AZAD Technology Partners is seeking an Enterprise Cloud Architect for a full-time, W2 Contract position based in Durham, NC.

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week, Hybrid

Assignment Duration: 13 Months with possibility of extending.

Compensation & Benefits: Compensation is between 64.75 - 69.75 hourly. Benefits include a Co-paid Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Cafeteria Plan, and 401k, as well as the option for Paid Time Off (dependent on amount requested).

Position Description:
Required/Desired Skills
10 years of professional IT experience working with Windows Server or Linux environment required. 
5 years of experience with AWS cloud (IAM, EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, LAMBDA) required.
5 years of objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability required.
5 years of strong supervision, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills required.
Demonstrated presentation, training skills, oral and written communication skills required. 
5 years of ability to communicate effectively at all job levels, use excellent evaluation skills, and ability to relay information in legible reports as required.
5 years of experience with AWS cloud services API Gateway, CloudFront, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, Cloudwatch, ElastiCache required.
Experience with Cloud technologies & SaaS applications running on Cloud Highly desired.
Strong experience with Cloud migrations/DevSecOps and implementations Highly desired.
5 years of experience leading organizations through major change initiatives required.
AWS Cloud Certified Required.
Experience with implementing one or more RPA technologies Highly desired.
Experience collaborating with Federal, State and Local Government Desired. 
Experience managing implementation of a statewide IT project Desired.
Experience in establishing and implementing governance model for the Cloud Migration and transformation efforts across programs Highly desired.
5 years of experience in IT and stakeholder relationship management required.

The Client is seeking an experienced Enterprise Cloud Architect and Advisor. This position will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to oversee Clients Cloud computing Strategy. This includes cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring. This position will indirectly lead teams of technologists to advance solutions delivery roadmap, providing guidance and oversight.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Evaluate projects from an Enterprise perspective, ensuring alignment with business needs, IT roadmap, architecture and security standards, internal controls, and IT methodology.
Develop/ Implement Cloud Strategy, Cloud Governance/Principles Framework.
Collaborate with Stakeholders and develop/ Implement Cloud Adoption Framework.
Establish and run the Cloud Advisory Council.
Define standards, process, and community of practice to facilitate cloud computing within our organization in support of Client business and strategy requirements.
Leads architectural content across all aspects of architecture in support of IT delivery.
Provide leadership regarding cloud architecture and the implementation of infrastructure to support the AWS migration of systems.
Establish and maintain cloud architecture, tools, and processes.
Contribute to the success of application migration projects by supporting multiple customers with environment support and monitoring of the cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, and AZURE).
Architect and improve continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools and processes through infrastructure automation.
Lead cross functional project teams, and workgroups.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with business stakeholders as well as technical leaders within IT and other engineers throughout the organization (product engineering, data/application platforms,
etc.)
Guide Solution Architects / Tech Leads to ensure that application and integration architecture aligns with system design guidelines and enterprise architecture standards.
Be the champion for a cloud and security-first mindset and ensure solution follows Client security guardrails/policies defined by PSO.
Mindful of the Healthcare Industry and Digital Health trends.
Foster innovation and implement creative out-of-the-box ideas by conducting brainstorming sessions, hackathons and other innovation events and elevate the thinking.
Assist in the development of policies, standards, and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation, and use of Information Technology within the enterprise.
Research and present ideas for the improvement of systems and processes for consideration by project managers.
Provide leadership in adapting existing application architectures to cloud native architectures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities / Competencies:
Knowledge of AWS RDS, Aurora, Lambda, NoSQL, Redshift, DynamoDB, S3, and other datastore cloud surrounding technologies.
Knowledge of UNIX (Linux) and Windows Server environment and scripting (bash, shell, Python etc.).
Knowledge and Hands on implementation experience on the AWS Networking components.
Active status as an AWS Certified Solution Architect (Professional preferred).
TOGAF - The Open Group Architecture Framework – Certification (Professional preferred).
Track record of evaluating plans to identify risk, ensure alignment of goals, plans, and priorities across teams and functions, and meet commitments; ability to create clarity about what success looks like and inspire velocity in self and others to achieve results that accelerate functional impact.
Capable of stepping up to address difficult issues and saying what needs to be said.
Demonstrated knowledge of SaaS, infrastructure, and cloud computing architectures.
Demonstrated knowledge of data security and compliance controls.
Demonstrated knowledge of advanced automation (bots, AI, low-code platforms).
Familiar with Microservices, containerization, immutable infrastructure and migrating existing workloads to the cloud.

Management prefers applicants with the following:
Experience collaborating with State and Local Government.
Experience in complex, cross-functional team environments.

About Us:

AZAD Technology Partners values diversity - in backgrounds and in experiences.
Since our inception, we have witnessed how our diverse workforce has thrived while contributing to the increases in innovation and advancements in the client organizations we serve.

AZAD Technology Partners is committed to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and is striving to build an even more diverse, inclusive team that reflects the people and communities where we live and work.

AZAD Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer that considers and employs qualified individuals based upon job related qualifications regardless of race, color, sex, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or any other status protected under applicable local, state or federal law.

AZAD Technology Partners takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified employees and applicants who are disabled, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces services medal veterans, and other protected veterans.

AZAD Technology Partners is a Certified Minority Owned Business and OFCCP compliant.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $64.75 - $69.75 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you a U.S. citizen?

Ability to Relocate:

• Durham, NC: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person