AWS SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Based in Glasgow
Salary: DOE
Permanent
The Opportunity
A Cloud Architect for our client will have the opportunity to participate in customer projects, such as new infrastructure builds and migrations, and big data. Day-to-day hands-on work can be from implementing CM infrastructure, to taking a step back and giving workshops and design recommendations to a technical team. Furthermore, you will become a trusted advisor for high-profile enterprises and jointly manage the customer relationship and roadmap with the sales team.
The Role Specifics
The Cloud Architect will:
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Lead the development of cloud solutions for our clients, within budget and on time;
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Design, implement and maintain cloud native services;
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Identify, evaluate, recommend and develop new technologies;
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Manage stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds;
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Ensure adherence to relevant policies and standards;
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Providing pre-sales support and development of proposals;
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Ensure solutions can be delivered and implemented by providing ongoing support, quality assurance and ownership of solutions throughout project lifecycle.
Company Benefits:
We offer a Competitive Salary dependant on your skills and experience;
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22 days annual leave p/a (plus bank holidays);
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Auto-enrolment into Company Pension Scheme;
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Business related expenses covered;
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Potential Share Option Scheme;
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Comprehensive private medical insurance scheme which includes medical, dental, optical and EAP services to ensure your well-being;
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Professional Development incl. access to ongoing professional development opportunities, including training programs to enhance your skills and knowledge;
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Annual Employee Recognition Scheme.
Who we are looking for:
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You will be a self-starter with the ability to use your own initiative to work independently and proactively manage your own workload and time;
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You will have public cloud platform expert knowledge, especially Amazon Web Services (AWS). GCP and/or Azure are a plus;
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You will have a natural willingness to be flexible, adapt to changing needs and take on new tasks as required;
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You will be confident in speaking with our customers and have a professional and clear communication manner (written and verbal);
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You will engage with our sector and be keen to make a valuable contribution to our organisation;
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Have an understanding of on-premises technologies (e.g. VMware, OpenStack, or Hyper-V);
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You should have a solid engineering/technical background/hands-on experience with conceptualizing, strategizing, and architecting cloud solutions;
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A background in Linux/Windows system administrator or backend development;
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You will have knowledge of Configuration management systems (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar), Container technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Mesosphere, Docker Swarm) and at least 1 programming language;
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Minimum AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification (essential).
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