Sr Cloud Architect

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a Cloud Architect

Position type: Full Time - Contract

Duration: 12+ Months

Location: Chandler, AZ

As a Cloud Architect, you will:

· Maintain thought leadership role in cloud technology, remaining up to date on offerings of various cloud service providers

Maintain overall product design documentation and oversight. Responsible for the overall architecture of Hybrid cloud platforms and components that comprise it

Provide expert level guidance on Cloud design decisions, standards, and operational practices

Be an active member of Cloud center of excellence to define and govern best practices in Cloud platforms engineering, cloud operations, cloud-native application development, and cloud platform governance

Plan and implement the selection of new cloud services and tools to enable cloud roadmap

Drive discussions in architecture review board; develop platform architecture artifacts and influence on architectural decisions

Maintain blueprints and reference implementations of cloud products

Partner with Information Security teams to engineer secure app patterns and have “security from the get-go” model into Cloud platforms

Work with teams that have high application complexity to provide guidance on cloud platforms, and escalate risks and issues as appropriate

Communicate problems and challenges to drive discussions across key stakeholders –engineering, operations, developers, and leadership

Primary Skill

DevOps

Secondary Skill

Microsoft Azure

Tertiary Skill

Linux

Required Qualifications

Experience in delivering large scale distributed enterprise platforms with focus on performance, scale, security, and reliability

Experience in DevOps and GitOps models with infra-ascode, config-as-code, policy-as-code, etc. with technologies such as Terraform

Experience with on-premises based Private Cloud and Public Cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud

Have deep knowledge of web protocols, Linux and/or Windows operating systems, and AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud and/or Google APIs and environments

Experience in native CSP orchestration stacks (e.g., Azure ARM templates, AWS CloudFormation, Google Cloud Deployment Manager)

Experience in container-native technologies such as Kubernetes, container native virtualization, network, etc.

Experience in cloud-native logging, monitoring and operations tools – Splunk, Prometheus, etc.

Experience with containers related technologies and CICD tools – Jenkins, pipelines, container repos, etc.

Experience infra–automation tools and general programming languages – Ansible, Java, python, etc.

Must be expert level in one or more of the following, with familiarity with the others:

Cloud IAM

Cloud network and security design Cloud IaaS design, including image creation and management using tools such as Packer.

Native cloud services (i.e., CosmosDB, BigTable, etc.)

Cloud-native Kubernetes services (AKS, GKE, EKS) design and implementation Red Hat Openshift public cloud design and implementation

Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, CloudFormation, Salt

Experience in Agile development practices and test driven development

Demonstrated excellence in organizational, leadership, communication, coaching, and troubleshooting skills

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration!

This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis .

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We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.

Thank you!

Shashank Dwivedi

678-834-8132

Shashank.Dwivedi1@innovasolutions.com

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: $65/hr to $70/hr

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024

Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)

One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)

One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)

Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)

One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)

AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Website : https://www.innovasolutions.com/

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