Cloud Infrastructure Solution Architect (m/f/d)

Background:

Cloud Infrastructure Solution Architect will support the adoption of Google and Azure Cloud based IT landscapes within EL organization by providing related cloud related architecture vision and direction to the application and business teams ensuring technical and commercial viability of the cloud related initiatives.
In parallel the cloud solution architect will contribute internally within EL IS Infrastructure Architecture community on the topics of architecture standardization, security, compliance, automation, service continuity and cost optimization across cloud platforms and related technologies contributing to the overall EL business strategy and goals.

General Information:

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: November 2024 - with potential extension

Workload: 100%

Workplace: Remote / Baden

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide the holistic view of the Google and Azure Cloud platform architecture solution and drive adoption of cloud technologies by implementing cloud based solutions in support to business and IS projects within EL.
• Support the EL Infrastructure and other teams by ensuring technical consistency, suitability, sustainability and cost effectiveness of cloud based solutions
• Ensure consistency and alignment across the EL multi-region business to enable one cohesive strategic plan for the delivery and optimization of long and short-term cloud based solutions to enable continual business growth.
• Continuous development and optimization of the Google and Azure infrastructure architecture and supporting the adoption of cloud based IT solutions within Electrification and its Operating Companies together with the fellow cloud architects in regions
• Identify, collect and develop EL wide cloud standards in collaboration with local EL IS delivery teams, fellow architects and partner vendors.
• Drives the initiatives related to evaluating, testing and adoption of cloud native services and solutions at scale.
• Works with internal and external partners to accelerate the implementation of automation around cloud infrastructure and related processes accelerating infrastructure delivery process and supporting the implementation of the new DevOps based service model.
• Support definition and maintain the architectural roadmaps for cloud platforms and related cloud native technologies used within EL.
• Support the business and IT projects by providing technical knowledge and in-sights around cloud ensuring project technical and commercial viability as well as successful deployment.
• Supports delivery organization to identify areas of improvements regarding cloud technology, performance, service continuity, cost etc.
• Ensures technology compatibility with existing solutions, infrastructure, services, and strategic direction
• Develops and manages productive relationships both internal and external to ensure requirement understanding and expectations.
• Manages dependencies and resolves conflicts to other departments, functional areas, and cross-organization dependencies
• Supports and drives the EL Infrastructure team by supporting implementation of infrastructure automation strategy
• Support the design and implementation of the DevOps operating models, in collaboration with application and service management teams.
• Identify opportunities for optimization and improvement of EL Infrastructure Architecture, related processes and tools.
• Contributes to EL IS Problem and IS Incident Management goals advising on resolving the re-occurring infrastructure defects and eliminating these.
• Develops, enhances and maintains, for EL Infrastructure, Google and Azure Cloud architecture best practices, policies, standards, guidelines and processes to ensure that a consistent technology framework is applied across EL organization.
• Ensures work is compliant with all applicable internal Regulations and Group Guidelines.
• Guides, motivates and develops indirect reports within HR policies, for the benefit of both company and the employee.

Your Profile:

• Degree in Computer science, general sciences, engineering, Business Management or similar or equivalent experiences with minimum 8 years of infrastructure Solution Architecture experience where from minimum 4 years cloud related experience.
• Strong experience in infrastructure solution architecture translating business requirements into a suitable and cost effective IS solution
• Strong analytical skills with good understanding of different IS Infrastructure components and ability to integrate multiple components into a working end to end solution.
• Certification and/or in-depth experience with Google and Azure Cloud platforms
• Certification and/or related experience with architecture methodologies e.g. TOGAF are beneficial
• Excellent communication (written and presented), inter-personal and consulting skills in English
• Requires 10 or more years of relevant experience in IT. Preferably in complex IT environments.
• Experience designing, integrating and managing complex infrastructure and cloud based solutions based on GCP and Azure
• Well acquainted with Google and Azure cloud architecture frameworks and techniques.
• Good knowledge of networking concepts and solutions including WAN (SD-), LAN, DNS, firewalls, load balancers etc.
• Experience designing and implementing different disaster recovery solutions on-premises and cloud related
• Experience of transitioning on-premises workloads to the cloud
• Strong experience of developing and documenting Infrastructure Architecture and roadmaps
• Experience with Infrastructure and processes automation both on-premises and in the cloud
• Broad range of understanding of Architectural and IT service frameworks and experience in adapting them to drive effective, efficient outcomes.
• Strong software architecture skills, preferably with an emphasis on architecting across multiple applications or domains.
• Ability to grasp complex technical concepts rapidly and to rate their potential against real business requirements.
• Very strong interpersonal skills: able to build and sustain effective working relationships at all lev-els.
• Experience on implementing DevOps model within the organization is beneficial.
• Possess knowledge of Infra & Network related to migration and transformation
• Good experience of working on Unix, Windows & Linux platform.
• Understanding of the following technical domains: Database, Storage, Middleware, VMware, Net-work
• Understanding of Containerization and application modernization
  
  SFIA v7 Skills
  
  
• Solution Architecture (ARCH), L5
• Network Planning (NTPL), L5
• Network Design (NTDS), L5
• Systems Design (DESN), L5
• Methods and Tools (METL), L5
• Systems Development Management (DLMG), L5