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Ascend Learning · 1 day ago

Cloud Architect

Gilbert, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Ascend Learning is a leading healthcare and learning technology company that focuses on purpose-driven work in a people-first culture. They are seeking a Cloud Architect to guide the organization in establishing and deploying a comprehensive cloud strategy, overseeing cloud-related migrations and projects, and managing cloud testing, development, and deployment.

EducationSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with application develop, infrastructure and security teams to development strategic business, platform and technology roadmaps while driving a culture of ownership, quality and execution

Collaborates with key business and technology stakeholders to develop and implement cloud strategies which support our application architecture and business processes

Collaborates with stakeholders, recognizes challenges, and offers solutions

Lead in ongoing development and knowledge share of other architects, engineers and operational team members

Accountable for designing solutions and training content which consistently educates the organization on industry best practices and procedures

Design, deliver, maintain cloud processes, policies and procedures based on industry best practices

Establish proper key controls, monitoring capabilities, automation and optimization scripts necessary to maintain NASM’s cloud environments

Develop and maintain cloud, containerization, microservice standards

Design and implement Office 365 and Azure AD Premium's advanced features, such as security, governance, and compliance

Provide next-level support for AWS and Azure issues with computing, network, and storage

Designing and implementing ADFS identity solutions for applications other than Microsoft Office 365

Driving cloud security, privacy, and compliance decisions through design and technical discussion concerns for size, performance, agility, and HA/DR

Ability to analyze systems and identify problems migrating to Azure cloud

Implement CI/CD-based application development methodologies using tools like Ansible, Jenkins, TFS, and PowerShell

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with business and technical staff on-site and in virtual environments

Qualification

Cloud ArchitectureMicrosoft AzureMulti-cloud environmentCloud cost managementMicro-services architectureJavaOpen source technologiesDevOps cultureNetwork architectureLeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCustomer-first mindset

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer-related field

8+ years technical experience in Cloud Architecture or Cloud Engineering role

5+ years experience with Microsoft Azure

3+ years experience in a multi cloud environment

3+ years experience with cloud cost management

5+ years experience in Java

3+ years experience with open source technologies such as Redis, OpenStack, Ansible and Docker

5+ years experience with a micro-services architecture, containerization, Linux, Windows Server

Proven experience with network architecture, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP

Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Platform's features and functionalities is required. These include security, firewalls, Redis cache, key vault, etc

Experience operating in a DevOps culture with a solid understanding of SDLC and agile software development methodologies

Demonstrated ability to inspire confidence, ownership, and accountability in the platforms within scope

Proven experience influencing and building trusted relationships across all levels of the organization

Proven experience creating a vision, long-term roadmap and team execution to achieve the outcomes of plan

A thought leader that adds value to the business and demonstrated ability to apply business logic to technical situations

Demonstrated ability to create an atmosphere of accountability and ownership in a cross-functional and matrixed org

Proven experience with applying a customer first or product mindset towards engineering

A change agent that delivers results to customers