Azure Cloud architect – LanceSoft

Title of the Job: Azure Cloud architect

Location: Montreal, QC

Job Description: Position Description:
We are looking for an Azure Cloud architect who will contribute to creating our technology vision and work closely with software delivery teams to execute that vision. You will be a subject matter expert for 5-10 projects, all using a similar vision, rather than deeply embedded with a single team.Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing cloud architecture patterns for Azure and submitting to the divisional Architecture repository.
• Educating project teams on the Azure technology options, benefits, costs etc.
• Working with central centers of excellence (Cloud, Data, Security etc) to develop best practice and blueprints.
• Client and incorporate new Azure or Open-Source technology choices into our Cloud Service Catalogue.
• Documentation of Cloud architectures and Architecture Decision Records.
• Weekly coordination with the Cloud Project team to qualify new requests.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience architecting reporting, trading or client facing solutions, ideally within Financial Services or similar industry.
• Deep expertise in the Azure technologies: how they have evolved over time and will continue to evolve in the future.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Solid understanding (ideally hands-on experience) with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, especially in the context of Azure.
• Deep expertise in architecting for resiliency: availability zones, regions, data replication.
• Understanding of Architecture methodology (either from a consulting organization or from within a team that follows a structured Architecture process).

Nice to have:

• Experience working with Kubernetes (Azure (AKS) or similar).
• Experience working with Kafka and/or Event Bus type architectures.
• Experience working with Snowflake or other Cloud based Data Platforms.
• Experience coding with Java Spring.
• Experience of building cost models and proactively exploring opportunities to reduce cost in Cloud (Serverless vs Always On, different service tiers etc).

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