What are the responsibilities and job description for the Azure Solution Architect position at Coforge?
- Role: Azure Solution Architect
- Skills: Azure DevOps, Terraform, Azure migration and Kubernetes.
- Experience: 10 - 13 years
- Location: Chicago, IL - Day 1 Onsite
- We at Coforge are seeking an Azure Solution Architect will be responsible in architecting, implementing, and supporting enterprise-wide solutions, managing, and maintaining the hardware and software owned by SQM. The ideal candidate should have Hands-on experience on Terraform, Azure migration and Kubernetes.
Responsibilities:
1. Azure Cloud Migration:
- Lead the planning, design, and execution of cloud migration projects to Azure.
- Assess existing on-premises infrastructure, applications, and data for cloud readiness.
- Develop migration strategies, including rehosting, refactoring, and rearchitecting as needed.
- Execute migration tasks, including data transfer, application reconfiguration, and validation.
2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform:
- Design and implement infrastructure using Terraform for repeatable and consistent deployment.
- Develop and maintain Terraform scripts and modules for provisioning Azure resources.
- Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to integrate IaC practices into CI/CD pipelines.
3. CI/CD Management:
- Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab.
- Automate build, test, and deployment processes to enhance efficiency and reliability.
- Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD pipeline issues to ensure seamless delivery of software.
4. Enterprise Tools:
- Set up and manage enterprise testing tools.
- Integrate testing tools with CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing.
- Develop and enforce testing best practices and standards to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Provide support activities for the queries, issues, access, installation, and configuration for supported tools
- In depth knowledge and hands on experience with a broad range of industry leading commercial and open source SDLC (Agile and Waterfall), test management, test automation, and CICD tools.
5. Collaboration and Documentation:
- Work closely with architects, developers, and operations teams to align cloud migration efforts with business objectives.
- Document cloud architectures, migration plans, Terraform scripts, and CI/CD workflows.
- Provide training and support to team members on cloud and DevOps best practices.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Proven experience in Azure cloud migration projects.
- Strong expertise in Terraform and infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.
- Hands-on experience on Terraform, Azure migration and Kubernetes.
- Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts, networking, and security in Azure.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Azure certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator).
- Experience with other cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
