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About the Role

This role focuses on developing cloud architectures, frameworks, standards, governance, and policies. The ideal candidate will engage with business users and technology teams to understand requirements and develop multi/hybrid cloud solution architectures for implementation by engineering teams. The resource will also augment cloud engineering skills or guide engineers as needed, requiring on-premises infrastructure knowledge for systems interacting with or migrating to the cloud. The organization aims to advance its Infrastructure-as-Code practices.

Responsibilities

Design scalable, resilient, cost-optimized, and secure cloud solutions aligned with business needs and cybersecurity policies.
Assess applications for cloud suitability and develop migration roadmaps.
Document architectural designs (Microsoft Visio), cloud governance frameworks, cloud standards, and implementation guides.
Implement cloud security best practices.
Optimize cloud environments for cost efficiency.
Monitor performance and availability using cloud-native tools.
Implement auto-scaling, caching, and load balancing strategies.
Configure and optimize CDNs for low-latency applications.
Debug and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and service-related issues.
Use cloud-native monitoring, logging, and tracing tools for root cause analysis.
Work closely with cross-functional teams.
Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
Participate in technical discussions, cloud strategy planning, and decision-making processes.

Requirements

Proficiency in engaging with business users and other technology teams to understand and assess requirements.
Requires a degree of on-premises infrastructure knowledge.
Hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM, or Pulumi for infrastructure provisioning.
Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
Automate configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
Knowledge of Zero-Trust architectures and cloud security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001).
Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Chronicle Security) for security monitoring.
Experience with cost management tools like Cost Explorer, Cost & Usage Reports, Savings Plans, Azure Advisor, Cost and Billing Management, Reservations, and general FinOps practices.
Monitor performance and availability using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Azure Resource Health, SolarWinds.
Strong understanding of VPC design, VNet design, Hub & Spoke, Transit Gateway, Peering, Application Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Network Load Balancers, Traffic Manager, VPNs, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, and hybrid networking.
Configure and optimize CDNs (CloudFront, Global Accelerator, Frontdoor, Cloudflare, Akamai) for low-latency applications.
Use cloud-native monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (CloudWatch, Network Monitor, VPC Flow Logs, Azure Monitor, Network Watcher) for root cause analysis.
Work closely with cross-functional teams (Network, Server, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Finance, and Procurement).
Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
Participate in technical discussions, cloud strategy planning, and decision-making processes.
AWS: 6-10 years
Azure: 2-4 years
Hybrid On-Prem/Knowledge: 4-6 years
Cloud Networking: 4-6 years
Cloud DevOps: 4-6 years
Cloud Security: 2-3 years
Cloud FinOps: 1-2 years
Microsoft Visio: 2-3 years
Deep understanding of cloud platforms, services, frameworks, governance.
Proficiency with AWS and Azure cloud platforms is a must.
The resource will primarily focus on designing architectures, standards, and governance for the AWS platform but will also support other architects on Azure when required.
Expertise in efficiently managing multi-account AWS Organization and multi-subscription Azure Tenant.
AWS Cloud Shell / Azure Cloud Shell – PowerShell or CLI.
Resource may augment existing teams’ skillsets for other cloud platforms as needed.
Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud interoperability and on-prem to cloud integrations.
Bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction, enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead.

Skills

AWS Compute (EC2, Instance Auto Scaling, Batch)
AWS Storage (S3, EBS, Batch Operations, Tiers, Intelligent Tiering, Lifecycle Policies)
AWS Data Analytics Platforms (Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, Athena, etc.)
AWS Database Services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, etc.)
Serverless Services (Fargate, Lambda)
Azure Compute Services (VMs, Scale-Sets, Batch)
Azure Storage (Storage Accounts, Blobs, Files, Tables, Queues, Data Lake)
Azure Data Analytics Platforms (Fabric, Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Event Hubs etc.)
Azure Database Services (Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance, Hyperscale, Cosmos DB etc.)
Serverless Services (Azure Functions, Web App, App Services, ASE, Logic Apps, etc.)
Containerization (ECS, ECR, EKS, Batch, Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, OpenShift, etc.)
Implementing Disaster Recovery (DR) and Backup Strategies aligned with Regulatory Compliance (RTO/RPO)
Infrastructure As Code (IaC)
Automation
Terraform
AWS CloudFormation
Azure ARM
Pulumi
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Jenkins
AWS CodePipeline
Ansible
Chef
Puppet
Cloud Security Best Practices (IAM, RBAC, WAF, Security Groups, NACLs, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Secrets Manager, NSG, ASG, Service Principals, Managed Identities, Azure Advisor, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Encryption, Monitoring)
Zero-Trust Architectures
Cloud Security Frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001)
SIEM Tools (Splunk, Chronicle Security)
Performance Optimization
Cost Management
CloudWatch
Azure Monitor
Azure Resource Health
SolarWinds
VPC Design
VNet Design
Hub & Spoke
Transit Gateway
Peering
Application Load Balancers
Application Gateway
Network Load Balancers
Traffic Manager
VPNs
Direct Connect
ExpressRoute
Hybrid Networking
CDNs (CloudFront, Global Accelerator, Frontdoor, Cloudflare, Akamai)
Troubleshooting
Support
Cloud-Native Monitoring
Logging
Tracing Tools
Network Monitor
VPC Flow Logs
Azure Monitor
Network Watcher
Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
AWS
Azure
OCI
GCP
Hybrid Cloud
Multi-Cloud
On-Premises Infrastructure
Cloud Networking
Cloud DevOps
Cloud Security
Cloud FinOps
Microsoft Visio
Multi-Account AWS Organization
Multi-Subscription Azure Tenant
AWS Cloud Shell
Azure Cloud Shell
PowerShell
CLI
Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Interoperability
On-Prem to Cloud Integrations

Location

2 Broadway - MTA Headquarters

Work Type

3 Days Onsite & 2 Days Remote

Experience Level

Senior
6-10 Years AWS
2-4 Years Azure
4-6 Years Hybrid On-Prem/Knowledge
4-6 Years Cloud Networking
4-6 Years Cloud DevOps
2-3 Years Cloud Security
1-2 Years Cloud FinOps
2-3 Years Microsoft Visio

About the Company

Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services has been an MBE/SDB certified IT consulting firm in the Philadelphia region.
Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients.
Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs.
Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: Integrity, Diligence, and Technological Excellence.
Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the Fastest-Growing Companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.