Cloud Architect - Independent candidates Local to Chicago IL

• BS in Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years general technology experience, Law firm experience a plus
• 3+ years high level cloud infrastructure design
• Extensive In-Depth knowledge in public, private, and multi-cloud / hybrid environments (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform) and migrating on-premises application and services to those platforms.
• Experience with containerization solutions and orchestration platforms, both on-premises and cloud based. 
• Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Amazon EKS, Google GKE
• Design and maintain Hybrid, cloud infrastructure for AI workloads in cloud. Ability to troubleshoot complex AI issues and identify root causes.
• Experience managing consumption, rate limits and cost controls for AI models.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric for large scale data processing and analytics.
• Strong knowledge of templating and automation scripting, CI/CD such as Power-shell, Chef, Ansible, and Puppet, Terraform code.
• Experience in implementing Cloud Governance best practices across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
• Strong working knowledge of LAN/WAN/SDWAN concepts as they relate to hybrid environments
• Experience with building and maintaining high-availability (>99%) environments
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft EntraID, Conditional Access Policy.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux server technologies.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and attention to detail.

Regards,

Shawn Davis,

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