Cloud Solutions Architect - Azure

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or related field

Two to Three (2-3) years of professional experience with Azure Cloud Computing

Five or more (5+) years of professional experience working as an Enterprise Architect, Solutions Architect

Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to author and present materials ranging from detailed technical specifications to high-level presentations.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills; able to quickly digest any issue/problem encountered and recommend an appropriate solution Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader, including:

Knowledge of application security and secure software development practices Hands-on technical experience in designing, building and securing AWS and Azure services

Experience building road maps, reference architectures, patterns, threat models, project planning/reporting and management concepts, methodologies, tools, standards and procedures

Experience with assessment, implementation, optimization, and documentation of broad set of security technologies and processes such as data protection, cryptography, key management, identity and access management, systems security, network security within IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments and CI/CD pipeline tooling and deployments

Experience working in DevOps environment with an ability to script/code Using tools like Azure DevOps/VSTS to validate requirements, deploy, and troubleshoot deployments of code and technologies in stage and production environments

Experience working with development teams on cloud infrastructure and DEVOPS engineers on the design and build of automated solutions

Experience in configuration management across multi-cloud platforms Enterprise Architecture activities driving service roadmaps, strategic planning, and optimization in AWS/Azure

Documenting Platform Reference Architectures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and performing knowledge transfer to team and others Displaying skills in TCP/IP, routing protocols, switching, IPsec and SSL VPNs, load balancing, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, network monitoring and troubleshooting tools, packet analysis, etc.

Managing network services including, but not limited to: VPN, firewall, WAF, IPS, CDN, proxy, load balancing, and DNS Designing, implementing and maintaining network infrastructure in multi-region and multi-cloud environments Understanding of network security design including segmentation, encryption, logging and monitoring

Experience in CIDR, sub-netting, Express Route, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway and Hub and Spoke models implementations

Demonstrated knowledge of container technology (such as Docker), database technology (such as MySQL, MS-SQL, or Postgresql) and development language (such as Java, Perl, PHP or Python)

Working with code management tooling such as Github or Gitlab

Knowledge of securing Kubernetes, Docker Containers, Server less environments Helping to triage incidents in stage and production environments with our Managed Services Provider and the Operations team as needed

Current AWS/Azure Certifications preferred but not required

Familiarity with Native Azure security solutions (Azure Security Center) big plus

Familiarity with vulnerability management technologies and integration with Azure big plus

Knowledge in Financial Services and FinTech is a major plus