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JOB DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

We currently have a career opportunity for an Azure Solutions Architect to join our team located in Toronto.<\/p>\n

Job Overview:<\/strong>
\nAs an Azure Solutions Architect, you will be the subject matter expert in your target focus area and contribute to a variety of cloud engineering teams to deliver end-to-end cloud transformation for our customers, as part of our fast-growing Azure Practice. This challenging role requires significant knowledge and experience across many facets of cloud technology including Cloud Infrastructure, Application Modernization & Development, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Containers and Modern Data Services \u2013 all while understanding the Governance, Security, Monitoring and Cost Management aspects of the Azure ecosystem. We are looking for disciplined consultants with deep technical backgrounds, experience building world-class cloud solutions and strong leadership skills.<\/p>\n

The core responsibility of this role is to provide Azure architectural vision and implementation expertise throughout the assessment, proposal, design, implementation and operational phases of a customer engagement. You will work alongside Tajan resources to serve all needs within the Microsoft Azure cloud, heavily leverage Azure native services for migration and modernization and enable open-source and third-party solutions on Azure infrastructure. The role often results in the Solutions Architect becoming the trusted, technical face of the engagement; strong leadership and consulting skills are necessary. Successful candidates must be willing to multitask and understand that customer engagements will vary over time and must maintain and evolve skill sets to meet those needs.<\/p>\n

Technology Capabilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Familiarity of principles summarized in the Azure Cloud Adoption and Well-Architected Frameworks is desired<\/li>\n
  • \nSolid experience developing infrastructure architecture, networking and security components at scale<\/li>\n
  • \nApplicable knowledge of principles summarized in the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework<\/li>\n
  • \nExpert-level technical design and thought leadership of Azure assessment and implementation engagements<\/li>\n
  • \nLead elaboration and discovery sessions to inform solution design, migration and modernization strategy<\/li>\n
  • \nLead architecture design, infrastructure foundations, component and design thinking sessions with customers<\/li>\n
  • \nProven experience with a deep understanding of the following cloud platform technologies is strongly desired:<\/li>\n
  • \nIaaS: Compute (virtual machines via Windows & Linux), Storage (blob, file, managed disk), Networking (virtual networks, peering, routing) and Security (network security, auditing\/logging, policy\/compliance)<\/li>\n
  • \nPaaS: App Service\/App Service Environment, Traffic Manager, Front Door, App Gateway, Load Balancer, Serverless SQL, Managed Instance SQL<\/li>\n
  • \nCloud Networking: Virtual WAN\/VWAN, Secure Hub, Azure Firewall, NVA, Virtual Networks, NSG, Traffic Analytics, Hybrid Networking<\/li>\n
  • \nHands-on experience with Kubernetes, AKS, OpenShift or ARO container platforms<\/li>\n
  • \nWorking knowledge of Azure DevOps, ARM Templates, Azure Policies, Azure Blueprints<\/li>\n
  • \nWorking knowledge of Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Cost Management or equivalent tooling<\/li>\n
  • \nUnderstanding of data services including Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Data Lake, Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse and when to use each<\/li>\n
  • \nProvide guidance on Network Security, Azure Policy and Blueprints, Azure Monitor and Azure Security and governance-compliance mechanisms in general<\/li>\n
  • \nSupport IaaS migration & implementation via Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix, and VMware<\/li>\n
  • \nSupport application & data migrations and PaaS modernizations<\/li>\n
  • \nDesign and implement Azure infrastructure to support 3rd party solutions (e.g., Sitecore on Azure)<\/li>\n
  • \nAbility to produce high quality architecture diagrams and documents to communicate thoroughness of vision for system component topology, design, networking and security of proposed solutions<\/li>\n
  • \nEnsure that the established process is followed on assigned projects and maintain familiarity with industry best practices including:<\/li>\n
  • \nCloud virtual network segregation and service isolation<\/li>\n
  • \nWeb Application Firewall configuration and implementation<\/li>\n
  • \nSystem reliability and regional redundancy<\/li>\n
  • \nZero Trust security design and implementation<\/li>\n
  • \nAutomated system auditing, logging and monitoring<\/li>\n
  • \nGood understanding in designing and implementing platform infrastructure for web services and applications is desired. Extra consideration is given to those candidates that have experience in this area with large scale, high performance and highly redundant solutions<\/li>\n
  • \nUnderstands Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery design principles, methodologies and tooling options. The ideal candidate should be able to define and demonstrate BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) solutions<\/li>\n
  • \nCandidates may have a focus area in either Azure Foundations, Azure Application Modernization or Azure Data Services:<\/li>\n
  • \nWorking knowledge of Azure DevOps, ARM Templates, Azure Policies, Azure Blueprints<\/li>\n
  • \nWorking knowledge of Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Cost Management or equivalent tooling<\/li>\n
  • \nUnderstanding of data services including Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Data Lake, Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse and when to use each<\/li>\n
  • \nProvide guidance on Network Security, Azure Policy and Blueprints, Azure Monitor and Azure Security and governance-compliance mechanisms in general<\/li>\n
  • \nSupport IaaS migration & implementation via Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix, and VMware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Azure Foundations:<\/strong><\/p>\n