Senior Specialist - Architecture (Azure Cloud Architect)

Job Summary:

Roles Responsibilities


Provision Configure and troubleshoot components of cloud related to compute network storage and security.


Strong experience in implementing and managing Azure core services like VNet.


Storage Virtual machine Azure SQL IAM Traffic manager Autoscaling Azure Monitor VPN. Express Route.


Analyze network logs and create manage traffic rules for the network security groups and ACLs.


Monitor and manage network connectivity routing and fix any connectivity issues.


Provision of appropriate compute instance type and storage disk type for the workloads requested.


Build Images suitable for customer infra and provision VMs based on the design standards.


Manage lifecycle of all resources perform OnDemand requests includes deletion resize of VMs volumes management snapshot lifecycle management IP address, DNS management.


Create and manage Azure Storage objects ACLs versioning and lifecycle management.


Manage user access using IAM policies management and any other identity access integrated solutions.


Provision of resources using Resource Templets or terraform templates.


Monitoring using Azure Monitor and fixing the s generated.


Provide recommendations to customers based on performance security cost and capacity management.


Analyze security logs from diagnostic tools and provide root cause with permanent fix.


Demonstrate complete technical ownership of the cloud solutions being managed.


Work on multiple projects and operational activities both as a lead and team member


Maintain and troubleshoot services on Azure and provide proper resolutions for the incidents.


Involve in migrations and ensure that workloads are migrated without any issues.


Implement best practices by closely analyzing cloud services and recommend best possible solutions.


Solve complex business issues with established guidelines and recommend appropriate alternatives.


Participate in technical major incident resolutions preparation and review of RCA documents.


Perform new migrations consolidation provisioning and decommissioning projects by coordinating with different teams.


Ensure required documents are in place and review documentation periodically.


Analyze troubleshoot and remediate cloud solution issues in cooperation with 3rd party vendors.


Implement IaaS and PaaS solutions on Azure based on design guidelines.


Ensure necessary backups and health checks are performed for all services.


Perform deployment automation and configuration management.


Create and implement scripting automation of repeatable functions and tasks.


Recommend new solutions to the service delivery team for customer communication.


Participate in solution designs that are highly available secure and align with standard architectural and disaster recovery standards.


Provide guidance to customers related to operational implementation and tooling aspects of public cloud.


Participate in capacity reviews server storage etc and assist with requests to remediate capacity concerns.

Required Skills and Competencies:


Should have 6+ years of experience in IT infra and 3 years in public cloud like Azure.


Provision Configure Troubleshoot compute network storage and security related components.


Maintain and Troubleshoot HA and DR implementations on Azure.


Ability to select Azure features and design a production platform for new applications.


Performed deployed automation orchestration and configuration management using necessary tools.


Strong understanding of PaaS platform and microservice architecture.


An ability to undertake root cause analysis and provide permanent fixing for all business critical issues.


Should have been involved in migration of business critical workloads related to servers and database.


Can demonstrate an understanding of SLA governing System Availability and Performance.


Possesses an Understanding of Tools and Licensing Needs for Production Development and Testing.


Strong written and verbal communication skills.


Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Skills

Azure Cloud Architect, New York City, NY (3 days onsite/week)