Solutions Architect/Cloud Architect

Immediate need for a talented Solutions Architect/Cloud Architect. This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Philadelphia, PA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:26-30315
Pay Range: $55 - $60/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:

• Recommend architectures based on technical and cost considerations
• Help teams migrate applications to containers
• Design efficient hybrid/on-prem + public cloud solutions
• Plan cost-effective DR solutions
• Understand networking and security challenges
• Coach developers on infrastructure and architecture decisions
• Analyze existing networks and equipment to identify opportunities for improvement, system options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on enterprise business processes and goals.
• Develop and document the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards.
• Assist in the development of and manage an architecture governance process.
• Provide technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate.
• Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to better serve the enterprise s architecture needs.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Strong Solutions Architecture / Cloud Architecture background
• Kubernetes and container technologies are a high priority
• Experience migrating or modifying application architectures for container/Kubernetes platforms
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking
• Experience with AWS is required; Google Cloud Platform and Azure; OpenStack is also relevant
• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud and private cloud environments
• Experience with security, disaster recovery, and cost optimization
• Ability to work closely with developers /application teams and provide technical architecture guidance
• 5-8 years as a Solutions Architect with numerous years of Telecom work experience in infrastructure/systems environments performing systems planning, architecture design, security, and optimization.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience.

Our client is a leading Telecommunication Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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