Senior Solutions Architect
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to join our team. As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining, designing, and implementing cloud-based solutions that align with our business objectives and customer goals. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing technical expertise and guidance to ensure the successful delivery of solutions that meet the highest standards of performance, security, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture Design:
- Develop and design cloud architecture solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
- Define cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and application architecture.
Technical Leadership:
- Provide leadership and technical expertise to guide cloud architecture decisions.
- Mentor and collaborate with a team of architects and engineers.
Cloud Strategy:
- Work with stakeholders to define the cloud strategy, aligning it with business goals and objectives.
- Assess the current state of cloud infrastructure and provide recommendations for improvements.
Solution Planning:
- Collaborate with project teams to plan and architect cloud solutions that leverage cloud-native services and technologies.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, highly available, cost-effective and generally align with the Well Architected Framework.
Security and Compliance:
- Implement security best practices and compliance standards in cloud solutions.
- Conduct security reviews and risk assessments for cloud architectures.
Cloud Service Selection:
- Evaluate and select cloud services and technologies that best fit project requirements.
- Make recommendations for optimizing cost and performance.
Performance Optimization:
- Monitor and analyze cloud performance, identifying areas for optimization and resource utilization improvements.
- Implement strategies for enhancing the performance of cloud solutions.
Documentation:
- Create comprehensive architecture documentation, including architectural diagrams, design specifications, and best practices guidelines.
- Maintain architectural knowledge base.
Research and Innovation:
- Stay updated on emerging cloud technologies and trends.
- Research and evaluate new cloud services and tools for potential adoption.
Stakeholder Communication:
- Communicate cloud architecture concepts and decisions to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner.
- Collaborate with business leaders to align cloud solutions with business objectives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Extensive experience as a Cloud Solutions Architect, with a proven track record in designing and implementing cloud solutions. At least 5 years.
- Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect are highly desirable.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional is required.
- In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and services.
- Strong expertise in cloud security, compliance, and best practices.
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IAC) and automation tools.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Leadership experience. At least 3 years leading a technical team.
Method of Application
Kindly send cv to umama.david-ogebe@descasio.io with ‘Senior Solutions Architect’ as the subject of the email.