Ark Solutions Inc is looking for Azure Cloud Architect!
Position: Azure Cloud Architect
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 12+ Months and possibility of extension
Description:
Day-to-day Responsibilities:
- Azure Architect will be advising agency 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 with refactoring within Azure environment.
- Architect will need to conduct testing within Azure to show minimal viable product of an architecture.
- Architect will need to understand available offerings from COV, MSI and other connected parties.
- Architect will make configurations to Azure in support of agency-level objectives. Configurations will be primarily to Azure-based services.
- Architect will need to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Skills Required / Desired Experience Strong knowledge of cloud fundamentals Required 5 Years Knowledge of single and multi-cloud strategies and implications Required 5 Years Knowledge and experience in designing cloud solutions encapsulating all aspects of design that meet business requirements. Required 5 Years Strong knowledge and experience with Azure network and storage architectures Required 5 Years Strong knowledge and experience with Azure Services (examples Azure Key Vault, Entra ID, etc.) Required 5 Years Strong knowledge and experience with Azure Functions, Azure Web App/App Service, Containers, micro-services architecture and server-less architecture. Required 5 Years Demonstrated knowledge of cloud security principles including zero-trust, network segmentation, just-in-time access, conditional access etc. Required 5 Years Knowledge of availability options. Demonstrated experience architecting solutions that meet RPO and RTO objectives in Azure. Required 5 Years Effective documentation writing. Candidate should be able to write professional documentation including position papers, architecture documentation Required 5 Years Experience in managing cloud-based security posture activities including vulnerability remediation, perimeter defense architecture, encryption Required 5 Years Knowledge and experience in DevOps including Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Required 5 Years Knowledge and experience in data storage products like SQL Server, Oracle. Knowledge of non-relational data storage products like Cosmos DB Required 5 Years Experience as a on-premise architect 5+ years Required 5 Years Strong communication skills. Candidate should be able to effectively communicate with technical and business staff. Required 5 Years Microsoft Certification in Azure Solutions Architect (Pls upload cert under reference tab) Required 2 Years
