Senior Private Cloud Architect

**Make an impact with NTT DATA**
Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

This role supports and influences sales teams by providing deep expertise in cloud computing technologies and architectures ensuring the effective design, deployment and operation of our cloud-based systems to meet client needs.

This role has the opportunity to design solutions with some of the most innovative global organizations, technologies, accelerating the digital transformation business objectives and outcomes.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Design and implement cloud-native solutions using Private Cloud technologies and solutions
- Lead cloud architecture and infrastructure design sessions with stakeholders.
- Ensure security best practices are followed in all cloud deployments.
- Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines.
- Optimize cloud costs and monitor system performance.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
- Stay current with Private Cloud services and industry trends to recommend innovative solutions.
- Architect and implement end-to-end Private Cloud solutions tailored to client and internal project needs.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
- Viewed as a trusted technical advisor to the client and ensure technical solutions will accomplish the client's objectives.
- Designs and architects’ cloud-based systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, performance, and reliability.

**Required Qualifications and Knowledge**:

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Dell, Pure, Rubrik, Cisco, VM Ware Professional Certifications (or equivalent).
- Advanced knowledge in Public Cloud platforms Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Private Cloud, understanding the specific services offered by each platform.
- Strong knowledge of virtualization services such as VMWare and Cloud native solutions
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and compliance in cloud environments.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

**Preferred experience**:

- Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.
- 5-7 years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering.
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration (GKE).
- Advanced familiarity with IaC tools and frameworks on hybrid or multi-cloud environments such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure resource Manager, or Google Cloud deployment Manager.
- Knowledge of serverless architecture and microservices.
- Experience in Dell, Pure, Rubrik, Cisco, VM Ware SW, platforms and integrations
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or ELK Stack.
- Background in software development or scripting (Python, Bash, etc.).
- Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

**Workplace type**:
Hybrid Working

**About NTT DATA**

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