Manager - Cloud Solution Architecture

Bring your career aspirations to life with AIA!Responsible for analyzing business (technology) requirements, solution development, risk & impact assessment, implementation & transition, documentation & compliance to AIA Architecture Standards. The role will support Project Management and infrastructure initiatives of AIA across the globe.Job Description

• Technical support and expertise in analyzing & defining the scope of business requirements in conjunction with technology landscape's current capabilities and ensuring technical solutions are fit for purpose and will accomplish the business objectives.
  
• Owns the solution design, testing, implementation and transition of project builds to delivery/operations support.
  
• Engage all (cross-functional) technical resources required for an accurate solution design.
  
• Produce technical specifications and integration requirements for the solutions. And technical design documents to match the solution design specifications.
  
• Document all deliverables and what constitutes a successful implementation of a solution.
  
• Lead and execute architectural solutions (including project related proof of concepts), features and provide assessment report and recommendations to ensure they are viable.
  
• Ensure that solutions are agile, robust, cost-efficient and meet AIA business needs without compromising the quality.
  
• Lead, prepare, justify and present to the related Company governing committees where applicable: Architecture Review Board (ARB), Technology Review Board (TRB), Sourcing Committee (SC), Change Assessment Board (CAB) for project related changes and enhancements.
  
• Conduct research and make recommendations on infrastructure technology platforms & services. Act as technical lead on infrastructure related projects, scope of work, and negotiate with respective vendors.
  
• Together with Information Security function, ensure effectiveness of infrastructure security.
  
• Collaboration framework with suppliers and partner organizations to offer solution leadership and design.
  
• Contribute in technology selection, define & implement standard design patterns/templates.
  

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  Degree holder in IT / Computer Science or equivalent discipline.
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  At least 10 years work experience within IT Infrastructure functions with at least 5 years in architecture & design role.
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  Proficiency in architecture design & implementations on public clouds (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS on Azure, AWS & AliCloud etc.) Preferably experienced on DevOps, hybrid cloud integration with on-premises infrastructure.
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  Cloud Architecture related certifications (AZ-300)
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  Proficiency in working with Kubernetes and Docker.
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  Scripting knowledge (yaml, json, PowerShell and bash)
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  Deep knowledge on database and middleware platform layers
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  knowledge on cloud networking.
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  knowledge on DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub, Ansible.
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  Knowledge on cloud orchestration tools.
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  Ability to analyse, develop and recommend long-term strategic solutions to ensure capacity meets current and future requirements.
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  Ability to drive multiple vendors to support a complex enterprise infrastructure environment
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  Work with internal and external partners, carriers, facility operators and our hardware vendors to design and develop connectivity strategy
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  Public cloud (Azure, Google, AWS) design and support experience at enterprise level required
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  Strong project implementation background, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
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  Ability to work under pressure
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  Strong sense of ownership & self-driven
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  Excellent communication skills in English
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  Cooperative, good teamwork and able to work independently