About the Role
This role is focused on developing cloud architectures, frameworks, standards, governance, and policies. The candidate will engage with business users and technology teams to understand requirements and develop multi/hybrid cloud architectures. The role requires on-premises infrastructure knowledge and advancing 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, cloud governance frameworks, cloud standards, and implementation guides.
- Implement disaster recovery (DR) and backup strategies aligned with regulatory compliance.
- Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.
- Automate configuration management.
- 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 with Azure Cloud Platform is a must.
- Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud interoperability and on-prem to cloud integrations.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, Azure ARM, or Pulumi for infrastructure provisioning.
- Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Chronicle Security) for security monitoring.
- Knowledge of zero-trust architectures and cloud security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001).
Skills
- Azure
- GCP
- AWS
- OCI
- Hybrid On-Prem/Knowledge
- Cloud Networking
- Cloud DevOps
- Cloud Security
- Cloud FinOps
- Microsoft Visio
- Deep Understanding of Cloud Platforms, Services, Frameworks, Governance
- Azure Cloud Shell - PowerShell, or CLI
- 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 (Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, OpenShift, etc.)
- Terraform
- Azure ARM
- Pulumi
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI/CD
- Jenkins
- AWS CodePipeline
- Ansible
- Chef
- Puppet
- IAM
- RBAC
- WAF
- NSG
- ASG
- Service Principals
- Managed Identities
- Azure Advisor
- Defender for Cloud
- Key Vault
- encryption
- monitoring
- Azure Monitor
- Cost and Billing Management
- vNet design
- Hub & Spoke
- Peering
- Application Gateway
- Load Balancers
- Traffic Manager
- VPNs
- ExpressRoute
- hybrid networking
- CDNs (Frontdoor, Cloudflare, Akamai)
- Network Watcher
Location
- 2 Broadway - MTA Headquarters NY 10004
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 3 Days Onsite & 2 Days Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
- Azure 6-10 Years
- GCP 1-2 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
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.
