The Hybrid Cloud Architect at Charles River Associates is responsible for facilitating the organization's transition to a hybrid cloud environment by assessing workloads, leading proof-of-concept projects, developing cloud governance frameworks, and supporting automation and collaboration efforts to modernize the firm's IT infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Assess workload migration readiness and evaluate infrastructure for cloud migration
Lead proof-of-concept projects for hybrid cloud solutions
Develop and implement cloud governance frameworks, including security, compliance, and cost management
Support automation of cloud provisioning, configuration, and management using tools like Ansible and Terraform
Collaborate with on-premises and cloud teams to standardize practices and support hybrid initiatives
Document cloud migration processes, governance standards, and lessons learned
Requirements
Experience with cloud platforms AWS, Azure, GCP and hybrid cloud architectures.
Strong understanding of workload migration, cloud governance, and automation tools.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Ability to lead proof-of-concept projects and collaborate across teams.
Effective communication skills with experience in documentation and knowledge sharing.
Experience assessing workload migration readiness and identifying opportunities and challenges for moving workloads to cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience developing and implementing cloud governance frameworks, including security, compliance, and cost management practices (FinOps).
Support the adoption of automation tools like Ansible and Terraform for cloud provisioning, configuration, and management.
Partner with on-premises and cloud teams to share expertise, standardize practices, and support hybrid initiatives.
Document cloud migration processes, governance standards, and lessons learned, and contribute to team training and enablement.
Background in security, compliance, and cost management in cloud environments.
Minimum of 3 to 4 days per week working in the office, with flexibility for remote work as determined by team needs.
Work location flexibility: 3 to 4 days in the office, with options for remote work
Work environment perks: wellness programs, employee assistance resources, paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays), paid parental leave, commuter benefits
Additional benefits: comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, life and disability insurance, training and professional development programs, in-house immigration support
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