Azure Architect

The Azure Architect role is a strategic position will partner with key stakeholders in the organization to create a leading edge, well-defined cloud foundation for solutions that are aligned with the firm's cloud strategy. This role will be focusing on architecting the foundational components to support key initiatives in Microsoft Azure.

Major Duties & Responsibilities :

Establish core enterprise architecture patterns and decisions to define the base environment to be followed for initial and ongoing initiatives.

• Ensure that cloud foundation and planned solutions follow security, compliance controls, and conformance to IT security standards.
• Enable design governance, ensuring adherence to cloud standards and the acceleration of Data Management and Analytics solutions, as well as future Application Modernization roadmaps.
• Drive the adoption of architecture standards, patterns and polices across the enterprise.
• Partner with technology stakeholder teams to define a Cloud Operating Model and supporting governance criteria and process for ownership, change management and roles & responsibilities.
• Consult with the technology leadership team regarding commercial vendor products & applications and their migration to Cloud platform.
• Knowledge of subscription options and SDLC processes to support Data and Application development needs.
• Expertise in infrastructure / server and resource management, including security, templates, hardening and domain implications.
• Assessment and design of network configuration with ability to optimize security and management.
• Active Directory management, and credential and role based access controls for related processes.
• Provide an objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights and advice to IT & Business.
• Work with peers to build tailored solutions with repeatable design patterns that can be reused across the enterprise.
• Directly support the design, use and delivery of cloud services in the organization.
• Knowledge transition, mentoring and production support planning.
• Policy, governance, billing and management

Decision Making Responsibilities :

Desired Skills & Experience :

Required Skills & Experience :

Bachelor's Degree in Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, Math or equivalent related experience. Industry certification

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