Manager, Cloud Solution Architect (Azure Architect)

Position Objective

Responsible for analyzing business (technology) requirements, solution development, risk & impact assessment, implementation & transition, documentation & compliance to AIA Architecture Standards. The role will support Cloud and infrastructure Solution initiatives of AIA across the globe.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Technical support and expertise in analyzing & defining the scope of business requirements in conjunction with technology landscape’s current capabilities and ensuring technical solutions are fit for purpose and will accomplish the business objectives.

• Owns the solution design, testing, implementation and transition of project builds to delivery/operations support.

• Engage all (cross-functional) technical resources required for an accurate solution design.

• Produce technical specifications and integration requirements for the solutions. And technical design documents to match the solution design specifications.

• Document all deliverables and what constitutes a successful implementation of a solution.

• Lead and execute architectural solutions (including project related proof of concepts), features and provide assessment report and recommendations to ensure they are viable.

• Ensure that solutions are agile, robust, cost-efficient and meet AIA business needs without compromising the quality.

• Lead, prepare, justify and present to the related Company governing committees where applicable: Architecture Review Board (ARB), Technology Review Board (TRB), Sourcing Committee (SC), Change Assessment Board (CAB) for project related changes and enhancements.

• Conduct research and make recommendations on infrastructure technology platforms & services. Act as technical lead on infrastructure related projects, scope of work, and negotiate with respective vendors.

• Together with Information Security function, ensure effectiveness of infrastructure security.

• Collaboration framework with suppliers and partner organizations to offer solution leadership and design.

• Contribute in technology selection, define & implement standard design patterns/templates.

Job Requirements

• Degree holder in IT / Computer Science or equivalent discipline.
• At least 8 years work experience within IT Infrastructure functions with at least 3 years in architecture & design role.
• Proficiency in architecture design & implementations on public clouds (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS on Azure, AWS & AliCloud etc.) Preferably experienced on DevOps, hybrid cloud integration with on-premises infrastructure.
• Cloud Architecture related certifications
• Proficiency in working with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Scripting knowledge (yaml, json, PowerShell and bash)
• Deep knowledge on database and middleware platform layers
• knowledge on cloud networking.
• knowledge on DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub, Ansible.
• Knowledge on cloud orchestration tools.
• Ability to analyse, develop and recommend long-term strategic solutions to ensure capacity meets current and future requirements.
• Ability to drive multiple vendors to support a complex enterprise infrastructure environment
• Work with internal and external partners, carriers, facility operators and our hardware vendors to design and develop connectivity strategy
• Public cloud (Azure, Google, AWS) design and support experience at enterprise level required
• Strong project implementation background, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong sense of ownership & self-driven
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Cooperative, good teamwork and able to work independently