About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Platform Architect specializing in Microsoft Azure to design, implement, and drive enablement of comprehensive cloud solutions for Enterprise Functions Technologies (EFT).
In this role, you will:
- Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
- Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
- Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solution
- Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
- Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of Azure cloud architecture solutions to meet EFT's business needs
- Collaborate with IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to define and implement cloud strategies.
- Implement best practices for cloud security, governance, and compliance, ensuring adherence to industry regulations and cloud security frameworks.
- Drive the adoption of automation and DevOps methodologies for continuous integration/continuous deployment for the cloud solutions that are designed.
- Optimize cloud resources for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to cloud engineers and development teams.
- Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies and trends and help guide adoption of their use within EFT.
- Ensure cloud designs meet disaster recovery and business continuity requirements while providing playbooks on how to execute against the design expectations.
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- 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 6+ years of experience in cloud architecture, with at least 4 years specializing in Microsoft Azure
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in Azure services including Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Active Directory, Azure SQL, Vnet/VWAN, and Azure Databricks.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with automation tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps.
- 3+ years of experience deploying architecture solutions into cloud environments via CI/CD pipelines
- 3+ years of experience with architecture diagramming tools (e.g., Visio, LucidChart, Miro, etc.)
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert or similar certifications are preferred.
- Proven experience in the design, deployment, and management of large-scale cloud solutions (preferably in financial services environments)
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles including encryption and identity, networking policies, and access management.
- Exposure to cloud governance and logging/monitoring tooling.
- Understanding, engineering, and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity playbooks
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- Ability to work on-site at approved location listed
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position
30 Sep 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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