Hosting Architect

*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full time role*

A prestigious company is on the search for a Hosting Architect. This architect will provide direction of cloud and On-Prem data infrastructure. They will design hosting solutions and develop platforms modernization and migration strategies for existing IaaS/PaaS/container service environments. This architect must have experience with PowerShell DSC, VMware architecture/administrator experience, AWS, Windows/Linux, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Act as trusted advisor on internal strategic initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights and advice.
• Design scalable and highly available hosting solutions and develop comprehensive platform modernization and migration strategies for existing IaaS/PaaS/Container Services environments.
• Create solutions using automation tools such as PowerShell DSC.
• Document current systems and draft and maintain policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures.
• Document hosting requirements and produce infrastructure build plans.
• Troubleshoot application/database performance issues related to connectivity, access, and security and create topology diagrams for applications and hosting platforms.
• Envision, develop, prove, and recommend innovative solutions meeting current and future business requirements.
• Define, document, publish and governance of platform hosting standards.
• Implement process improvements, methodologies, and/or strategies based on organization goals and business needs.
• Design data recovery and backup system and define data retention, backup, and recovery methods and plans.
• Ultimately, you will be responsible for design and build of Company's server environment on-premise and cloud-based solutions ensuring that they are reliable, secure and delivered on time.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years' experience as a VMware Architect/Administrator for a large enterprise
• 5+ years' experience with architecture, design, configuration, and deployment within the AWS platform
• 5+ years' experience with Windows Server OS, Linux OS, Web SSO, SAML, OAuth2, and Active Directory
• Strong understanding of networking (OSI Model, Designing Topologies, Routing Protocols, virtual Switches native to VSAN)
• Strong working knowledge and hands on experience with AWS EC2, S3, RDS, Cloudwatch, Load Balancers, VPCs, and Transit Gateways