Hiring Software Talent - Lead Principal Recruitment Consultant @ iO Associates /Co-Organiser for .NET MeetUps & Tech Leaders Collective
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Platform Architect to join a consulting client in their growing Cloud Engineering practice. You will be responsible for planning, designing and delivering elegant solutions built upon Cloud services including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). With a proven technical background in the implementation of cloud solutions, you will be a passionate advocate of innovation and using new technology to solve business problems. You will engage in the full project lifecycle from presales through to operational handover and be accountable for the technical delivery of projects.
Responsibilities
* Evaluate clients' business needs, Digital environments and aspirations to recommend suitable cloud solutions. Provide expertise on cloud-based software development and deployment tools.
* Translate business requirements into solution architectures on cloud platforms.
* Create designs with current design patterns such as microservices architecture and proficiency in Infrastructure as Code.
* Deploy containerisation, orchestration, scripting and automation for cloud-native application development.
* Create architectures that align to existing usage and are adaptable for scalable workloads.
* Design solutions that are reliable and meet Service Level Agreements and non-functional requirements, including Disaster Recovery.
* Design services that optimise cloud solutions, including cloud resources, tuning and potential growth.
* Ensure security is integrated into all architecture including network security, encryption, multi-factor authentication, authorisation, identity management, intrusion detection/prevention.
* Provide technical management and mentoring for implementation teams, defining standards and practices. Responsible for the technical readiness, scalability and quality assurance of final deliverables.
About you
* Proven experience of effective communications, with various stakeholders from senior management to technology peers.
* Proven experience in the secure design of cloud platform environments including:
o Selection of appropriate cloud services and cloud native products.
o Cloud readiness and key dependencies.
o Opportunities to optimise cloud operations and workloads.
o Opportunities to develop software through cloud native services.
o Opportunities to optimise security, including threat monitoring.
o Opportunities to optimise operations, including monitoring and continuous assessment.
o Development of solutions using DevSecOps framework.
o Demonstrable experience of solution design following the Microsoft Azure/AWS' 'Well Architected Framework' or Google's Cloud Architecture Framework.
o Experience in cost and ROI analysis of solutions.
* Knowledge and experience of the following would be advantageous:
o Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP Solutions Architecture qualification.
o Certified Cloud Security Professional or equivalent.
o Secure design of IAC solutions using Terraform, Bicep or CloudFormation.
o Experience in the concepts of immutable infrastructure.
o Experience of developing and designing solutions using .NET/.NET Core, Python or equivalent.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Information Services
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