Cloud Solutions Architect II

Key Responsibilities

• Evangelize the PDI cloud maturity strategy across the product teams and identify opportunities for improving existing cloud-based software solutions
• Proactively assist product engineering technical leaders in identifying cloud maturity acceleration opportunities and helping them construct their technical roadmaps
• Be a catalyst for cloud platform adoption by raising awareness of the platform, communicating its business & engineering benefits and get the global product teams excited about it
• Be well versed in the cost benefits & value of cloud maturity and adoption to be able to effectively communicate with both business & technical stakeholders
• Design, implement, improve and support software architecture solutions to serve business goals
• Provide architectural guidance and design leadership to our global product engineering teams.
• Research, evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and software processes to improve quality and productivity of software solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 to 9 years’ experience designing and developing new or maintaining existing software applications in a software product development environment
• 5+ years of experience as a Software Architect or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong working experience architecting horizontally scalable and redundant enterprise solutions
• Strong working experience with enterprise integration patterns
• Comprehensive understanding of cloud platforms: AWS (preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficiency in cloud architecture principles, including microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and identity management in the cloud.
• Understanding of API Gateways products: AWS (preferred) or Apigee
• Familiar with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools: Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack
• Working knowledge of messaging patterns and frameworks: Kafka preferred
• Deep understanding of secure architecture & security frameworks & services: Okta preferred
• Proficient with Linux system administration and Bash scripting
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools such as CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, and monitoring tools.
• Working experience with source code repository systems: Git and Azure DevOps preferred
• Working experience with one or more flavors of SQL RDBMS administration and scripting DDL and DML
• Working experience with SPA web development frameworks & libraries: Angular (preferred), React, Vue
• Familiar with native mobile development stacks for Android and iOS: .NET Maui (preferred), Xamarin, NativeScript, Cordova
• Proficient in a few programming languages: C# (preferred), Java, Go, C++, Rust
• Solid understanding of RESTful services design
• Ability to design UML and other architectural diagrams
• Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action
• Requires strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms
• Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to socialize ideas and influence decisions without direct authority
• Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions
• Considers ‘best-practice’ standards, as well as departmental policies and procedures

Behavior Competencies

• Manages Complexity
• Decision Quality
• Collaborates
• Ensures Accountability
• Optimizes Work Processes