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CDW · 7 hours ago

Azure Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Provide Professional Services Delivery within CDW’s DV organization with expertise in MS Azure, Kubernetes/AKS and GitLab

Provide solutions architecture as a trusted advisor for clients by gathering requirements, understanding business pain points, and designing/implementing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures using Microsoft Azure, with a focus on Kubernetes/AKS and GitLab for CI/CD pipelines based on client business needs.

Billable consultant providing Azure architecture, cloud native pattern design and cloud engineering solutions to DV clients

Hybrid of technical leadership and engineering delivery of cloud automation solutions including, but not limited to; Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes / AKS, Containers, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.

Partnering with the DV Pre-Sales Team, translate client needs and vision outlined within SoWs into workable best practice solutions

Cloud architectural design, presentation and implementation lead (e.g. hub-spoke models) to support cloud native automation solutions at scale

Component specific design and implementation consulting services around Azure’s core resources, cloud networking, IAM, etc.

Creation and delivery of as needed workshops, knowledge transfer sessions etc. to clients in order to ensure solution adoption and permanence

Training, mentoring and code / work review of cloud engineer team members as necessary

Operate as part of a team leveraging agile and scrum methodologies

Meet training and certification requirements for applicable technologies (MS Azure, HashiCorp, CKA, etc.)

Internal projects when applicable

Qualification

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Microsoft AzureKubernetes/AKSGitLabTerraformAnsibleCI/CD pipelinesAzure DevOpsCloud Native AutomationContainersInfrastructure as Code (IaC)GitHubAzure Resource Manager TemplatesCloud NetworkingPublic Cloud SolutionsAgile MethodologiesDiagraming ToolsTechnical Communication

Required

Must have expertise in Kubernetes/AKS and GitLab

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience in design and implementation of architecture and automated private/public cloud solutions

5+ years of Providing Technical Guidance to Engineers

Knowledge and skill level in identified competencies meet minimum requirements for role

Previous direct customer consulting experience or equivalent understanding of role responsibilities

Highly proficient in Microsoft Azure

Demonstrated knowledge of the Azure cloud platform and awareness of multi-cloud solutions and capabilities

Design and implementation experience of container solutions including orchestration with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Hands-on experience in Kubernetes cluster design and implementation

Certified in multiple of the following: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate, Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, GitLab Certified Git Associate, GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate

Experience with end-to-end scalable Azure architecture design and solution implementation for organizations of varying size

Experience designing and implementing solutions with Terraform, Ansible or equivalent IaC automation tools and technologies

Working knowledge of Azure Resource Manager Templates (ARM Templates) and how organizations leverage them

Working knowledge of various on-premise and cloud connectivity (e.g. ExpressRoute) options through to cloud network security groups and routing

Experience deploying and managing Azure tenants, subscriptions, resources, resource groups, NSG, etc.

Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and containers

Experience working with Azure DevOps including Azure Pipelines, Azure Boards, and Azure Repos

Working knowledge of GitHub and GitLab

Experience developing workshop and presentation content with slides, artifacts, etc. and presenting technical solutions to audiences of varying technical knowledge

Experience working as a team member within an agile environment

Demonstrated ability to speak to business value of public cloud solutions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as role must be able to conduct client facing conversations to drive success in consulting engagements

Demonstrate solid interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with delivery engineering teams

Ability to create diagrams or visuals that represent proposed architectures using standard diagraming tools (MS Visio, PowerPoint, Lucidchart, Draw.io, etc.)

Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology

Ability to take on multiple assigned tasks, organize, and prioritize

Company

CDW

Glassdoor

3.9

At CDW, we know how to make technology work so people can do great things.

Founded in 1984

Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

http://cdw.com

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