Xandr is looking for experienced Cloud Architect that will be responsible for the strategy, planning and implementation of our Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure. In this role you will provide both technical and collaboration leadership with multiple stakeholders. You will be responsible for providing technical standards, guidance and coaching to teams working to deliver strategic technology goals leveraging various Enterprise Cloud Services. You will work with Product and various people and teams within Technical Leadership to create roadmaps and set delivery expectation. As a hands-on Technical Leader, you will architect and implement high-quality Hybrid Cloud Solutions that are secure, easy to operate and maintain, and decrease our support burden.


**Responsibilities:**


Contribute materially to a well-informed cloud strategy and manage our Cloud Adoption Model

Provide technical leadership to Hybrid Cloud Team including project planning, delegation, and cross-functional project co-ordination

Offer guidance in application migration techniques including hybrid cloud, lift & shift, etc.

Identify the top cloud architecture solutions to successfully meet the strategic needs of the business

Regularly evaluate cloud applications, services, hardware, and software as well as occasionally create and implement Proof of Concept (POC)

Work closely with Cyber Security and GRC (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance) Teams to plan and implement Xandrs Cloud Security and Compliance policies and procedures

Design, develop, and implement system applications and infrastructure services including hardware integration, configuration and software development

Modify and maintain existing infrastructure services as needed

Work cross-functionally to create and document requirements; as well as develop and deliver appropriate solutions

Provide systems expertise across the organization for addressing engineering and operational issues

Identify deficiencies in current system designs and recommend solutions

Identify system scaling limitations and recommend and implement improvements

Regularly evaluate and recommend emerging cloud applications and services, hardware, and software to improve service, reduce cost, and scale better


**Skills & Experience:**


Bachelors degree or higher, foreign equivalent, or equivalent work experience in Computer Science or a related technical field

7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering with extensive experience in most of the following:

Linux/UNIX fundamentals including TCP/IP networking

Public Cloud technologies (Azure/AWS) including security, compliance, and automation

Automation tools (Terraform, Ansible)

Common infrastructure technology and services (DNS, DHCP, SNMP, NTP, HTTP, LDAP, Kerberos, Radius, SMTP)

Databases

Application security understanding (Code Scanning, CICD integration)

Configuration management tools (Puppet/Chef)

System performance tuning and optimization

Software packaging

Programming (Python/Shell scripting/C/Golang)

Systems integration

Virtualization technologies including hypervisors (Xen/KVM) and containers (Docker/rkt)

Experience building and operating production SaaS services, especially large-scale.

Experience with Kubernetes or similar a plus

Proficiency in JavaScript a plus

Experience designing HTTP+JSON APIs

Experience with monitoring or observability tools

Mentorship and code reviews
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