Azure Cloud Architect at Vaco, LLC
Newark, OH 43055
About the Job
Purpose:
Responsible for defining, implementing, and supporting the technical architecture for MS Azure and Office 365 environments for the company, in partnership with the Chief Architect and other technical leaders. The overall goal is to increase scalability, reliability, and performance of the cloud services in scope to provide a best-in-class Information Services experience to both internal and external stakeholders. The organization has a strong focus on managing through automation, site reliability, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Must have experience with:
- on-prem to cloud migrations (Azure mandatory & AWS is a plus).
- cloud security, understanding and optimizing operational costs and have expertise in overall cloud performance and reliability.
- Office 365 (enterprise products and services associated with these products: MS Exchange, SharePoint Online, Active Directory and MS Entra, MS Teams, and related cloud products)
- Job Description
- Architect and design solutions that are scalable, highly available, automated, and meet all required security controls and best practices.
- Implement solutions using Infrastructure as as a service (Virtual Machines), Platform as a Service (Serverless Functions, Object Storage, and other Cloud Technologies).
- Manage Cloud Accounts, Organizations, and Tenants.
- Write Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and like scripts.
- Design and implement automation tools and related infrastructure.
- Analyze current technology and develop roadmaps and backlog to improve the technology or replace as appropriate.
- Maintain applications and systems through recurring security patching adhering to the company vulnerability management standards.
- Analyze and determine root cause for management of complex application or system issues.
- Collaborate with project management teams to support the estimation and progress monitoring of cloud services activities in support of the company initiatives.
- Represent area of responsibility as a core member of the Architecture Review Board
- Work closely with other Information Services associates to maintain hardware and software for projects to be completed efficiently.
- Non-negotiables
- Hospital and Banking (Regulated industry – experience with audits)
- Strong understanding of Cloud Computing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions.
- Experience in DevOps Methodologies / Knowledge of DevOps Tools and Technologies
- Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash/Shell, and related technologies
- Automation First Mindset
- Advanced Linux and Windows server platform expertise
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- Professional experience and a high-level understanding of working with various operating systems and their implications
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
