SOFT's client located in New York, NY ( Hybrid ) is looking for a Cloud Architect for a long term contract assignment.
Current AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is strongly preferred. Current Azure certification is nice to have. Please submit candidate certification credentials when applicable.
This role is primarily focused on developing cloud architectures, frameworks, standards, governance, and policies for the organization. The ideal candidate will be proficient in engaging with business users and other technology teams to understand and assess requirements to subsequently develop multi/hybrid cloud solution architectures that can be implemented by the engineering teams. The resource will have to augment cloud engineering skills or guide engineers as needed. This role requires a degree of on-premises infrastructure knowledge because many on-premises systems interact with cloud resources or are being migrated to the cloud. The organization is also seeking to advance their Infrastructure-as-Code practices in the near future.
Key Skills:
AWS 6-10 Years
Azure 2-4 Years
OCI & GCP are nice to have
Hybrid On-Prem/Knowledge 4-6 Years
Cloud Networking 4-6 Years
Cloud DevOps 4-6 Years
Cloud Security 2-3 Years
Cloud FinOps 1-2 Years
Microsoft Visio 2-3 Years
Deep Understanding of Cloud Platforms, Services, Frameworks, Governance
Proficiency with AWS and Azure Cloud Platforms is a must. The resource will primarily focus on designing architectures, standards, and governance for the AWS platform but will also support other Architects on Azure when required.
Expertise in efficiently managing multi-account AWS Organization and multi-subscription Azure Tenant.
AWS CloudShell / Azure Cloud Shell – PowerShell or CLI.
Resource may augment existing teams’ skillsets for other cloud platforms as needed.
Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud interoperability and on-prem to cloud integrations.
Cloud Architecture & Design
Design scalable, resilient, cost optimized, and secure cloud solutions that align with business needs and cybersecurity policies.
Assess applications for cloud suitability and develop migration roadmaps.
Document architectural designs (Microsoft Visio), cloud governance frameworks, cloud standards, and implementation guides.
Strong understanding of:
• AWS Compute (EC2, Instance Auto Scaling, Batch)
• AWS Storage (S3, EBS, Batch Operations, Tiers, Intelligent Tiering, Lifecycle Policies)
• AWS data analytics platforms (Glue, Lake Formation, RedShift, Athena, etc.).
• AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Serverless services (Fargate, Lambda)
• Azure compute services (VMs, Scale-Sets, Batch)
• Azure storage (storage accounts, blobs, files, tables, queues, data lake)
• Azure data analytics platforms (Fabric, Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Event Hubs etc.)
• Azure database services (Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance, Hyperscale, Cosmos DB etc.)
• Serverless services (Azure Functions, Web App, App Services, ASE, Logic Apps, etc.)
• Containerization (ECS, ECR, EKS, Batch, Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, OpenShift, etc.)
• Implementing disaster recovery (DR) and backup strategies aligned with regulatory compliance (RTO/RPO)