Solutions Architect (Job #6427)

Unclassified - Westport, CT

Full-time - Mid Level

Westport, CT

About the position

We are seeking a driven individual who has a desire to work with some of the best Cloud Architects in the market. Our architects support the full life cycle from client needs analysis, through design, build migration, and go live. They are continually assessing emerging products and services that improve the business of the clients we serve. The Senior Solution Architect is a combination of a subject matter guru, trusted advisor, and cloud services authority. This role will be responsible, working as part of our cloud team, to help define the tools, processes, and methods, and develop systems that will utilize Private and Public clouds (AWS, Azure, and others) to support enterprise adoption of our managed cloud service offerings. In addition, the Senior Solutions Architect will use systems analysis techniques, enterprise architecture planning processes, and procedures while consulting with clients to determine cloud computing specifications and needs. Responsibilities also include the design and implementation of customized technical virtualization solutions for clients both on-premises and in public cloud environments. The role involves developing complete virtualization solutions that take into account sizing, infrastructure, data protection, disaster recovery, and application requirements, as well as hybrid access to premises-based enterprise systems. The Senior Solutions Architect will create a bill of materials for solution-specific virtualization product and service requirements, provide cloud-focused demonstrations, evaluations, and proof of concept support, and contribute to the development of Statements of Work and Proposals. Additionally, the role requires troubleshooting expertise for virtualization performance and other issues, developing AWS and Azure cloud solutions for clients, and managing and performing V2C, P2C, and P2V migrations of systems for clients. The architect will also integrate appropriate security and information assurance controls into solutions to ensure accreditation based on the regulatory requirements that the client operates under. Supporting Cloud Assured leadership in continuous improvement of our solutions to maintain competitive advantages is also a key responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement customized technical virtualization solutions for clients both on-premises and in public cloud environments.
• Develop complete virtualization solutions considering sizing, infrastructure, data protection, disaster recovery, and application requirements.
• Create a bill of materials for solution-specific virtualization product and service requirements.
• Provide cloud-focused demonstrations, evaluations, and proof of concept support.
• Contribute to the development of Statements of Work and Proposals.
• Provide troubleshooting expertise for virtualization performance and other issues.
• Develop AWS and Azure cloud solutions for clients.
• Manage and perform V2C, P2C, and P2V migrations of systems for clients.
• Integrate appropriate security and information assurance controls into solutions to ensure accreditation based on regulatory requirements.
• Support Cloud Assured leadership in continuous improvement of our solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in engineering enterprise data center solutions.
• Cloud Architecting / Solution Delivery expertise, preferably with AWS services.
• Demonstrable Enterprise Architecture planning and design skills.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Puppet and Chef.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good analytic, organization, presentation, customer service, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Balance of knowledge in Operating systems, Network, Security, and programming or scripting.
• Working experience in .NET or similar programming or scripting languages.
• In-depth understanding of authentication and authorization services (e.g., AD, ADFS, SAML, LDAP) and associated APIs.
• Ability to understand and support network, system, and application security hardening, penetration testing, continuous monitoring, and policy support.
• Ability to support network and system risk assessment and security planning and documentation.

Nice-to-haves

• Database and application services support skills.
• Expertise in one or more platforms (Microsoft or a flavor of Linux) with 5 or more years of experience.
• Expertise in a combination of database and platform application services (e.g., Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Apache software, SQL, Oracle, MYSQL, AWS RDS, Mongo, Hadoop/EMR).
• Full understanding of DNS, WINS, DHCP, and LDAP compliant directories.
• Cisco network routing and switching skills.
• Experience with system monitoring tools that can be easily extended into AWS, Azure, and premise-based systems for a single enterprise view.