We are seeking an Azure Solution Architect to develop, implement and modernize our clients Azure landing zone. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architecture & Design: Develop and implement scalable Azure architectures with a focus on modernizing VMware workloads and ensuring robust, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments.
• Landing Zone Design & Build: Design and deploy Azure landing zones following best practices to support secure, multi-account environments, ensuring compliance, security, and optimal account management.
• VMware Modernization: Lead initiatives to modernize on-premises VMware environments by leveraging Azure VMware Solution (AVS) or Azure Native VMs.
• Cloud Migration: Oversee end-to-end cloud migration projects, including workload assessments, dependency mapping, migration strategy, and execution. Leverage Azure Migrate and other tools to ensure smooth transitions.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure that all designs and implementations comply with Azure best practices, security policies, and relevant industry standards.
• Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Use IaC tools, such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Bicep, and Terraform, to automate deployment and management processes.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize cloud environments for cost, performance, and scalability following Azure best practices and governance frameworks.
• Documentation & Training: Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, operational procedures, and best practices. 
• Work closely with customer and internal teams to gather business and technical requirements.
• Develop a point of view, capture, prioritize and analyze technical (functional and non-functional) requirements
• Review client’s current state architecture documentation, initial inventory data pertaining to the source environment (e.g. compute/storage capacity, network migration pipelines related to infrastructure in scope of migration. 
• Provide architectural and remote deployment requirements for infrastructure discovery tools and scripts; configure and deploy discovery tools/scripts and initiate data collection;
• Validate baseline environment and confirm it’s accurate and meets Client’s requirements and technical specifications. 
• Define infrastructure discovery data model to deliver the solution.
• Create the required artifacts (design document, diagrams, run book, ASD, HLD, LLD, etc)
• Design the Migration Plan solution
• Ensure successful delivery of highly complex, multi-disciplined consulting engagements that deliver lasting andmeasurable value to clients
• Apply Architectural Methods and Techniques.
• Manage the technical architectural contract terms and conditions
• Educate, mentor and coach teams in applying architectural techniques
• Successfully lead Customer’s migration and transformation projects

 

Outcomes:

• Provided professional services (Design, Deployment, Troubleshooting, Assessment)
• Provided professional services to reinforce client's security governance, and to improve and manage the client's cybersecurity exposure.
• Implementation of clients' technical strategy Designed and implemented a compliant design and infrastructures solution meeting delivery criteria
• Increasing the quality, quantity and frequency of client conversations and engagements for project and implementation services opportunities
• Increase the awareness, applicability and value of consulting services with our clients, sales force and delivery organization
• Achieve a “trusted advisor” persona as viewed by our clients, seller and delivery organization 
• Instill a sense of urgency and drive to close consulting practice deals
• Maximize the project and architecture practice abilities and capabilities to increase project and solution success

QUALIFICATIONS:

Technology Experience:

• Prior experience of at least 2-3 years as Enterprise IT architect, and should have involved in Application/Data center migration programs
• Server Platforms (Windows, Linux, or UNIX)
• Virtualization Infrastructures (Hyper-V, VMWare, etc.)
• Azure Cloud Infrastructures
• Applied Azure infrastructure engineering and designing skills
• Applied Azure migration solutions
• Understanding of up-to-date Network architecture concepts and system integration principles including high-end routers / switches, Network & Security, Network Virtualization, Cloud Network Deployments, and other related infrastructure and system components.
• Good understanding of middleware, networking, application architecture, shared services and other components of n-tier applications.

Education Requirements:

Must have:
o AZURE Certifications
o VMware Certifications

• Nice to have:
o University Bachelor’s Degree

Nice to have
• Database Engines (Oracle, MS SQL Server, Maria, MySQL, etc.)
• SAP Migrations
• Storage (IBM/EMC/HP/Hitachi/NetApp)

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Deliverable based driven
• Client Facing Success Driven
• Client Satisfaction Focused
• Strong & Trusted relationships with clients
• Business Growth Passion
• Problem Solver & Creative Thinker
• Desired Outcome Focused
• Diligent and Engaging Communicator
• Timely and Accurate information keeper
• Works without supervision and strong collaboration
• Performs and Balances tasks on multiple concurrent projects across multiple customers
• Understands department/ functional mission and vision
• Exposed to demands of travel and irregular work hours 
• Solution creation based on requirements
• Team leader
• Mentoring your peers


Project Experience:

• Leading teams towards an outcome and break down impediments
• Applied Implementation “Hands on” using Methods and/or best practices to deliver Cloud, On-Premises or Hybrid Solution
• Applied Mature Architecture design framework, principles and methodologies (high-level technical design, low-level technical design, and technical solution design integration)
• Applied Migration Solutions (high-level technical design, low-level technical design)
• Applied Journey to Cloud Transformations (to IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) strategies and principles
• Applied Agile principles
• Applied Project Management practices
• Ability to Interpret requirements and create solutions
• Ability to Facilitate workshops
• Managing technical project workstreams to completion
• Ability to articulate key technologies’ impact on cost, capacity, transformation, risk, business enablement and transformation objectives
• Ability to evaluate risk and merit to make recommendations
• Applied Client Facing Ability to understand and provide guidance and recommendations on solutions to address clients’ needs, challenges and transformations
• Evaluate risk and merit to make recommendations on available and speculative information

 

NewFound Recruiting is a Canadian professional services company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, and is one of Canada’s leaders in professional staffing and recruiting. Currently, NewFound Recruiting is servicing clients across Canada, having established relationships in Ontario (Toronto and Ottawa), Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Newfoundland. By applying innovative techniques, we match the right candidate with the right position. Our 20 years of industry experience give you the assurance that we will provide the right answers to your difficult questions.

At NewFound, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. All employment at NewFound is based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. NewFound welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities, and we will provide reasonable accommodations, accessible formats, and communication support upon request during the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources at info@newfoundrecruiting.com.