We are seeking a skilled and strategic Cloud Architect to lead the design and implement cloud solutions with a focus on-premises to cloud migrations and on Azure at a medical facility in Miami, FL (on site only).
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in workload sizing, migration strategy, cost analysis, and network design. They will collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions tailored to business requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Network and Security Design:
- Design highly available and secure hybrid network architectures (VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, etc.).
- Ensure compliance with corporate security standards and industry best practices.
- Define identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and firewall policies.
- Cloud Migration Strategy:
- Assess existing on-premises infrastructure and applications.
- Define end-to-end migration plans including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting strategies.
- Lead and coordinate the execution of cloud migration initiatives.
- Sizing and Architecture:
- Perform capacity planning and right-sizing analysis of workloads.
- Design scalable and resilient cloud architecture tailored to performance and cost requirements.
- Cost Analysis & Optimization:
- Conduct cloud cost analysis and ROI assessments for migration projects.
- Recommend cost optimization strategies using reserved instances, autoscaling, serverless, and more.
- Utilize tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management.
- Collaboration and Documentation:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, operations, and security.
- Create detailed architecture diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- 5+ years in cloud architecture, with hands-on experience in migration from on-premises environments to AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Certifications (preferred):
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
