re-use through implementation of shared assets · Enforce adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc. · Proactively provide guidance on engineering methodologies, standards and leading practices · Guidance of engineering staff and reviews of as-built configurations during construction phase · Provide insight and direction on roles and responsibilities required for solution operations · Identify, communicate and mitigate Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Decisions throughout full lifecycle Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities: · Considers the art of the possible, compares various architectural options based on feasibility and impact, and proposes actionable plans · Demonstrates strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills · Ability to analyze and operate at various levels of abstraction · Ability to balance what is strategically right with what is practically realistic Required Qualifications · Minimum of 3+ years in a solution architecture role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms. · Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric solutions based on industry standards using Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities. · Experience with any of the following: O365, Azure, Azure Stack, Azure AD · Experience with claims based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, and RBAC · Knowledge of cloud security controls including tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM, etc. · Experience building and supporting mission critical technology components with DR capabilities · Experience with multi-tier system and service design and development for large enterprises · Extensive, real-world experience designing technology components for enterprise solutions and defining solution architectures and reference architectures with a focus on cloud technologies Desired Qualifications · Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, DSC, Puppet, Chef, Salt, etc. · Experience with relational, graph and/or unstructured data technologies such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, HD Insights, Hadoop, Cloudera, MongoDB, MySQL, Neo4j, Cassandra, Couchbase · Software development full lifecycle methodologies, patterns, frameworks, libraries and tools · Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash, SQL, .NET, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, PERL, C++, etc. · Experience with data ingestion technologies such as Aspera, MoveIT, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Pentaho, Alteryx · Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau, Spotfire, Power BI, D3, Scrapinghub · Experience in solution delivery using common methodologies especially SAFe Agile but also Waterfall, Iterative etc. · Demonstrated knowledge of relevant industry trends and standards Certification Requirements (at least one): Microsoft, TOGAF, Zachman, ITIL, CCNA, CISSP, PMP, etc.