Architect- Cloud Job in Global Networks

Description

Deliver solution architecture for enterprise level customers based on Openstack / Cloudstack Clouds.

Drive solution architecture based on recommended practices

Design and implement end to end cloud solutions in-line with company s Business objectives.

Actively participate in Cloud architecture and security governance and help drive process improvements.

Create content for design and technical reference.

Run highly complex enterprise-wide projects requiring in-depth knowledge across multiple specialized architectural domains.

Understand cloud technology trends, how they impact future solutions, and provide strategic direction to the broader technology community.

Train, develop, and manage a team.

Qualifications:

• Education: Any Bachelor s degree
• Experience:
• 12+ years of experience on Linux & Virtualization technologies.
• 7+ years of design/implementation/consulting experience with distributed applications ( preferably NFV )
• 5+ years of software development tools and methodologies
• 4+ years of experience of presenting to executives, IT Management, or developers
• Technology and Software:
  • Linux Operating Systems (CentOS/RedHat or similar)
  • Understanding of virtualization technologies: KVM, Citrix XenServer, VMware ESXi
  • Security: Linux hardening , iptables , security patching
  • Cloud Infrastructure Mgmt: Cloudstack, Openstack
  • Software defined storage: Design and Implement software-defined storage systems, such as CEPH
  • Cloud Migrations : Plan and implement migrations to Openstack Platform
  • Scripting language: Bash, Python
  • Monitoring: Nagios, Zenoss, Zabbix or similar
  • Configuration Management Systems: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt or similar
  • Database: MySQL or similar
  • Networks: Thorough understanding of Networking Fundamentals CCNA Level. Preferably CCNP Level.
  • Software Defined Networking ( SDN ) : Openvswitch , Open Contrail
  • Documentation: Ability to document standard technical procedures, production designs , technical solutions & test cases
  • Hardware: Understanding of Hardware procurement and deployment.
  • Troubleshooting: L3/L4 level troubleshooting & RCA for complex & priority issues.
  • ITIL: Knowledge of standard operational processes like change management, incident management & problem management.
  • Applications: Network Function Virtualization ( NFV ) applications like Palo Alto, Silver Peak WAN Optimizers , Silver Peak SDWAN etc

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design solutions and execute on approved plans for a secure, highly available, and efficient cloud environment.
• Develop cloud solutions, design specifications, policies, procedures and organizational cloud deployment and support standards.
• Plan and conduct technical tasks associated with the support, implementation and maintenance of cloud application infrastructure.
• Participate with engineering teams to perform PoCs and test new products and services.
• Identify ways in which new services and modifications or enhancements to current product catalogue can be successfully implemented.
• Deploy and manage internal as well as customer-based virtual machines via a Cloud-based portal.
• Co-ordinate with internal teams and handle escalations to ensure issues are resolved quickly with least customer downtime.
• Optimize the environment to maximize auto recovery and geographically distributed redundancy.
• Improve system monitoring and alerting to improve incident time to resolution while decreasing false positives.
• Improve system logging and benchmarking in order to fine tune application infrastructure and gain better insight into system issues and performance.
• Work with application development teams to improve system performance through environment upgrades and improvements.
• Update systems to support new development and technology initiatives.

Required Skills:

• Advanced Technical Knowledge: This is a senior technical position that requires extensive experience with enterprise architecture, design and implementations
• Communication: Ability to communicate technical ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders is critical. Ability to negotiate and solve conflict. Additionally, the ability to document support procedures to ensure that deployed systems are properly maintained and supported.
• Leadership: Collaborative leadership is important to gather technical and business requirements and build plans that incorporate feedback. Strong organization, project planning and time management skills.
• Analytical: You will be required to project the impact of design decisions and weigh compromises in operational criteria to meet business objectives.
• Training/Certifications :
• Vendor certifications: RedHat Linux, KVM, Citrix, VMware, ITILv2/3 a plus.
• Experience in multiple private cloud implementations on CloudStack, Openstack, a plus
• Experience in designing and implementing NFV Clouds a plus.