Azure Cloud Infrastructure Architect Sr - ISD

UNC Health
US - North Carolina - Morrisville
June 26, 2024

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

This position is eligible to work remotely from the following states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Summary:
At UNC Health, cloud computing enables us to modernize and consolidate IT infrastructure, automate workloads, and explore cutting-edge innovations. To support these initiatives, we are seeking an experienced Sr. Azure Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead and define our cloud strategy by selecting the appropriate cloud services and ensuring the infrastructure meets our business and technical requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud computing infrastructure and services. The Sr. Azure Cloud Infrastructure Architect will also research and advise on the latest cloud trends and best practices while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful cloud adoption, security, governance, monitoring, and risk management.

Your role:

Architect, design, and implement Cloud Platform as a Service to be fault-tolerant against hardware and software failures. Provide auto scalable infrastructure for various application needs and complete performance testing.
Evaluate and select cloud infrastructure solutions, platforms, and tools based on performance, cost, security, and scalability.
Lead the creation of cloud-focused governance, standards, building blocks and patterns to ensure deployed solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost optimization.
Demonstrate technical cloud architectural knowledge and play a vital role in the design of production, staging, and development of cloud infrastructures running in 24×7 environments.
Design and implement core Azure components such as RBAC, Policy Assignments and Landing Zones.
Develop automation scripts, IaC as modules and templates (Terraform, ARM templates, PowerShell scripts) for efficient resource provisioning and deployment.
Provide leadership and guidance on cloud best practices, trends, and innovations.
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Data Platform, DevOps, and Integration Teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of cloud solutions with new and existing systems and processes.
Communicate effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, and partners.

Assets:

3+ years of experience in cloud computing, preferably with Azure deploying IaaS resources using IaC methodologies
5+ years of experience in cloud design patterns, best practices, and architectures
7+ years of experience in cloud scripting languages, such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash
3+ years of experience with cloud services such as Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, Azure Compute, Azure DevOps/GitHub, etc.
3+ years of experience with Enterprise scale Landing Zone Architecture
Preferred: Any of the following certifications: Azure certifications, Azure Solution Architect Expert

Other Information

Education Requirements:
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
•No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
•If a Bachelor's degree: Seven (7) years of relevant experience.
If an Associate's degree: Eleven (11) years of relevant experience.
If a High School diploma or GED: Fourteen (14) years of relevant experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Strong understanding across cloud and infrastructure components (server, storage, network, data, and applications) to deliver end to end cloud infrastructure, architectures, and designs
Knowledge in integrating Azure with on-prem services like AD, DNS, Firewalls, and load balancers with proper integration patterns and architectures
Working knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, containers, Kubernetes)
Design and build experience with Azure Policy to enforce organizational standards and to assess compliance
Strong understanding of Azure networking concepts including VNet Peering, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN and subnetting
Design experience with Enterprise scale Landing Zone Architecture
Experience with cloud security frameworks and tools, such as Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, etc.
Development experience using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and DevOps tooling (GitHub)
Understanding of high-level cost and resource estimates for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as Service (SaaS) offerings
Certification in Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent is preferred
Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills

Other InformationEducation Requirements:
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
•No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
•If a Bachelor's degree: Seven (7) years of relevant experience.
•If an Associate's degree: Eleven (11) years of relevant experience.
•If a High School diploma or GED: Fourteen (14) years of relevant experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: ISD Network Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $53.47 - $66.84 per hour (minimum to midpoint)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Work Assignment Type: Remote

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email *** if you need a reasonable acco.

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