Location: Chicago, IL
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Overview
Our client is a global manufacturing market leader with an expanding product portfolio. The organization has experienced significant and sustained growth. This has prompted the creation of a number of new and exciting opportunities including this Senior Cloud Architect that will be embedded in their Enterprise New Technologies team which is accountable for the improvement and modernization of technology throughout the organization and the ongoing execution and implementation of their global IT strategy.
This role plays a significant role in the support of the design and implementation of new technologies for the organization and requires exposure to industry best practices, technology trends and the ability to balance security with business enabling capabilities.
Some of the initial initiatives include:
- Exchange to the cloud rollout
- Identity Access Management
- Collaboration tools
- Portal rollouts/SaaS
- Single Sign On
Overall responsibilities will include:
- Serves as a Subject Matter Expert on large, complex and global infrastructure projects that may require cross-department resources and coordination.
- Identifies and evaluates future technology options, with a focus on cloud-based approach, to support technology growth and organization maturity.
- Assists with selection of appropriate third-party vendors based on established qualifications and manages partner resources and their deliverables.
- Conducts technology reviews and audits to ensure all existing solutions are built to enterprise standards and meet business needs.
- Develop and document programs, scripts, and standard operating procedures pertaining to implemented solutions.
- Additionally, this role assists with the development of junior-level System Administrators.
Required/Preferred Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field plus a minimum of 5 years of technical experience with cloud technologies.
- Strong long-term employment track record.
- Project management experience, involving multiple projects as a project leader or a subject matter expert.
- Demonstrated experience with the design, implementation and support of Microsoft Windows Azure and/or Amazon Web Services and hybrid cloud solutions across multiple global regions.
- Experience with SaaS Identify and Security Technologies – Single Sign-On, Federation Services and Identity Management.
- Experience in messaging and collaboration platforms including Microsoft Office 365.
- Experience in orchestration and automation services.
- Demonstrated experience in assisting with the establishment of company policies, operational objectives, and work plans that affect immediate operations.
- Able to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and business activities.
- Able to interact with Lead management or executive levels on matters concerning functional areas, divisions, and/or customers.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Excellent customer service skills and focus.
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For more information, please contact Jason M. Lentz @ jason@exceltalentsolutions.com or 630.398.9551