About the Opportunity:

As a Cloud Architect Principal at Sagent, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our cloud strategy. We seek an exceptional individual with a passion for cloud technologies and a proven expertise in designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure cloud solutions.

Your day-to-day at Sagent:

Cloud Strategy Development:

• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and refine the company’s cloud strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Stay abreast of emerging cloud technologies and assess their applicability and potential benefits to our organization.

Architecture Design:

• Design robust, scalable, and highly available cloud architectures that meet business requirements and align with industry best practices.
• Architect solutions adhering to security, compliance, and performance requirements, incorporating GCP and Azure platforms.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the cloud engineering team.
• Lead architecture discussions and guide development teams in implementing cloud solutions, focusing on Kubernetes and container orchestration with Helm.

Solution Implementation:

• Implement cloud solutions hands-on, including infrastructure setup, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and integrate cloud components and services with cross-functional teams.

Organization and Optimization:

• Continuously monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, cost, and scalability.
• Recommend improvements to existing cloud-based systems for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to cloud architecture, configurations, and processes.
• Generate regular reports on system performance and usage.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors, and partners on cloud-related initiatives.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly and concisely.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 6-10+ years of relevant experience OR 8-10+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive, hands-on experience with GCP, Azure, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm, and Docker containerization.
• Deep understanding of DevOps and GitOps best practices, as well as modern SDLC paradigms including Agile methodologies.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Exposure to/working experience with Hashicorp Vault
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
• Excellent knowledge of infrastructure automation and configuration management tools.
• Outstanding oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Analytical mindset, using data to inform decisions.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (up to 20%).

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