Job Description
AIB Cloud Architect Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to help shape our hybrid cloud future and drive strategic technology direction for AIB.
The successful candidate will be a key member of our Technology Architecture team, accountable for defining target cloud architecture, roadmaps, and principles to support our hybrid cloud future.
Key Accountabilities:
* Take overall accountability for the development of a cloud domain architecture and technology roadmap for cloud.
* Ensure these are used as reference for solution architectures and designs in that domain.
* These architectures must reflect a roadmap for migration and continuing optimisation of the platform to reduce complexity and lifetime cost.
* Problem solve - takes large complex problem domains and requirements and decomposes into segments.
* Draws on subject matter experts to translate the complex into the simple to define a holistic architecture and roadmap.
* Collaborate - establishes connections with team and wider Technology, Architecture, Business and Vendor community.
* Works with them to ensure that the appropriate technology direction is set and adopted to meet business requirements.
* Influence - Engages with the team and applies expertise to contribute to team outcomes and requirement to influence senior Business and Technology stakeholders.
* Manage complex stakeholder engagements.
You Will Bring:
* Cloud architecture experience (6+ years) with a range of technologies, providers, deployment (private, hybrid, public) and service models (Saa S, Paa S, Iaa S).
* Architecture, design, and implementation of scalable cloud-based solutions.
* Experience with the AWS or Azure Well-Architected Frameworks.
* In-depth hands-on work experience with large-scale implementations of Azure and extensive architecture experience (enterprise, full-life cycle) with other platforms such as AWS or GCP would be a plus.
* Project experience migrating and deploying cloud-based solutions (GCP, Azure or AWS) with an understanding of Agile, SCRUM, and Continuous Delivery.
* Experience in architecting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services infrastructure and topologies.
* Knowledge of .NET, and cloud technologies development languages and tools.
* Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service, Infrastructure as Code, and related concepts on public cloud.
* Certification in Azure Architecture, additional certifications in AWS and GCP would be a plus.
* Experience with distributed computing, cloud security, Iaa S & Paa S architectures, knowledge of big data/analytics, CI/CD, Dev Ops, SRE, and networking concepts.
* Container experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
* Understanding of Identity and Access Management, user and system authentication methods and certificates, tokens, and certificate management.
* Knowledge of the architecture practice, principles of business analysis, requirements definition, SLAs, and cost evaluation.
* Professional certification advantageous (TOGAF, CITA/IASA).
* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a technology discipline advantageous.