Key Skills:

• Experience with architecting highly scalable and highly available systems in AWS/Azure
• Experience in both Public & Private cloud platform.
• AWS based Cloud Architecture experience leveraging the multidisciplinary skills of information security, automation, AWS infrastructure in AWS environment. DevOps knowledge will be added advantage.
• Knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation.
• Knowledge in Virtualization & core Infra (Server, Network, Storage) platforms
• Good Understanding of OS, Windows or Linux.
• Experienced at producing multi-tier, high-availability infrastructure architectures in an Enterprise & cloud environment adhering to DR, Business Continuity and availability best practice.
• Understanding of Hybrid Cloud solutions and experienced in integrating public cloud into traditional hosting/delivery models
• Experience with application and infrastructure management and monitoring tools
• Experienced with security features such as LDAP, ADFS, SSL.
• Understands Identity and access integration AWS IAM, Azure IDaaS, AAD
• Experienced in provisioning, operating, and implementing cloud base solutions.
• Experience in ELB, EBS, S3, Cloudfront, Aurora, VPC, VPC peering
• Strong technical knowledge of virtual machines (IaaS, Writing Code (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).
• Knowledge of deploying containerized applications (such as Docker) on cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of Devops pipelines.
• Experience in cloud-based security configurations, patching, and troubleshooting
• Network integration experience with AWS Direct Connect or Azure Express route integration and network design (LAN/WAN/Firewalls)
• Experience with executing quick technical feasibility and technical proposal development for moving identified workloads to Azure/AWS
• Building and recommending a migration approach to lift and shift the workloads to Azure /AWS or architecting a green field development and/or production platform for new applications. Able to help shape transition and transformation strategies.
• AWS Migration experience like DB Migration (RDS DB, On-prem like oracle DB MySQL to AWS DB Migration), Server Migration from on-prem to AWS or VPC2VPC migration will be an added advantage.
• Executing limited POCs, where necessary
• Knowledge and experience of AWS & Azure pricing and commercial models and how to optimize for a given engagement or use case. This is Mandatory.
• Should have Good experience in OEM engagement.
• Should have Good Experience in Customer Coordination (understand customer needs and providing solutions).
• Thorough background on general infrastructure components like Networking, Server platforms, storage, application structure, Identity, Security (Encryption, PKI), load balancing, etc.
• Good working knowledge of ITIL processes and procedures.
• Excellent English communication capabilities, both written and verbal
• Excellent consulting skills.
• Ability to perform and conduct workshops and meetings to develop client solutions
• Customer facing skills to represent AWS & Azure well within the customer's environment and drive discussions with senior personnel regarding trade-offs, best practices, project management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs Cloud environments with a focus on AWS. Responsible for the design of production, staging, QA and development Cloud Infrastructure running in 24x7 environments.
• Delivers customer Cloud strategies, aligned with business and security objectives.
• Provides hands-on AWS implementation.
• Provides mentoring to aide in the development and growth of team members

Desired Candidate Profile

• 8-12 years in Cloud Solution (Both in AWS & Azure Platform)
• Good attitude towards corporate environment.
• Team player & Mentor to the team.
• Energetic, self-motivated and self-sufficient in accomplishing tasks.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.