CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT - HYBRID - A.C. Coy

Location: Hybrid, north of Pittsburgh, PA (3 days onsite/ 2 days remote)

Job Type: Full Time, Contract

Work Authorization: No Sponsorship

The A.C.Coy company has an immediate opening for a Cloud Architect.  Ideal candidates must have 5+ years of experience planning, designing and managing Azure infrastructures; 5+ years of experience implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions for Azure and 5+ years of experience in analyzing Azure environments and recommending best practices in compute, storage, backup recovery and archiving to Azure.

• Oversee architecture, management, configuration, and layout of Azure infrastructures
• Provide expert-level architecture design for Azure environments
• Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes
• Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization for cloud end-to-end architecture, including networking, provisioning, and management
• Offer in-depth analysis of Azure environment and recommend best practices in Compute, Storage, Backup, Recovery, and Archiving
• Ensure delivered solutions meet/perform to technical and functional/non-functional requirements
• Use prior knowledge and creativity to troubleshoot and solve technical issues as they arise
• Keep up to date with developments on current cloud computing solutions and processes
• Provide guidance to cross-functional teams on using and accessing data on the cloud, especially during major transfer, updates, or changes
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis reviews to improve Azure system performance

• Planning, designing and managing Azure infrastructures - 5+ years
• Implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions for Azure - 5+ years
• Analyzing environments and recommending best practices in compute, storage, backup/recovery and archiving specific to Azure - 5+ years
• Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies, applications, and trends
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, software application, and design
• Cloud migration and data management skills with an emphasis on data privacy and security