Cloud Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Develop and implement a cloud adoption roadmap, focusing on a seamless transition from on-premises infrastructure to a cloud environment. Lead cloud migration initiatives, including workload assessments, application modernization, and data migrations. Evaluate and recommend cloud service providers and technologies that align with business goals. Optimize and secure the O365 tenant, implementing best practices for governance, compliance, and operational efficiency. Enhance collaboration tools such as Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange Online to maximize user productivity. Implement best practices for identity and access management (IAM), including Azure AD, Conditional Access, and MFA. Ensure compliance with data retention, security, and regulatory requirements within the O365 ecosystem. Work closely with cybersecurity teams to harden cloud environments and ensure security best practices are followed. Develop and enforce policies for resource provisioning, cost management, access control, and data protection within cloud environments. Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing recommendations on cloud technologies and industry best practices. Work with application, networking, and security teams to design automated and scalable cloud solutions. Mentor and educate IT staff on cloud technologies, best practices, and operational efficiencies. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Proven experience with Microsoft Azure and strong expertise in Microsoft 365 administration and optimization. Hands-on experience in cloud migrations, including on-prem to cloud transitions and Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations (mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures). Strong understanding of identity consolidation and migration strategies (e.g., Azure AD tenant migrations, hybrid identity) Expertise in cloud networking, security, and identity management (IAM, RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA). Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, or similar). Strong knowledge of licensing, compliance, and data governance in M365. Hands-on experience with OneDrive & SharePoint content migrations (user file mapping, permissions transfer). Proven experience securing cloud environments through advanced security configurations, threat detection, and incident response strategies

Education and / or Experience Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field. Cloud Platform Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect, or Google detail oriented Cloud Architect Microsoft 365 Certified : Administrator Expert or equivalent experience 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and migration projects. 5+ years managing collaboration tools such as Microsoft O365Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon EC2, Ansible, Atlassian Jira, Auto Scaling, API Development, Automation, AWS Technologies, Backup Technologies, Cluster Analysis