Hybrid Cloud Architect

Hybrid Cloud Architect – Microsoft Stack

Chicago, IL (remote for the foreseeable future)

What You'll Be Doing

This person is responsible for designing the overall server platforms that support the multiple application stacks that run the business. They will be constructing the virtualization technology/platforms that supports day to day operations. Provides subject-matter-expertise for current and future planning, technical architectures, models and standards. Working closely with the other members of the architecture team to ensure a cohesive enterprise technology strategy and direction. The position reports to the Director of Enterprise Architecture.

This person establishes and maintains enterprise level architecture through the stages of planning, design and execution of all new platform buildouts. They are responsible for setting our strategic direction and future roadmap in the server and systems space.

Works closely with multiple internal teams and third-party vendors to plan, design and execute projects that support our application strategies.

Provides expert consultation to inform strategic technology and system decisions as well as tactical decisions related to projects.

Listening, drawing out key concepts and articulating advanced technical and non-technical concepts with ease (both written and oral formats) to customers, peers and management at several levels and across the organization with minimal oversight.

Proceeds from concept, to design, to leading the implementation of complex, medium to large scale projects.

Ability to solicit input from internal and external sources, including the ability to investigate and incorporate best practices from other corporations, experience and sound judgment.

Shares best practices, lessons learned and constantly updates the technical system architecture requirements based on changing technologies, and knowledge related to recent, current and upcoming vendor products and solutions

Collaborates with other members of the management staff and contributes to manager meetings, quarterly summits, etc.

Does "whatever it takes" to support the tactical and strategic goals of the team and company

Skills We're Seeking

7+ years of experience with Systems, Cloud and/or DevOps Engineering in Microsoft environments

5+ years of experience with Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Cloud experience we're seeking:

• Azure PaaS and IaaS
• Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service
• Experience with templating and automation scripting such as Powershell, Ansible, and Puppet

On-prem experience we're seeking:

• Strong knowledge of Windows Server technologies
• Knowledge of multiple hardware platforms including Cisco UCS, Nutanix, Netapp and Nimble storage systems.

Expertise in virtualization architecture using technologies such as Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESX, Red Hat Virtualization.

Strong understanding of Active Directory and Group Policy