Cloud Native Solution Architect

Overview of Role

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Native Solution Architect to join our team. In this senior role, you will be responsible for designing and developing cloud-native architectures. You will collaborate closely with application owners, developers, and IT operations teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable platforms across both Azure and AWS.

Key Role Responsibilities

• You will be an SME in Cloud and Cloud Native technologies with a DevOps / Automation first mindset

• Develop and Design Cloud Native Application frameworks using containerisation, microservices, API's and orchestration technologies

• Will lead design workshop and review sessions with customers as part of Solution POC/POT/Project or Pre-Sales

• Develop Technical documentation and Solution Artefacts to a high standard

• Implement scalable, distributed systems leveraging cloud platforms primarily Azure

• Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code for cloud-based environments

• You will be implementing Agile practices and methodology

• Set up CI/CD pipelines to automate the building, testing, and deployment of containerized applications and working with development and devops teams to achieve Infrastructure as Code as well as observability.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, staging, and production environments

• Collaborate with developers and application owners on software requirements

• It is a dynamic environment, ideal for someone who enjoys learning and can quickly adapt to new technologies 

Education, Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect/Devops certifications

• Haschicorp Terraform Associate/Professional

• Experience working ideally with both Azure and AWS, albeit Azure will be more prevalent

• Extensive experience working with Infrastructure as code and application configuration management toolsets such as Terraform and Ansible as well as CI/CD platforms (Jenkins / Azure DevOps / GitHub/Gitlab/Helm)

• Strong Scripting skills in Bash and Python preferable

• Strong experience with Linux-based infrastructures and Linux/Unix administration

• Extensive experience in scaling patterns and tooling in enterprise environments

• A good grasp of operational / lifecycle management (SRE model)

• Experience working with Kubernetes and container-based architectures

• Experience working in the realm of API design a plus

• Good communication skills to be effective collaborator amongst multiple teams and stake holders

• Possess strong documentation and technical writing skills for varied audiences

• A good grasp of Cloud security and networking required

• Any experience or knowledge in the realm of AI and Data science would also be positive especially from any Public Cloud Provider