Description
Introduction:
Are you a visionary Cloud Architect with a proven track record in designing and implementing cloud solutions? If you're passionate about architecting the future of cloud infrastructure, we have an exciting opportunity waiting for you!
- Join a high performing team
- We are a Remote First Workplace
- Great company culture with people at its heart
- A Microsoft Partner with access to training and certification opportunities
About DDS IT
Our culture starts and ends with our people.
We are a successful IT Services business with an eye on the future, having grown to 100+ staff across New Zealand. Our culture starts and ends with our people. We are a growing people-centric team who work with Passion, Energy and Heart to deliver incredible customer experiences. We operate with flexibility and have created a friendly, caring and family feel workplace. You bring your best self to work to fulfil your potential and enable our Vision of connecting people and technology to improve the everyday life of New Zealanders.
At DDS IT we are big enough to partner with some of New Zealand’s leading Enterprise companies. But we’re small enough that any one of our clients can pick up the phone and talk to any one of our leadership team. Our size allows easy access to key stakeholders and resources helping remove barriers to create a collaborative environment for share valuable knowledge.
We're growing and truly walk the talk of our values aiming to positively impact individuals both professionally and personally. Our drive for excellence and willingness to go to the ends of the earth for clients has created rapid growth and a loyal customer base.
Our Mission is to become our customers trusted service provider. We believe we will achieve this through increasing the productivity of organisations, through the intelligent use of our products, services, and insights day in and day out.
Description:
A little bit about the role
The Cloud Architect is responsible for shaping our clients’ cloud infrastructure and ensuring it aligns with their business goals and objectives. You will be responsible for designing, planning, and implementing cloud solutions that are scalable, secure, and cost-effective. Your expertise will enable us to harness the full potential of cloud technology to drive our clients’ forward.
The role also involves staying updated on cloud computing technologies and trends, and effectively communicating complex cloud reports to management and DDS IT client portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Cloud Architect, you will be a key player in shaping and implementing cutting-edge cloud solutions for our clients. Your responsibilities encompass developing robust cloud architectures, strategies, and roadmaps, as well as evaluating and deploying cloud services. Your expertise is crucial for designing, planning, and implementing cloud solutions that meet stringent performance, security, and availability requirements.
Beyond providing technical leadership, your role extends to delivering exceptional customer service, acting as a trusted advisor for our customers, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. You will actively contribute to defining the future state of DDS IT and client infrastructure, participate in disaster recovery planning, lead and contribute to in weekly team meetings.
Additionally, you will play a crucial role in streamlining and standardizing our cloud engagements, proposing new cloud offerings, and collaborating closely with the DDS Products team to bring innovative solutions to market. Your involvement in market trend analysis, contribution to roadmaps and strategy, and engagement with public cloud programs will be key in positioning our cloud services at the forefront of industry advancements.
Skills and Experiences:
A bit about you
As a seasoned Cloud Architect, you bring over [4] years of hands-on experience, showcasing a proven track record in designing and implementing robust cloud architectures. Your proficiency spans across Azure and/or AWS platforms, with a deep understanding of cloud services, infrastructure, and deployment models.
Key Highlights:
- Strong architectural and design skills, coupled with practical experience in cloud security, compliance, and governance.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible and Terraform, as well as expertise in observability platforms such as Datadog, Dynatrace, or New Relic.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, essential for seamless teamwork across diverse functions.
Technical Expertise:
- Applied knowledge of the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) & Well-Architected Framework.
- Proficiency in Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Networking (Virtual Network, Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute), Azure Active Directory, etc
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuo