Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect Remote Long Term Your role: As a Cloud Architect, you will design, implement, and optimize Ardent Mill's cloud computing infrastructure. You will be responsible for architecting and deploying scalable, highly available, cost-effective and fault-tolerant cloud solutions that align with our business objectives and ensure seamless integration with our existing systems. This role is vital in technical discussions with multi-functional teams, creating solutions that ultimately lead to better products and working environments. Your responsibilities: Analyze business requirements and translate them into robust, cost-effective cloud architecture designs. Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot issues across Cloud, Servers, Virtual Systems, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and other core infrastructure services. Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure as code (IaC) using technologies like Terraform and Bicep. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, security, networking, and engineering teams, to ensure successful cloud adoption and operations. Use monitoring tools to optimize performance, cost, and availability of cloud resources. Ensure security through proper certificate and secret management across on-prem and cloud. Act as point of contact and oversee vendor partner relationships. Create and maintain documentation for standard Technical Support policies, procedures, and practices. Lifecycle management of server hardware, including coordination and occasional travel to locations across North America. Participate in an after-hours support rotation. To succeed, you must be: Curious and focused on business outcomes and solutions. Critical thinker who understands the methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines. Exhibit a strong work ethic and responsible behavior and must always maintain the confidentiality of information. Excellent interpersonal skills with both technical and non-technical personnel. Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail. Essential skills and experience: 5+ years experience as a Systems Administrator or Cloud Engineer. Expert knowledge of Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. Thorough knowledge of Windows server operating systems and Active Directory. Thorough knowledge of Entra ID, federation, and single sign-on. Knowledge of Conditional Access Policies and MFA. Knowledge of Azure backup, recovery, and business continuity solutions. Scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, or Python. Understanding of networking technology. Knowledge of security best practices for on-prem and cloud Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly document processes Experience training and mentoring junior team members Good to have: Experience with data lake and lakehouse architectures, including Databricks. Experience with SCCM. Experience or Training in Design Thinking. Experience with robotics, AI, and machine learning. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.