Lead Azure Application Architect

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The Role

You are an experienced Azure Application Architect who is passionate about innovation to help us build engaging and intelligent applications. You are a systems thinker and solver of complex challenges, always seeking new ways to achieve better results for your team and our customers through your leadership abilities and technical strengths.

As Lead Azure Architect will be responsible for the successful implementation of Azure architectures and environments and provide cloud security expertise. This role will act as an expert and trusted advisor who will provide guidance for transforming legacy implementations to the cloud for both software and infrastructure for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and leading and designing for large-scale migration from on-prem to the cloud. You will be involved with:Design and optimize cloud strategies for the cost-effective delivery of scalable, secure and reliable systems up to 99.999% uptime SLA

Design and optimize cloud strategies for the cost-effective delivery of scalable, secure and reliable systems up to 99.999% uptime SLA

Work collaboratively as a member of the development team to build best-in-class Azure .NET software solutions and securely design applications and services following industry best

practices

Involvement in requirements discussions, project planning and in the system design and implementation.

Provide technical expertise, estimates, and recommendations to the Application Development Lead and/or Project Management.

Communicate risks and issues to the Application Development Lead and/or Project Manager.

Work with DevOps team to setup Automated deployments

The Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required

5 years of experience in IT architecture including experience with cloud

2 years of experience with implementation and support of cloud and hybrid-cloud implementations on Azure, including exposure to some of the advanced services and features

Thorough understanding of infrastructure (firewalls, network, load balancers, storage, monitoring)

Deep hands-on technical knowledge of Azure PaaS components

Extensive experience with implementing, migrating, managing, and operating applications in an enterprise cloud computing environment

Subject matter expertise with Microsoft Azure, Azure AD integration, Azure security and governance

Expert knowledge of serverless cloud architecture, microservices architecture, APIs, RESTful Webservices, Service Fabric

Experience with PowerShell scripting, design and building ARM templates

Experience building cloud enterprise architecture diagrams

Experience writing cloud architecture technical documentation, security accreditation and other technical documentation

Cloud experience securing PII, PHI, GDPR, HIPAA Compliance, NYDFS and other data privacy laws

Containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker or Kubernetes

Preferred Qualifications

Azure Cloud Platform Certifications are a plus

Understanding of Agile software development and Scrum methodologies

Exposure to Azure DevOps/VSTS/Git Branching/Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment

Experience with network virtualization and ability to troubleshoot cloud communication issues

Experience with infrastructure and application deployment automation tools

Experience with SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB

Comprehensive knowledge of the Visual Studio development/SQL Management Studio environments

Working with global teams and offshore resources

The Company

Willis Towers Watson is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 45,000 employees serving more than 140 countries and markets. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com.

Willis Towers Watson is an equal opportunity employer

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