Client: Delta Dental Plan of Michigan
Job Title: Cloud Architect
Work Location: Hybrid (On-site/Remote) with 2 days a week in Okemos, MI office
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect to strategize, design, implement, and maintain cloud solutions, primarily with Microsoft Azure, in addition to AWS and Google Cloud. The Cloud Architect will oversee the cloud computing strategy of our organization, including cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience with infrastructure and application architecture and hands-on experience leading the design and deployment of enterprise-scale Azure solutions. Experience with AWS and Google Cloud services is a plus for this role.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
- Identify and apply Azure operational best practices and architectural design patterns to ensure effective and secure solutions.
- Conduct systems planning studies, performance analysis, and capacity planning.
- Estimate costs and implement cost control mechanisms for Azure cloud-based resources.
- Migrate complex, multi-tier applications to Azure.
- Manage the flow of data to and from Azure, ensuring efficient data management.
- Select appropriate Azure services based on data, compute, database, and security requirements.
- Integrate Azure services with on-premises networks, as needed.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest Azure updates and improvements to ensure optimal solutions.
- Provide architectural expertise and assistance to other IT teams, including software developers and systems engineers.
- Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies on Azure cloud.
- Implement Azure security and compliance measures to meet organizational requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- 6-10+ years of proven experience as a Cloud Architect.
- Extensive experience with Azure, and additional experience with AWS and Google Cloud.
- Strong understanding of network operations, software development, and information security.
- Proficient in cloud ecosystems, APIs, and frameworks.
- Experience with coding languages such as Python, Java, or .NET.
- Strong technical skills in cloud adoption and cloud architecture projects.
- Ability to design and deploy enterprise-scale Azure solutions.
- Familiarity with infrastructure and application architecture.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation and configuration management.
Client: Delta Dental Plan of Michigan
Job Title: Cloud Architect
Work Location: Hybrid (On-site/Remote) with 2 days a week in Okemos, MI office
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect to strategize, design, implement, and maintain cloud solutions, primarily with Microsoft Azure, in addition to AWS and Google Cloud. The Cloud Architect will oversee the cloud computing strategy of our organization, including cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience with infrastructure and application architecture and hands-on experience leading the design and deployment of enterprise-scale Azure solutions. Experience with AWS and Google Cloud services is a plus for this role.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
- Identify and apply Azure operational best practices and architectural design patterns to ensure effective and secure solutions.
- Conduct systems planning studies, performance analysis, and capacity planning.
- Estimate costs and implement cost control mechanisms for Azure cloud-based resources.
- Migrate complex, multi-tier applications to Azure.
- Manage the flow of data to and from Azure, ensuring efficient data management.
- Select appropriate Azure services based on data, compute, database, and security requirements.
- Integrate Azure services with on-premises networks, as needed.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest Azure updates and improvements to ensure optimal solutions.
- Provide architectural expertise and assistance to other IT teams, including software developers and systems engineers.
- Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies on Azure cloud.
- Implement Azure security and compliance measures to meet organizational requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- 6-10+ years of proven experience as a Cloud Architect.
- Extensive experience with Azure, and additional experience with AWS and Google Cloud.
- Strong understanding of network operations, software development, and information security.
- Proficient in cloud ecosystems, APIs, and frameworks.
- Experience with coding languages such as Python, Java, or .NET.
- Strong technical skills in cloud adoption and cloud architecture projects.
- Ability to design and deploy enterprise-scale Azure solutions.
- Familiarity with infrastructure and application architecture.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation and configuration management.