Azure Cloud Architect

Title: Azure Cloud Architect Location: Washington, DC

Job Description
Description
Client is looking for an Azure Infrastructure Solution Architect to join our team in Washington, DC. The Azure Infrastructure Solution Architect has primary responsibility for the architecture design/planning, management, support, and oversight of the Azure PaaS/IaaS environment.
Job Duties
To conceptualize, design and architect the Microsoft Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS)/Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) environment.
Develop the architecture and design deliverables and provide support as an Azure SME.
Gather specifications and deliver solutions to the organization based on solid understanding of Microsoft Azure domain/technologies to include Azure VM, Azure Storage, Azure Backup, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Files, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data lake store, Azure AD setup/ design and Azure SQL.
Direct the creation of public and hybrid cloud-based, proof-of-concept prototypes that assess the feasibility of solutions and demonstrate to our customer how technology can be leveraged.
Ability to translate and communicate complex architectural design concepts and solutions in a variety of forums, tailoring communications to effectively fit and influence the targeted audience.
Drive decision making, identify alternatives, pros and cons, and make recommendations.
Anticipate when architectural change will be needed and prepare the organization for a successful transition.
Build public and hybrid cloud-based, optimized reference applications/infrastructure, show-casing event driven, elastically scalable, fault tolerance and other cloud architecture patterns.
Identify, analyze, and resolve the most complex public and hybrid cloud-based issues. Identify and balance risks and rewards to meet objectives.

Qualifications
Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 10+ years of experience in information technology.
Azure certifications (preferable Azure Architect Expert).
Minimum four (4) years' direct experience and proven success in Azure design, deployment, support, and management of large, complex systems.
Proven expert knowledge of virtual application delivery technologies.
Experience building and deploying with Linux, UNIX and Windows technologies.
Experience supporting and documenting build and configuration changes throughout environments.
Understanding of industry standard system architecture and system management concepts and tools.