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Position Summary

 

Effectual Cloud Architects

are responsible for

technical leadership of Professional Services projects. They partner with

Effectual’s

Engagement Managers

 

(EMs)

to

deliver an exceptional customer and delivery team experiences. Effectual Cloud Architects are “Brand Ambassadors” and are expected to demonstrate

Effectual’s

experience and

expertise

through the delivery of high-quality, leading-practice solutions to customers.

 

A Glimpse into the Daily Routine of a

Cloud Architect

 

Cloud Architects lead delivery teams. On a given day, you may be asked to:

 

  • Design and document a system in AWS to meet customer needs and requirements.

     

  • Meet with a customer or internal team member to troubleshoot, educate, and unblock implementation progress.

     

  • Partner with an Engagement Manager to craft a customer communication.

     

  • Gather requirements, document current state, and educate customers on your solution approach.

     

  • Jump on a pre-sales call to demonstrate Effectual’s expertise and experience to a potential customer.

     

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

  •  

    Championing technical excellence by:

     

  • Driving the implementation of leading practice architecture for assigned

    clients.

     

  • Architecting and building

    solutions in AWS (e.g., Landing Zones, container platforms, application hosting environments, data storage solutions, etc.) using various AWS services like Control Tower, EKS/ECS, S3, Transit Gateway, EC2, etc.

     

  • Conducting cost-benefit and risk-reward analyses

     

  • Designing solutions, development and deployment plans, and high-level solution validation processes for execution by delivery teams

     

  • Being accountable for the overall technical success of client projects

     

  • Working with technology management to refine project management processes to continually improve technical delivery

    efficacy.

     

  • Assisting

    in prioritizing and sequencing infrastructure projects, supporting project work breakdown activities, helping to remove roadblocks, and collaboratively resolving disagreements related to solution

    design.

     

  • Fostering continual learning and collaboration by:

     

  • Serving as a mentor to team members around leading practices

     

  • Educating clients on solution rationale and leading practices

     

  • Building consensus amongst all technical stakeholders

     

  • Supporting rigorous project governance and execution through:

     

  • Meeting with team members daily to review

    progress.

     

  • Challenging team members on technical solution approaches and holding them accountable for implementation success.

     

  • Submitting time on assigned projects,

    daily.

     

  • Supporting project delivery team members by:

     

  • Always

    operating

    with transparency

     

  • Being responsive to requests from team members for information

     

  • Communicating working preferences and understanding the working preferences of others to help develop a high-performing team that

    operates

    with respect, effectiveness, and

    efficiency.

     

Qualifications

 

  • 7

    + years of continual, prior experience working as a Solution Architect consisting, in parallel, of at least:

     

  • 3+ years architecting AWS

    infrastructure.

     

  • 3+ years

    building AWS infrastructure, including at least:

     

  • 1+ year of infrastructure as code experience (Terraform preferred)

     

  • 1+ year of

    DevOps toolchain experience (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, AWS Code* Suite)

     

  • At least one (1) AWS Professional certification

     

  • Strong working knowledge of leading AWS cloud security practices

     

  • Proficient in developing Infrastructure-as-Code (

    e.g.,

    Terraform / AWS CloudFormation)

     

  • Proficient in coding configuration management tooling (e.g.

    ,

    Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)

     

  • Proficient in at least one or more programming / scripting languages (e.g.

    ,

    Python, Java,

    Node

    , etc.)

     

  • Demonstrable knowledge of Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies

     

  • Ability to work with multiple clients, in

    parallel.

     

  • Attention to

    detail.

     

  • Exceptional communication and time management

     

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

 

  • Additional AWS certifications (e.g.

    ,

    Developer Associate,

    Sys

    O

    ps

    Administrator Associate, Solution Architect Associate, etc.)

     

  • Prior management experience

    is helpful, even though this is an individual contributor role.

     

  • Container development

     

  • Container orchestration using platforms such as Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EKS, etc.

     

  • Implementing static and dynamic code analysis tools within CI/CD pipelines

     

  • Use of code analysis tools such as AWS X-Ray, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, etc.

     

  • Ability to work Eastern Standard Time Zone schedule but support customers in different regions

     

Company Offered Benefits

 

Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our employee benefit programs:

 

  • Medical, dental, and vision health insurances,

     

  • Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances,

     

  • 401k with Company match

     

  • Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)

     

  • Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)

     

  • These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management’s discretion and may change at any time. 

     

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

 

The work is generally performed in an office environment.  Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication.  Employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

 

Salary Range for this position: $155,000-$185,000

 

"Salary ranges provided are for informational purposes only and may vary depending on factors such as experience, qualifications, and geographic location. The final salary offer will be determined based on the candidate's skills and alignment with the role requirements."

 

 

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Effectual Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job-related opportunity.

 

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