Enterprise Azure Architect
Dallas, TX 
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Posted 16 days ago
Job Description

We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

The role

As an Enterprise Azure Architect, you will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of complex Azure-based solutions for our organization. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements, define architectural standards, and develop scalable and secure cloud architectures. Your role will involve providing technical leadership, guiding teams through the entire project lifecycle, and ensuring alignment with industry best practices and Azure architectural principles.

What you'll bring
  • Lead the design and architecture of enterprise-scale solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform, considering factors such as scalability, availability, security, and cost optimization.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, translating them into technical designs and architectural blueprints.
  • Define and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices for Azure cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry standards.
  • Conduct architectural reviews and provide guidance to development teams on implementing Azure services and technologies effectively.
  • Design and implement highly available and resilient architectures for mission-critical applications, leveraging Azure services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Service, and Azure Functions.
  • Architect data solutions on Azure, including data storage, data processing, and analytics services, ensuring data security, integrity, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with security teams to design and implement robust security controls and compliance measures for Azure environments.
  • Implement automation and infrastructure-as-code practices using tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform, or Azure DevOps pipelines to streamline deployment and management of Azure resources.
  • Stay updated on emerging Azure technologies, features, and best practices, and evaluate their applicability to improve our cloud architecture and drive innovation.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
  • Extensive experience designing, architecting, and implementing enterprise-scale solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform.
  • In-depth understanding of Azure services and technologies across compute, networking, storage, databases, security, and governance.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud computing concepts and architectures, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
  • Experience with architecting and implementing microservices-based architectures and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with Azure security best practices, identity management, and compliance frameworks such as GDPR, and SOC 2.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and automation frameworks such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Terraform, or Azure DevOps.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert are highly desirable.
Deliverables:
  • Process Flows
  • Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members
  • Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility
  • Participate in data conversion and data maintenance
  • Provide best practice and industry-specific solutions
  • Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions
  • Provide thought leadership as well as hands-on technical configuration/development as needed.
  • Participate as a team member of the functional team
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
As required by the Equal Pay and Transparency Acts, the expected base salary for this position is $150k-$185k(Base + Bonus) + Benefits.

The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Digital Service's bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

About us

We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$150k-$185k(Base + Bonus) + Benefits.

The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of ex
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
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