Job DescriptionThis position is for a Client Solutions Architect to support a cloud customers who reside in Microsoft Azure (Gov/DoD). The client is a managed service provider (MSP) and they support enterprise applications owners hosted in private and public cloud environments.
JOB DUTIES:• Participate and lead technical requirements gathering sessions with customers interested in migrating their IT system
- Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements.
- Based on customer's technical requirements, develop an architecture for the customer's IT system.
- Create all the required architecture documentation and diagrams and create a Technical Data Package for the customer's IT system.
- Assist with identifying and planning potential new managed services, features, and capabilities.
- Serve as overall subject matter expert on Windows technology and market capabilities/trends.
- Troubleshoot and resolve operating system, application, and networking issues in a complex and highly secured environment.
- Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across a wide variety of network, storage, and compute technologies.
- Contributing to the client's ongoing automation efforts.
- Managing multiple customer application migrations simultaneously.
Qualifications- Experience developing cloud based architecture solutions based on customer requirements
- Knowledge of private/hybrid/commercial cloud environments
- Mid to senior level Windows Administrator experience
- Security+ (Or equivalent IA cert) and computing environment certification (i.e. MCSA, etc.)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects
- Experience automating routine administrative tasks desired
- Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies
- Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (PowerShell, DSC, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
- Active DOD Secret security clearance.
- CompTIA Security + certification
- College Degree required
- Computing Environment (CE) Certification (i.e., MCSE, Server+, etc.) - can be waived for 30 days after project join date.
Desired Skills:- Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
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