Microsoft 365 and Azure Architect (1565)

| $96/hr (W2) | 12 Months San Francisco, California

Description:

Client : Financial Institution -SF
W2 Role
A candidate who does not require any sponsorship in the future will be highly preferred for this role
Note: Please submit candidates but feedback will be shared after Client call

Principal duties/Roles and responsibilities:
Microsoft 365 and Azure architect Participates and assists other architects in the design, development and implementation of architectural deliverables, to include components of the assessment and optimization of system design and review of user requirements. Contributes to the determination of technical and operational feasibility of solutions. Serves as a technical resource; provides tech knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor. Will not have direct reports but may influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations. May provide input on staffing, budget and personnel. As a Cloud Solutions Architect , you will use your knowledge and experience to help drive Office 365 product delivery and technology direction for Cloud Services. We are looking for a person who has the right mindset to be a part of an elite team of architects focused on making our businesses successful. You must possess a unique blend of technical and customer facing skills and be an out-of-the-box thinker. You’ll be directly engaging with all stakeholders - security, compliance, data, user experience, business, engineering, governance.

• Assists with the development of cloud design standards related to the Microsoft Office 365 and Azure
• Overall design of Microsoft Office 365 application architecture across our business partners
• Drives definition and standards required to operationalize cloud services
• Working on RFP process by building POC to secure project using O365 power platform
• Helps lead technical design sessions for Microsoft cloud related projects
• Takes a leadership role in shaping service design direction
• Ensures designs produced adhere to architectural roadmaps and supports the development, execution, and operation of service
• Participates in peer review and sign off on detailed designs with project / executive sponsorship
• Drives cloud service designs and outcomes that are secure and reliable to our customers

Required Skills/Must Have:
• Microsoft 365 and Azure Architect having 18+ years of experience in Enterprise Architect landscape.
• Strong understanding of Dynamics 365, SharePoint online, Power platform, Power Automate and Azure Cognitive Service
• Architecting large enterprise scale Azure cloud applications using Azure services such as Functions, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs, API Management, Key Vault, App Service
• Large enterprise scale Azure and O365 cloud applications strategy, roadmap and thought leadership
• Azure services SDKs, ASP.NET Core Web Applications, ASP.NET Core Web API, .NET Core, C#, Azure DevOps
• Broad understanding of core Microsoft cloud technologies and services
• Serverless Azure cloud applications
• Experience in working in Agile mode
• Azure Certified
• Ability to innovate with a history of new or improved technology solutions with remarkable impact on company productivity.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.