Cloud Architect

Note: Imp Role.

Role: Cloud Architect

Location: 100% remote

Expected Duration: : 6+ Months

Visa: They ideally would like or USC but if you have a rock star send them my way!

This is a 6 to 18 month consulting role. 100% remote however they prefer East Coast people.

Our customer is looking for a Cloud Architect (CA) to join their team and help build a Hybrid Cloud Architecture discipline guiding the development and implementation of their future technology platforms. These platforms will help enable our significant programs and transform our customer by organizing and optimizing Enterprise Technology (ET) services, leveraging cloud, to serve our business partners.

Leadership: The CA will architect hybrid-cloud architecture and guide its development, implementation, and maintenance. The CA also acts as a mentor to key development personnel, assisting in the execution of duties upon request, and readying these key personnel for the occupation of this position.

Strategy: The CA develops and implements the Hybrid-Cloud strategies that will build a new business platform that will enable the achievement of our business objective.

The CA will also be responsible for the identification and selection of cloud services based on requirements and constraints, has deep subject matter expertise, and can evaluate new technologies and services for fit in current infrastructure architecture.

Collaboration: The CA Lead plays a highly collaborative role where he works closely with Enterprise Architecture team members in defining long-term strategies, roadmaps, as well as with Enterprise Technology (ET) Engineering Leads & Business Unit (BU) Application Development Leads to establish standards and best practices.
Work in the Architecture Team to develop strategy and roadmaps
Work with ET and BU technology leads to establishing and maintaining a cross-functional team
Leads collaboration in the development of private and hybrid cloud architecture, products and services
Leads collaboration in the design of the technical platform and systems as required

Knowledge: The CA takes the initiative to explore, evangelize, and introduce innovative technologies to improve ET's hybrid-cloud architecture, products, and customer experience. He provides support and leadership to ET Infrastructure and BU development departments, facilitating continuous evolution in both the frontend and backend systems development.

Some things you will do:
Performs a key leadership role in the areas of cloud architecture, including design of key private & hybrid cloud architecture, cloud services identification & selection, new technology evaluation, standards, guidance & guardrail, workload assessments, governance
Collaborate with stakeholders to define cloud requirements and solutions.
Ensure compliance with security and governance standards.
Lead the design and implementation of Nutanix-based private cloud environments and ensure seamless integration with public cloud platforms.
Define and enforce best practices for hybrid cloud deployments, including governance, security, and performance optimization across Nutanix and public cloud services.
Evaluate and recommend cloud-native services from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform to complement private cloud capabilities.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of ET's strategic business plans
Provide architectural consulting expertise, direction, and assistance to systems analysts, cloud engineers, and other systems architects
Document and develop in-depth knowledge of ET's existing private, hybrid, and public cloud architecture/infrastructure
Setting the vision, gathering requirements, gaining business consensus, performing vendor and product evaluations, mentoring business and development resources, assistance in delivering highly scalable solutions, training, and documentation
Draw conclusions and effectively communicate findings with both technical and non-technical team members, providing active leadership skills across project teams and the business community
Develop, document, make recommendations, and communicate plans for investing in private & hybrid cloud infrastructure, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities
Build and grow strong and effective relationships within our customer and its business units
Develop and manage a private & hybrid cloud infrastructure capacity plan

What technical skills, experience, and qualifications do you need?
Highly self-motivated and directed
Strong knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture and design principles.
Experience with virtualization, networking, and storage technologies.
Experience with Nutanix private cloud platforms, including design, deployment, and integration with enterprise infrastructure.
Hands-on expertise with public cloud services such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform, including workload migration, hybrid connectivity, and cost optimization.
Proven ability to architect and implement hybrid cloud solutions that combine Nutanix-based private cloud with one or more public cloud providers.
Ability to translate broader business initiatives into clear team objectives and concrete individual goals, aligning appropriately with other groups for efficient, coordinated action
Ability to work collaboratively across organizational lines
Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills
Ability to coach and mentor technical skills, method and critical thinking
Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Value-based & Principle-based decision making
Ability to exercise independent judgment and take action on it
Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
Communication and execution of IT strategies
Experience designing and building complex systems
Experience with techniques and practices of Design Thinking, Cloud Oriented Architecture, Infrastructure.Architecture, Resilience & Scaled out Architecture, Data Management, and Product Development