United States onlySummary
The Solution Architect is a key role responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions that meet the strategic and operational needs of an organization. This role involves working closely with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to create scalable and efficient cloud architectures leveraging cloud services and best practices.
Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive cloud solutions aligned with business objectives, considering factors like scalability, performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
- Lead technical teams in the development and deployment of cloud solutions, providing expert guidance and resolving complex technical challenges.
- Ensure cloud solutions meet security and compliance standards including data protection, encryption, access control, and regulatory requirements.
- Implement cost-effective cloud strategies, including resource optimization, usage monitoring, and budget management to maximize ROI.
- Provide expert level client-collateral including architectural drawings, documentation, and implementation guides for project architecture deliverables.
- Keep current of emerging technologies and industry trends, identify innovative solutions, and recognize opportunities for efficiency.
- Lead engagement teams, delegate responsibilities, and mentor fellow consultants.
- Work within the sales process to lead technical whiteboards, scope projects, create sales collateral, and present to C-Level executives.
- Review technical documentation and sales collateral for punctual and technical correctness.
- Identify new engagement offerings, create client deliverable templates, and revise existing client deliverables as needed.
- Identify future engagement opportunities during existing client engagements and convey those needs to account executives and practice leadership.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Seven or more years in IT consulting or enterprise-level IT architecture.
- Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure Core services and capabilities, with an emphasis on the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Well-Architected Framework.
- Strong architectural and design skills to create scalable, reliable, and high-performance cloud solutions.
- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code tools such as ARM, Bicep, Terraform, or Azure DevOps.
- In-depth understanding of cloud security principles, identity and access management, encryption, and compliance.
- Relevant experience with Azure Backups, Azure Site Recovery, and general DR/HA best practices.
- Experience with on-premises datacenter infrastructure for compute, storage, or networking.
- Experience with converged and hyperconverged infrastructure.
- Effective communication skills to interact with clients and convey technical information clearly.
- Project management skills to lead and coordinate cloud implementation projects.
- Azure certifications, such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences
- Azure certifications, such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Network Engineer Associate, and Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Proficiency with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes for container management
- Familiarity with serverless computing architectures and services like Azure Functions
- Understanding of DevOps principles and tools for continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and automation
- Familiar with the deployment, configuration of Azure and non-Azure network virtual appliances and firewalls such as Azure Firewall, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Fortinet, Cisco, etc.
- Knowledge of cloud-based big data and analytics services such as SQL Data Warehouse, Databricks, and ETL processes
- Query languages such as KQL and SQL
- Virtualization experience such as Hyper-V or VMware and management of those platforms such as vCenter and System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
- Exposure to market trends surrounding AI and business productivity improvement opportunities.
Benefits - You'll love working at NRI not just for the usual benefits, but for our environment and culture!
- You'll work with a great group of people in a highly collaborative team and results oriented atmosphere
- You'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and extremely positive environment where there is always the opportunity to challenge your skills and really move the needle
- You’ll work with large, sophisticated, and progressive clients throughout North America
- We provide a comprehensive benefits program including: Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Health/Dependent Care Flexible Spending, 401(k) Plan, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage, Generous Vacation and Flex Time Off Programs, Company Paid Holidays, and Training and Development Opportunities.
Notices
The above description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, or experience required of individuals in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
NRI North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
NRI North America will accept applications on an ongoing basis.
NRI North America will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with The Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].
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