General Summary of Position:
Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Architect is a member of the SAAS and Cloud Platform team that is responsible for the management and configuration of the mission critical Cloud & SAAS solutions with responsibility for Installation, Planning, DevOps, Deployment and maintenance.

Summary of Duties

• Architect, deploy & maintain SAAS & Azure Cloud solutions for applications
• Complement a high-performance team with your unique talents for innovative cloud solutions
• Participate in systems design to marry business needs with proper technology (must be able to communicate in business terms)
• Ensure proper integration between software applications and infrastructure architecture
• Ensure solutions are maintained for high availability, scalability, security, and supportability
• Oversee information systems security safeguards
• Facilitate change control, maintenance, and incident response
• Enable effective integration between Development and Operations

Experience and Education

• 5+ years of experience in a solutions architect or similar role; 2+ years focused on cloud environments and their supporting infrastructures
• Strong understanding of cloud computing technology and infrastructure as well as experience designing and migrating applications to the cloud.
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively articulate technical challenges, solutions, and the value proposition of Cloud-based architectures to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting both Microsoft and Open Source stack Linux, Jboss, Java etc..
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Deployments, Environment & Services (IAAS, PAAS, Virtual Machines, Active Directory, Automation, Monitor, OMS) highly preferred
• Experience in the design and automation of Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service capabilities including virtual networks, virtual machines, cloud services, web sites, data services etc.
• 8 + years supporting Mission critical applications within a hosted, SaaS delivery model
• Maintain infrastructure standards which will include software & hardware life cycle, system configuration policies, security, hardening, high availability, DR etc. using automation.
• Identify gaps and drive solutions for critical infrastructure platforms
• Experience with high throughput, scalable, systems.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database systems.
• Advanced skills diagnosing and resolving issues independently and as part of a team
• Continuous Deployment, Automation, Chef, Puppet a plus
• Degree in Computer Technology or equivalent experience
• Information systems security certification a plus (e.g. Security +, CISSP)
• A passion for leveraging technology to improve client experience

Preferred Technologies

• Microsoft Azure or AWS
• IIS, .NET, Linux, Apache Tomcat, JBoss
• F5, Citrix NetScaler, DNS, Cisco ASA
• Citrix, Microsoft RD Gateway