Cloud Infrastructure Architect - Remote

Manager really wants an AWS Infrastructure Architect with Kubernetes Must have a Network Infrastructure background They are looking for an SME in each (AWS) Note looking for a jack of all trades, they want each one to be great in one area 100% Remote Must be Vaccinated Required Skills for the Cloud Infrastructure Architect: 10+ years of IT experience 5+ years of experience in Cloud technologies including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Title: Cloud Infrastructure Architect (AWS, Azure and GCP needs) # Open (if applicable): 1 Company: CVS Health - https://cvshealth.com Basic Company Info: Healthcare, Pharmacy, Retail, and Pharmacy Benefits Management Location: Remote but this team sits in Burlington, MA and Hartford, CT Aetna/CVS locations. George is fine with this resource being fully remote but must be EST. Ideally would be nice for the resource to sit onsite but is fine with 100% remote Team: Cloud Performance, Center of Excellence . Why Open: Projects in pipeline Start: ASAP Duration: 6+ months, extensions and/or conversions likely for the right candidate Interview Process: phone screen + 2 WebEx rounds Background Check: 7 year criminal (federal, county, state) Employment verification – 7 years Education verification Drug test - 10 panel Covid vaccinated Hours / Shift: First – 40 hours / week Notes: It can be as quickly as take a few days and up to 2 weeks to confirm a start date for candidates after they accept the verbal as the ITERR form approval process moves through the internal course Dress code: Business casual Must be an AWS, Azure or GCP SME – do not need or want someone who has exposure to all 3. Would rather a true SME who has focused in one of the three platforms Strong experience designing applications within one of these 3 cloud platforms Networking Infrastructure background – specifically designing different types of networking patters within the Cloud Must have this infrastructure background – this team owns all of the cloud technologies for their internal customers within the infrastructure space This is a multi-faceted role – they’ll be focused on overall strategy, designing, implementation and working directly with outside vendors and internal teams They’re utilizing Azure to lift and shift from on-prem into the cloud Soft skills are extremely important – someone who can lead internal teams (engineering teams, cloud teams, project managers) Great advisory skills – helping with detail and driving design with vendors and with internal teams Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills – very important Strong Python scripting experience Position Summary: As a Cloud Infrastructure Architect, you will lead the end-to-end delivery and operations of cloud services to the CVS Health enterprise. The Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) Architect is essential for ensuring we are effectively setting cloud enterprise standards for CVS Health with an optimized operational model. The Cloud CoE Architect position is responsible for driving the strategy and architecture of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud services across Azure. As part of the Hybrid Cloud Enablement organization, the Cloud CoE Architect will involve constant evaluation of new cloud products and vendor solutions to recommend the best end-to-end solutions for the enterprise. The Hybrid Cloud Enablement organization will need the Cloud CoE Architect to be a proven leader in cloud technologies who is looking to change how we consume public cloud to drive our business goals. Additional Responsibilities of the Cloud Infrastructure Architect: Leads design of new Cloud technologies by partnering with application teams Design and implement target cloud platform for migrations at scale Defines and document public cloud adoption best practices and strategies Evaluates cloud technology alternatives and makes a case for the best approach. Hands-on proof of concept work will be required in IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud products Develops design diagrams and corresponding documentation to set enterprise best practices for cloud adoption Manages relationships with application & infrastructure teams and prioritizes multiple projects as they go from design into production Collaborate with teams across the company to build complete cloud offerings Design high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) and backup strategies to meet application objectives Required Skills for the Cloud Infrastructure Architect: 10+ years of IT experience 5+ years of experience in Cloud technologies including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Preferred Skills for the Cloud Infrastructure Architect: Experience in relevant computer languages (i.e. Python) Experience with cloud infrastructure components and applications Experience working with APIs. Experience with Micro-service architectures and Container platforms Experience with cloud implementations with and public cloud infrastructure concepts