Azure Architect

Job Title: Azure Architect, Service Operations

The Role:

The Architect - DevOps Azure is part of the 11:11 Systems NextGen Public Cloud team and will work closely with colleagues to deliver all aspects of the Managed Azure Cloud service. This role will work with the Azure Solutions architect to ensure the design focuses on the customers needs while implementing the solution.

This position will function as a customer-facing DevOps Architect that will engage with a variety of stakeholders in your customers organizations to drive business value while leveraging deep technical Azure platform expertise to ensure optimal solution delivery and support. The Azure DevOps Architect will have to work with the Engineers in the team to guide them on infrastructure and design solutions.

What Youll Do:

• Architect and design Azure environments, infrastructure, and services that enable migration of IT infrastructure, services and systems from an on-prem environment to Azure.
• Collaborate with IT security teams to implement and manage cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Develop and implement scalable and resilient cloud architecture solutions within an Azure Cloud environment.
• Work with Customers, Product Management, and the DevOps team where engagement will ensure that we drive modern managed services for our customers.
• Deliver the customer experience for engineering and deployment, ensuring customer satisfaction and providing technical excellence for problem resolution.
• Should have a work experience on Azure Web Services for atleast 4+ years.
• Work with Azure services and infrastructure deployments all the time ensuring you deliver scalable, resilient, and reliable systems hosted in Azure. 
• Work with automation tools such as Terraform, CI/CD and monitoring tools such as Datadog.
• Author automation artifacts such as templates and scripts.
• Deep understanding of Azure Web services.
• Should have good knowledge on Azure networking, AKS, IAM, Azure Lighthouse services.
• Strong Powershell scripting and preferred Python, Javascript experience.
• Work supportively with colleagues, always operating in a collegiate manner and in line with the Companys values. 
• Should be able to work on the customer requirements and design the solutions for customer environments.
• Directing the team in troubleshooting non-production and production related to solutions/issues. Experience with troubleshooting networking and telemetry services.
• Driving “Proof of Concepts and Investigations tasks for better solutions.
• Work supportively with colleagues, operating in a manner that is consistent with 11:11’s Code of Business Ethics and Company Values
• Responsibly receive, transmit, and handle company data and information per Company data handling agreements, work procedures and policies
• Review and follow company policies and guidelines, data privacy practices, including annual compliance training certification and policy acknowledgements 
• Additional duties as assigned

Who You Are & What You’ll Bring:

• Qualification : BE / B.Tech / M.E / M.Tech/ M.C.A.
• Minimum Total IT Experience : 8 – 10 Years in Automation, Design, Architect, Design Patterns, Javascript.
• Deep understanding of Azure automation and services like Azure AKS, Azure Lighthouse, ADDS , Update Management, Blueprints, Managed Identities, RBAC, Identity Management etc.
• 5+ years’ Experience in managing infrastructure as code with Terraform/Cloudformation/Ansible.
• Experience in building CI/CD pipeline using Terraform/Ansible.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as AzureDevOps, TeamCity, Jenkins
• Strong Powershell/Bash scripting and good to have Python experience..
• Strong networking knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge of version control tools like Git, Bit Bucket.
• Deep understanding of security best practices and experience designing solutions aligning with various Compliance Programs.
• Working knowledge with AGILE development, SCRUM and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) experience.
• Good to have: Certified Azure Architect, Azure Administrator.
• Good to have: JSON/YAML knowledge.
• Good to have knowledge of Containers and Kubernetes.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Strong team player.
• Quick Learner.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Works supportively with colleagues, operating in a collegiate manner always and in line with the Company’s values.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits:

• Healthcare Insurance Plan
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• India Pension Scheme