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Sr. Digital Cloud Architect (Hybrid position - Madison, WI)

Position Summary

The primary function of the Senior Digital Cloud Architect is to partner with business teams, technology teams and external vendor teams to deliver highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud solution architectures that address business problems. This role is crucial in shaping our strategy, ensuring scalability, security and efficiency for our multi-cloud enterprise. The Senior Digital Cloud Architect is responsible for our cloud computing system and works with cloud technology to develop cloud adoption plans, determine cloud application design, and create systems for managing, monitoring, and maintaining the cloud system. This position leads and guides projects that make the workforce more efficient through the utilization of digital cloud solutions. Additionally, this role functions as an architect with a strong engineering background especially in cloud solutions architecture which includes cloud infrastructure architecture, and strong background in security, compliance and architecture governance.

Responsibilities

Cloud Strategy and PlanningDevelop and implement cloud strategy aligned with business objectives and architecture guiding principles.Collaborate with stakeholders to understand technical requirements and translate them into scalable secure solutions.Work with Enterprise Architecture team to develop enterprise roadmaps, blueprints and cloud adoption plans for a multi-cloud enterprise.Cloud Architecture DesignArchitect and design cloud infrastructure solutions based on industry best practices.Ensure the integration of cloud services, considering scalability, performance and cost.Perform Vendor and Technology Evaluations including product proof-of-concept and assessments.Ensure non-functional best practices are incorporated into patterns and standards including resilience, disaster recovery, cloud cost governance, and resource optimization.

Incorporate modern development practices into architecture strategy and design including DevOps, IaC, automated testing, etc.Security and ComplianceConduct regular assessments and implement improvements to security.Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.Design and implement security controls and measures for cloud environments.Partner with Information Security on threat modeling, IAM strategy, and secure-by-design architecture.Performance OptimizationDesign and implement infrastructure management, monitoring and maintenance to meet business requirements including performance, reliability and cost-effectiveness.Conduct regular assessments and implement improvements as new cloud services become available and business conditions change.Collaboration and CommunicationCollaboration with developers, infrastructure and security teams.Communicate cloud architecture concepts and best practices to technical and non-technical resources.Present at Architecture Review Board candidate architectures and new patterns.Mentor developing architects and developers aspiring to transition to architecture.Architecture GovernanceDevelop and manage procedures for standards management and enforcement.Manage a peer review process for publishing architecture designs to ensure consistent quality.Maintain consistent and up to date documentation designed for development team and architecture consumption.

Qualifications

Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker)Expertise in designing and implementing scalable and secure cloud solutionsIn-depth knowledge of AWS platform and technologies preferredStrong understanding of networking concepts and security best practices in cloud environments and a multi-cloud enterpriseArticulate and can effectively communicate with technical teams, non-technical business leaders, and clientsAbility to quickly understand business requirements and propose reference architectures and technology solutions. Capable to present options and weigh implementation complexities and risks to recommend the right technical decisionKnowledge of emerging trends in the digital transformation, technology and architecture space and ability to recommend solutionsDemonstrated project management leadershipDemonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quicklyKnowledge of DevOps practices and toolsFamiliarity with serverless computing and microservice architectureExperience with identity and access management, cloud networking, and zero-trust principlesKnowledge of FinOps practices or experience managing a cloud cost management programAbility to guide and mentor peers in a collaborative team environmentExperience with modern observability stacks MADTS0106_1767715999 To Apply for this Job Click Here