Responsibilities
- Lead, with recent hands on experience, end-to-end modernization of legacy applications and endpoints, migrating from on-premise to cloud-native environments using Azure, VMware, M365, and Intune
- Develop migration roadmaps, assess application and infrastructure readiness, and ensure minimal disruption to business operations
- Architect and implement multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies, with a focus on secure, scalable transitions to Azure, GCP, or AWS
- Evaluate and select cloud and datacenter services to meet requirements for scalability, security, and cost-efficiency
- Design and advise on hybrid networking architectures, including high-level planning for routing, firewalls, VPNs, and private connectivity between datacenter and cloud environments
- Define and guide hybrid data architecture strategies, including SAN/NAS integration, Azure Files, Blob Storage, S3 buckets, and cross-platform access planning for structured and unstructured data
- Assess and optimize existing infrastructure and deployment methodologies to align with cloud adoption frameworks and business goals
- Design and document scalable, secure, and reliable system architectures, including visual diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation plans
- Architect and oversee VMware environments, including vSphere, VMFS, storage provisioning, and integration with cloud platforms
- Implement best practices for hybrid software deployment and endpoint management, leveraging Intune, Azure, and M365 for compliance and lifecycle management
- Collaborate across service desk, engineering, security, and business teams to define and iterate on modernization strategies
- Provide technical leadership on cloud architecture, governance, and adoption, translating business needs into robust technical solutions
- Develop and maintain cloud governance frameworks, including identity, access control, data protection, and resource usage policies
- Conduct cloud environment assessments to identify opportunities for performance optimization, cost savings, and security enhancements
- Lead automation initiatives using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Azure DevOps, promoting CI/CD and DevOps best practices
- Mentor and coach team members on cloud technologies, VMware architecture, hybrid networking, and data strategies, fostering a culture of technical excellence
- Support pre-sales and solution scoping, including workshops, requirements gathering, and SOW creation
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, and VMware environments, ensuring high availability
- Stay current with trends in cloud computing, identity, networking, and hybrid data platforms, and proactively recommend improvements
Requirements
- Deep understanding of balancing on-premise and cloud-native software implementations
- Experience helping clients define business requirements and turning them into action
- Recent hands-on experience leading end-to-end modernization of legacy applications and endpoints
- Proven ability to migrate from on-premise to cloud-native environments using Azure, VMware, M365, and Intune
- Experience architecting and implementing multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies
- Ability to design and advise on hybrid networking architectures including routing, firewalls, VPNs, and private connectivity
- Experience defining hybrid data architecture strategies including SAN/NAS, Azure Files, Blob Storage, S3 buckets
- Experience assessing and optimizing infrastructure and deployment methodologies for cloud adoption
- Proven track record designing and documenting scalable, secure, and reliable system architectures
- Hands-on experience with VMware environments including vSphere, VMFS, storage provisioning
- Experience implementing best practices for hybrid software deployment and endpoint management using Intune, Azure, M365
- Ability to collaborate across service desk, engineering, security, and business teams
- Technical leadership experience in cloud architecture, governance, and adoption
- Experience developing and maintaining cloud governance frameworks including identity, access control, data protection
- Experience conducting cloud environment assessments for performance, cost, and security
- Experience leading automation initiatives using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Azure DevOps
- Mentorship experience coaching team members on cloud technologies and architectures
- Ability to support pre-sales activities including workshops, requirements gathering, and SOW creation
- Troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, and VMware environments
- Commitment to staying current with trends in cloud computing, identity, networking, and hybrid data platforms
Additional Information
- This is a remote role in the US
- Travel may be required up to 25% of the time, depending on proximity to clients
