Senior Azure Cloud Architect in Richmond, VA , and wanted to see if you would be interested in the role. The details and job description are below. Please send resumes for available or interested Consultants. Resumes must be less than 4 pages, or they won't be considered.
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End-client Virginia Information Technologies Agency
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Duration of contract 12+ months
Remote / on-site / hybrid Hybrid
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Senior Azure Cloud Architect in Richmond !
Day-to-Day Responsibilities :
- Azure Architect will be advising the department on architecture and security concerns associated with Azure, including in-place migrations / refactoring.
- Architect will need to make recommendations on lift and shift and on-premise to cloud native migrations.
- Architect will need to make recommendations for refactoring within the Azure environment.
- Architect will need to conduct testing within Azure to show a minimal viable product of an architecture.
- Architect will need to understand available offerings.
- Architect will make configurations to Azure in support of department-level objectives. Configurations will be primarily for Azure-based services.
- Architect will need to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Requirements :
Strong knowledge of cloud fundamentals Required 5 YearsKnowledge of single and multi-cloud strategies and implications. Required 5 YearsKnowledge and experience in designing cloud solutions encapsulating all aspects of design that meet business requirements. Required 5 YearsStrong knowledge and experience with Azure network and storage architectures. Required 5 YearsStrong knowledge and experience with Azure Services (examples : Azure Key Vault, Entra ID, etc.) Required 5 YearsStrong knowledge and experience with Azure Functions, Azure Web App / App Service, Containers, micro-services architecture, and serverless architecture. Required 5 YearsDemonstrated knowledge of cloud security principles, including zero-trust, network segmentation, just-in-time access, conditional access, etc. Required 5 YearsKnowledge of availability options. Demonstrated experience in architecting solutions that meet RPO and RTO objectives in Azure. Required 5 YearsEffective documentation writing. Candidate should be able to write professional documentation, including position papers, architecture documentation, etc. Required 5 YearsExperience in managing cloud-based security posture activities, including vulnerability remediation, perimeter defense architecture, encryption in transit. Required 5 YearsKnowledge and experience in DevOps, including Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Required 5 YearsKnowledge and experience in data storage products like SQL Server, Oracle. Knowledge of non-relational data storage products like Cosmos DB. Required 5 YearsExperience as a on-premise architect 5+ years Required 5 YearsStrong communication skills. The candidate should be able to effectively communicate with technical and business staff. Required 5 YearsMicrosoft Certification in Azure Solutions Architect (Copy of certificate required with resume) Required 2 Years