Solution Architect (Cloud & Automation)

Responsible for the technical integration and lifecycle of Infrastructure services in Customer landscape in accordance to Customer Technical Standards and Policies.
Architect fit-for-purpose solutions for Customer Azure Cloud & Automation services.
Participate to IOS and non-IOS projects, occasionally leading the IOS ones.
Support IT Operations as L3 resource for Infrastructure, Cloud & Automation related issues.
Defines and improve Qualification/Validation framework in collaboration for his scope of expertise with the Quality team.
Document business cases to introduce or optimize solutions in the IT landscape.

Responsibilities

Responsible for Architecture , implementation and review of new platform technical design
Ensure and demonstrate that Architecture choices are optimal in regards to the integration within whole IT Landscape, the cost of the solution, and the business requirements and processes
Document different solution alternatives, highlight relevant decision drivers and recommends the preferred approach.
Design , Review, Sign-off and Implement Cloud & Automation architectures
Improve & Optimize Customer IT service delivery through the automatisation of repetitive tasks
Lead innovation technology watch, document new technology business cases, implement proof of concept and define design to integrate new technologies in the technical application management landscape
Document and maintain system technical architecture documentation
Document and maintain system technical architecture documentation
Document and maintain technical designs and standards for middleware and cloud technologies
Defines and improve Qualification/Validation framework in collaboration for his scope of expertise with the Quality team
Carry out Qualification and Validation activities
Provide L3 technical application support
Design and modify, when required, systems for fit-for-purpose security, availability & performance requirements
Participate to platform evolution by installing and configuring new systems and propose evolutions to increase business value of the platform
Ensure secured-by-design application integration in Customer landscape
Provision and maintain projects and development environments
Lead, document and coordinate technical change implementation
Document and maintain operation procedures with Run team responsibles
Document and maintain installation procedures
Develops automation to reduce manual intervention requirement for IT Operation teams (environment provisionnning, releases, user management, scale-up/down, …)
Perform capacity management for systems, from the initial sizing to the system end-of-life. Perform sizing readjustments based on monitoring metrics
Define and document application monitoring requirements
Liaise with software suppliers or third party providers on the development of system enhancements to overcome known problems, further fulfill user requirements, fix bugs

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
 

- Bachelor’s degree in business information systems (IS), computer science or related field, or equivalent-related IT experience.
- Strong GxP expertise required
- Azure certifications prefered