Senior Architect with Kubernetes and Azure cloud expertise

Codebase Ltd - Pleasanton, CA

Full-time - Senior

Pleasanton, CA

About the position

The Senior Architect position focuses on developing and maintaining the enterprise architecture framework that aligns with the organization's business strategy, particularly utilizing Kubernetes and Azure Cloud technologies. The role requires hands-on involvement in coding and collaboration with various teams to ensure that IT initiatives meet both current and future business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework that aligns with the organization's business strategy.
• Work with the IT architecture review board to ensure architectural governance across the organization.
• Translate business requirements into functional IT architecture and roadmaps.
• Assess current technologies and systems to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the business.
• Recommend the adoption of new technologies or architectural changes to drive efficiency, security, and scalability.
• Define standards and best practices for the selection, integration, and implementation of IT systems.
• Collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders to define solution architectures for complex projects.
• Lead the design and implementation of IT initiatives, ensuring technical solutions meet both current and future requirements.
• Act as a liaison between Engineering teams and business leaders to ensure IT projects meet business objectives.
• Communicate architectural decisions and strategies to key stakeholders.
• Work with business units to understand their strategic initiatives and translate these into technical requirements.
• Identify potential security, performance, or compliance issues in current and proposed architectures.
• Ensure the company's IT architecture adheres to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices.
• Develop strategies for mitigating potential risks, including disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Requirements

• Very strong expertise in Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud.
• Understanding and experience with Google Cloud Platform.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with architectural governance and IT architecture review processes.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning.