Azure Cloud Solution Architect

We are looking for Azure Cloud Solution Architect for our client in Oakland, CA Job Title: Azure Cloud Solution Architect Job Location: Oakland, CA Job Type: Contract Job Description:

• As a Digital (Web, Mobile, Azure) Architect, the candidate will lead and contribute to cloud-focused engineering teams to deliver the Client's end-to-end cloud transformation.
• This challenging role requires senior knowledge and experience across many facets of web and cloud technologies: solution architecture using client-side and server-side Javascript technologies developing PWAs, SPAs, etc., Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), hybrid cloud environments/connectivity, container platforms, and modern data services, while understanding the governance, security, monitoring and cost management aspects of the entire ecosystem.
• The client is looking for multi-talented professional consultants with deeply technical backgrounds, experience in building world-class cloud solutions, and strong leadership skills.

• Architect and develop custom solutions as part of our app modernization and cloud-native development services leveraging modern web technologies and patterns like PWA, SPA, and others, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Azure PaaS services, Service Mesh technologies like Istio, etc.
• Expert-level depth and breadth of technical knowledge to be individually responsible for the technical design, lead elaboration and discovery sessions to inform solution design for cloud migration or application modernization efforts, and provide thought leadership
• Hands-on experience with above mentioned technologies, platforms, implementing end-to-end DevSecOps and ability to guide and support development teams as needed.
• Communicate thoroughness of vision for system architecture topology, component design, networking and security of proposed solutions through modeling and using tools like Visio.
• Contribute knowledge, tools and positivity to the EA group and greater Delta Dental culture and community.

• Expert level skills in architecting web and mobile solutions, creating web apps using technologies, like, Html 5, CCS 3, Javascript libraries, like React, Nodejs, etc. micro services, RESTful APIs, web authentication/authorization using oAuth2, OIDC, Web Content Integration patterns, Component based architecture, Concepts of responsive design.
• Expertise in delivering applications in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Demonstrable hands-on experience in Platform Technologies: Azure App Services, Appconfig, App Gateways, severless services like Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Event Hubs, etc. Azure Kubernetes (AKS), Azure storage, Service Bus, Azure SQL Database, Redis Cache, Azure Search, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Traffic Manager, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, Azure DevOps, API Management, ARM templates, and general cloud governance and security mechanisms are required.
• Experience with modern data solutions via Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Data Bricks, SQL data warehouse, and Cosmos DB.
• Experience using EA modeling tools like Orbus; and collaboration tools like MS 365, Sharepoint, Confluence, Jira, etc.
• Applicable knowledge of principles summarized in the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Experience developing architectures in multiple domains infrastructure, Security, Software architectures and key software components.
• Able to communicate and present complex issues with preciseness, assurance and confidence.
• Passion for technology and a high technical aptitude.
• Demonstrable consulting skills including questioning, listening, ideas development, establishing rapport, and influencing.

• 5+ years of enterprise architecture, application solution delivery experience and a Bachelor of Computer Science.
• 3+ years delivering enterprise solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform.
• Experience with Scaled Agile (SAFe) methodology.

• Certification in Azure Solution Architecture.
• Experience with PEGA Cloud, architecting/developing PEGA applications, or migrating PGE applications from on-prem to Azure is desired but not essential.