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Azure Cloud Solutions Architect Sofia, Bulgaria or Remote

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Azure Cloud Solutions Architect Description

Job #: 86561

WHY EPAM?


EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

DESCRIPTION


Are you an industry visionary and technologist at heart with a passion for designing complex Azure Cloud solutions? Are you able to guide and advise business and IT teams on the technical and organizational challenges of Cloud transformation? Do you have strong soft skills, solid stakeholder management and technology governance experience? Do you want to transform businesses, so they are able to operate and grow successfully in the cloud-first world?

Then you have an opportunity to join as an Azure Cloud Solutions Architect to work with highly skilled and engaged teams across the globe to build Azure Cloud solutions.

What You’ll Do

  • Work closely with business in identifying solution requirements and key case-studies / scenarios for the future solution based on MS Azure platform
  • Enable Azure cloud journey, analyses TCO and create a business case, make the Cloud dream become reality
  • Design and prototype Azure infrastructure, create infrastructure and security architecture documents covering deep technical aspects of the implementation
  • Create a unified strategy for Azure cloud transformation governance, automation, security, implementation, and operations
  • Analyze existing application and IT services portfolios, develop asset migration, transformation, and automation roadmap
  • Conduct Azure infrastructure architecture review / audit and create review / audit reports
  • Lead implementation of the solution from establishing project requirements and goals to solution "go-live”
  • Oversee the Azure system engineering efforts and provide technical help as needed
  • Day-to-day lead the client through the technical and organisational challenges of Cloud transformation
  • Participate in the full cycle of pre-sale activities, including RFP processing, proposal development and direct communications with potential clients
  • Maintain a strong understanding of Azure industry trends and best practices
  • Create thought leadership on Azure solutions and hybrid clouds
  • Serve as an Azure evangelist, consult and provide technical guidance on Azure solutions design, build, governance, security, operations, and cost control best practices

What You Have

  • Multi-tier distributed architecture experience within IT consulting, IT operations, application development or support which includes migrating, architecting, operating Azure cloud-based solutions, or experience transforming legacy IT solutions, and working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
  • Experience architecting, designing, migrating workloads to the Azure cloud
  • Depth in various migration techniques such as rehost, refactor, re-architect, re-platform, repurchase, etc
  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture, networking, and connectivity. Fluency with design of deployment, configuration management automation (CI/CD), security automation (SAST/DAST), IT operations automation (AIOps) for different workload’s types
  • Experience with highly scalable, performant and mission critical architectures; cloud migration approaches and tools
  • Avid technologist, with deep expertise in modern cloud architecture and history of successful implementation of complex Azure solution
  • Deep understanding of cloud design patterns, cloud operations and cloud cost models with hands-on ability to implement best practices or suggest improvements
  • Ability to suggest competitive and innovative technical decisions, get client buy-in and deliver on commitments
  • Strong communication skills, ability to present technical ideas in business-friendly language
  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Azure certifications are expected - Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

We offer

  • Opportunity to engineer your future
  • Personal development program that will allow you to be valued for your strengths
  • Wide range of professional trainings and workshops
  • Broad projects variety and possible mobility between projects over the time
  • Collaborate in a multicultural environment and exchange best practices with colleagues around the world
  • Varied social benefits; Sports, Transportation and Health programs
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Work-life balance and flexible schedule, team buildings and sport opportunities
  • Modern office in the new Infinity Tower business center
  • Remote By Design™ - we provide you with virtual working environment making you able to be productive and work from any location – being your home, a nice sunny terrace, summer or any of the EPAM offices all around the globe

Great! What's Next?

  • Send us your up-to-date CV or LinkedIn profile, representing your skills and past projects’ achievements
  • We’ll get in touch with you and help you ensure you’ve identified the most suitable role we have for you based on your strengths and passion
  • We’ll invite you for follow up technical conversations with your potential future colleagues and/or project, which can be done face to face in a calm meeting room at our office or via video conferencing call from your cozy place
  • At the end we will align how we can best proceed further in a mutual agreement
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