Cloud Architect - Azure - Digital Velocity

Description
Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we're the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges. As part of CDW's Digital Velocity (DV) organization, Cloud Architects engage with CDW presales, clients, and internal teams to design, develop and implement automated, cloud native pattern solutions primarily to the public cloud service provider Azure. Cloud Architects design and architect cloud solutions based on Statement of Work (SoW) criteria and as needed, also provide cloud engineering of designed solutions. This role is expected to have thought leadership as well as deep technical knowledge in core areas pertaining Azure and cloud native automation, Kubernetes and DevOps solutions. Key Areas of Responsibility
* Provide Professional Services Delivery within CDW's DV organization with expertise in MS Azure, Kubernetes/AKS and GitLab
* Provide solutions architecture as a trusted advisor for clients by gathering requirements, understanding business pain points, and designing/implementing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures using Microsoft Azure, with a focus on Kubernetes/AKS and GitLab for CI/CD pipelines based on client business needs.
* Billable consultant providing Azure architecture, cloud native pattern design and cloud engineering solutions to DV clients
* Hybrid of technical leadership and engineering delivery of cloud automation solutions including, but not limited to; Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes / AKS, Containers, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.
* Partnering with the DV Pre-Sales Team, translate client needs and vision outlined within SoWs into workable best practice solutions
* Cloud architectural design, presentation and implementation lead (e.g. hub-spoke models) to support cloud native automation solutions at scale
* Component specific design and implementation consulting services around Azure's core resources, cloud networking, IAM, etc.
* Creation and delivery of as needed workshops, knowledge transfer sessions etc. to clients in order to ensure solution adoption and permanence
* Training, mentoring and code / work review of cloud engineer team members as necessary
* Operate as part of a team leveraging agile and scrum methodologies
* Meet training and certification requirements for applicable technologies (MS Azure, HashiCorp, CKA, etc.)
* Travel estimate up to 15%
* Internal projects when applicable Education and/or Skill Set Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
* 5+ years of experience in design and implementation of architecture and automated private/public cloud solutions
* 5+ years of Providing Technical Guidance to Engineers
* Knowledge and skill level in identified competencies meet minimum requirements for role
* Previous direct customer consulting experience or equivalent understanding of role responsibilities Required Qualifications
* Certified in multiple of the following: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate, Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, GitLab Certified Git Associate, GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate
* Highly proficient in Microsoft Azure
* Demonstrated knowledge of the Azure cloud platform and awareness of multi-cloud solutions and capabilities
* Design and implementation experience of container solutions including orchestration with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
* Hands-on experience in Kubernetes cluster design and implementation
* Experience with end-to-end scalable Azure architecture design and solution implementation for organizations of varying size
* Experience designing and implementing solutions with Terraform, Ansible or equivalent IaC automation tools and technologies
* Working knowledge of Azure Resource Manager Templates (ARM Templates) and how organizations leverage them
* Working knowledge of various on-premise and cloud connectivity (e.g. ExpressRoute) options through to cloud network security groups and routing
* Experience deploying and managing Azure tenants, subscriptions, resources, resource groups, NSG, etc.
* Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and containers
* Experience working with Azure DevOps including Azure Pipelines, Azure Boards, and Azure Repos
* Working knowledge of GitHub and GitLab
* Experience developing workshop and presentation content with slides, artifacts, etc. and presenting technical solutions to audiences of varying technical knowledge
* Experience working as a team member within an agile environment
* Demonstrated ability to speak to business value of public cloud solutions
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as role must be able to conduct client facing conversations to drive success in consulting engagements
* Demonstrate solid interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with delivery engineering teams
* Ability to create diagrams or visuals that represent proposed architectures using standard diagraming tools (MS Visio, PowerPoint, Lucidchart, Draw.io, etc.)
* Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology
* Ability to take on multiple assigned tasks, organize, and prioritize Pay range: $143,500 - $172,800, depending on experience and skill set. Annual bonus target of 20% subject to terms and conditions of plan Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/ Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials
Who we are:
CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.
What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers.
CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you'll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self- and your best ideas- to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving- and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status
Benefits overview: [https://cdw.benefit-info.com/](https://cdw.benefit-info.com/)