Cloud Architect- Automation

Job Description

Job Description:

A Cloud Architect will work closely with Cloud and VMware architecture peers across Dish to ensure that wireless projects and new initiatives are resilient and secured in accordance with industry principles and standards. The role will function as an expert in cloud-based solutions with a strategic mindset to drive results. This role will lead the development, deployment, and automation of Cloud Native solutions in an enterprise environment focusing on microservice architecture with both containers and virtual machines.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the vision for cloud architecture, deployment systems, and application infrastructure
• Provide innovative solutions leveraging modern deployment tools/techniques and make recommendations to support a rapidly growing environment
• Implement best practices by developing, refining, iterating, integrating, testing, staging and deploying maintainable technical solutions
• Communicate complicated problems to team members to ensure alignment and successful implementation
• Accountable for effectively leading, communicating and managing change ensuring sustainability of process and performance enhancement
• Remain current on the external environment for industry-leading tools, technology, analytics and best practices
• Demonstrate leadership in the areas of continuous improvement and continuous learning
• Engages in cooperative discussions with 3rd party cloud providers to incorporate roadmaps

A successful Cloud Architect will have the following at a minimum:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree; six years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3 or more years of professional experience in virtualized or containerized architectures, such as: Kubernetes, Docker, VMWare
• Detailed experience with containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes
• Detailed experience with Infrastructure-as-Code concepts and tools, such as: Vault, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform
• Demonstrated experience in DevOps concepts and lifecycle
• Demonstrated experience in public cloud architectures, such as: AWS or GCP
• Ability to break down complex problems, implement custom solutions and automate them in a secure manner
• Experience with systems integration, requirements analysis, and process implementation

Preferred additional experience:

• 3 or more years experience in architecting or managing deployment pipelines based on industry standard tools, such as: Gitlab, Jenkins, Argo CD
• 2 or more years of professional experience in VMware services and tools
• 1 or more years experience in programming using one or more of the following: Java, C++, Perl, Python, Ruby, or advanced Shell scripting
• Familiarity with VMware and Virtual Machine orchestration
• Familiarity with Amazon EKS or Google GKE
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Assessment & Authorization packages under the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Understanding geographic load balancing and traffic management
• Experience with designing real-time monitoring using industry standard tools, such as: Prometheus, ElasticSearch, Grafana

Salary: $120K-$150K/year