Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect (Local to IL)

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect (Local to IL)Senior Director – Cloud Infrastructure ArchitectRole Responsibilities:Lead company's long-term strategic technology direction and education regarding cloud architectures.Evaluate designs and architectures and document results/risks based on required technical parameters.Evangelize best practices in Cloud Architecture e.g. HA, Performance, DRKeep abreast of a broad range of technologies that may deliver value to our businessHelp organize support models for new applications hosted.Coaching Customer and Partner teams on Cloud best practicesSupport project teams in taking advantage of PaaS and SaaS offerings while still meeting information security requirements.Technical Skills :Deep and broad knowledge of cloud service provider capabilities and integration with on premise infrastructure/systems.Deep knowledge of automation for moving workloads on and off premise, cloud based file and sync capabilities, cloud content security and protection, cloud based archiving, cloud based application workflow and content managementDeep and broad knowledge of enterprise level storage area networks, data center storage, replication services & supporting technologies as they relate to cloud services technologies.Deep and broad experience/Knowledge of Cloud providers (Private, Hybrid, and Public) specifically including Azure and AWS.Deep technical knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMWare, Hyper-V)In depth knowledge Azure and/or AWS IaaS Services (EC2, ELB, RDS, Route53, S3, SQL database, BLOB Storage, Active Directory, etc)Operating Systems (Linux, Solaris, Unix, Windows)Understanding OpenStack deployments and integrationKnowledge of cloud technology and distributed computingStrong technical knowledge of cloud technologies & IT concepts (VMWare, HyperV, Cisco, Microsoft, EMC, AWS, etc)Previous experience designing and deploying solutions on Azure and/or AWSInfrastructure automation through DevOps scripting (E.g. shell, Python, Ruby, Powershell).Configuration management using CloudFormation, Chef & Puppet.Client/Server and Multi-tier ArchitecturesCommunications and Networking ArchitecturesMessaging ArchitecturesExperience with replication and data protection architecture and solutionsExperience with SAN & NAS technologiesQualifications:Preferred Years of Infrastructure Experience: 15+Education/Certificate: B.S.

Required/M.S. PreferredCompetencies:Proven writing and communication skillsProven consulting skillsProven project skillsStrong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skillsAbility to manage project timelines and outcomes for projects with considerable implementation riskStrong technical aptitudeAbility to multitask and prioritize activitiesStrong interpersonal skillsTitles: Cloud Architect, Senior Cloud Architect, Cloud AWS Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Architect, Senior Cloud ConsultantSkills : AWS, Amazon Web Services, Azure, VMware, Python, Chef, Script