Sr. Cloud Architect

Salem Five

  • Salem, MA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Description :Salem Five is a growing regional financial services organization with a rich history of over 160 years. As an independent bank, we are deeply rooted in the communities we serve and offer our employees successful and rewarding careers.This position is hybrid, must be able to come into the Salem, MA office.Salem Five has more than 30 retail banking branches throughout Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk counties, strong business banking capabilities, an Insurance division, a Wealth Management & Trust organization and a Mortgage Company that has provided homeownership to generations of families.Salem Five believes deeply in supporting the communities in which we reside. Donations through our Charitable Foundation or events at the branch or location-level are an important part of our DNA. We would not be the company we are without our commitment to businesses and organizations that help the region thrive and to our employees. Come see what we’re all about.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
  • Design, document, and present the cloud solutions necessary to advance bank’s systems
  • Assess and propose cloud architecture, equipment, hardware, and software solutions.
  • Develop and deploy methodologies for testing cloud related performance and providing performance statistics and reports.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for cloud and engineering resource administration and appropriate use.
  • Lead the design and implementation of key areas related to cloud including IAM, Hybrid DNS, audit logging, network topology and more
  • Partner with IT Security to define secure configurations of common cloud services
  • Coach and mentor technical colleagues on best practices in the public cloud
  • Design and lead the building of various tools/automation to streamline existing processes and enabling self service
  • Assist in the remediation of identified security findings
  • Work with other IT, Security, and Business Unit teams to deliver a world class public cloud platform
  • Act as SME for Azure infrastructure, networking, and other services
  • Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining cloud architecture is aligned with organizational goals and objectives
  • Acting as a senior consultant to internal staff and management ensures the successful implementation of cloud security standards, procedures, policies, and guidelines.
  • Provide technical leadership for a team of system engineers and administrators, setting the tone for definition, design and implementation of new infrastructure components and services.
  • Design, implement, and manage the system disaster recovery solutions including periodic DR testing initiatives working with the Info Security and Enterprise Risk teams.
  • Prepare risk assessments for all deployed infrastructure technologies and certify risk assessments prepared by application owners.
  • Provide recommendations to management based on business cases of the most cost-effective solutions and technologies
  • Demonstrates compliance with banking laws and regulations as defined in company policy and procedures pertinent to position.
  • Experience working on projects with a cross-functional team to create best-practice private/public-cloud networking environments.
  • Maintain and optimize Microsoft on-premise systems, including Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, and System Center components.
  • Implement and manage RMM tools such as NinjaOne for automated monitoring, patching, alerting, and endpoint administration across hybrid environments.
  • Oversee asset inventory, lifecycle management, and compliance reporting through integrated monitoring platforms.
  • Assumes additional responsibilities as requested.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of 3 to 4 System Engineers.Requirements:
  • 8+ years of experience designing and managing enterprise infrastructure, including Microsoft on-premise systems such as Active Directory, Windows Server, and Exchange.
  • 5+ years of recent hands-on experience working with cloud technologies, specifically Microsoft Azure.
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification or demonstratable equivalency.
  • Experience building cloud solutions through the console and using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines.
  • Experience building/supporting/troubleshooting Azure/AWS Cloud Networks.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
  • Solid understanding of basic internet principles such as HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, Networking, Load Balancing, etc.
  • Understanding of Express Route/Direct Connect - Maintain routing, security, load balancing, front door, and other standing cloud-based network services.
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python is a plus.
  • Experience with containers and/or container orchestration such as Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Effective written and verbal skills.
  • Experience with observability and remote monitoring tools such as Datadog, Solarwinds, and NinjaOne a plus.
  • Experience integrating and managing hybrid infrastructure models that span both on-prem and cloud environments.
Education and/or Experience:Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) or equivalent from four-year or technical school; or ten + years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Microsoft and Cisco Certifications is preferred but not required. All certifications must be maintained and current.Physical DemandsWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.Benefits/Incentives: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 401k Matching, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral Program, Summer Family Outing, Annual Holiday Reception and moreSalary Range: Competitive Base plus incentiveReady to apply? If this job sounds like a fit for you, then click on Apply/Apply Now in this posting. We look forward to talking with you.

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