Senior Cloud Architect

World Wide Technology is looking for a Sr. DC & Cloud Architect. This role is part of WWT s Strategic Resourcing services and is a contract role. The candidate will be supporting a WWT customer and will be employed by one of WWT s preferred partners. The partner will provide full compensation and benefit information prior to employment with the partner.

Why WWT?

At Worldwide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits, and by delivering cutting‑edge technology solutions for our clients.

WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ more than 10,000 people globally and close nearly $20 billion in revenue in 2023. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to have been included on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For" list 12 years in a row!

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high‑performance teams? Join WWT today!

Rate/Salary: A reasonable estimate of the current pay range for this position is $90.00 to $100.00 hourly on W2 hourly. Actual pay will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs, and will be set by your employer. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in base pay.

Remote

3 Months

Summary

Client is looking for a Sr. Data Center and Cloud Architect with a combined total of 10+ years of experience, specializing in Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Architecture and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of innovative and scalable solutions using Microsoft Azure Architecture and Technologies.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, including development teams, project managers, and business units, to define technical requirements and project objectives.
• Provide strategic guidance and technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to best practices and architectural principles.
• Conduct comprehensive technical evaluations of existing systems, identify areas for improvement, and propose effective solutions.
• Architect and implement third‑party integrations to enhance system functionality and interoperability.
• Design and implement data strategies to optimize application performance and responsiveness.
• Develop database optimization techniques, including indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning, to improve system efficiency and reliability.
• Serve as the technical SME and point of escalation for troubleshooting network and cloud infrastructure issues.
• Assess new technologies and best practices for adoption.
• Drive standardization, documentation, and automation into all aspects of network/cloud platforms.

Required Experience/Skills

• Combined 10+ years of experience in network routing/switching and Azure.
• 7+ years of experience leading cloud integration architecture and application modernization.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise computing and operating systems (OS) and Microsoft Azure cloud computing platforms.
• In‑depth knowledge of Azure services, including but not limited to VMs, Virtual Networks, Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage, and Azure Security.
• Experience with cloud‑based solutions leveraging cloud‑computing infrastructure and platforms architecting, engineering, developing, and deploying systems and applications into a cloud environment.

Azure and Cloud Technologies

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience with Azure migrations, Azure Security, Azure SQL, Azure Active Directory, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and disaster recovery.
• Expertise in Azure Cloud Architect, including but not limited to Custom Imaging and VDI/Hypervisor, Intune and MDM management, VNet and Resource Groups, and Azure VPN gateways.
• Expertise in Azure ADF, Azure Data Bricks, and Azure Data Lake with Azure Synapse database.

Equal Opportunity (Cloud Hybrid)

Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.