Enterprise Cloud Architect
Remote
DevOps /
Full-Time /
Remote
About Liatrio
Liatrio is a boutique consulting firm aiming to help enterprises deliver software faster, safer and more efficiently. We do this by working with leadership and hands-on-keyboard engineers to uplift people and process. We have helped lead DevOps transformations in different industries anywhere from financial institutions to healthcare providers. We are a small company that makes a big impact, so put on your entrepreneur hat and get ready to innovate!
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a multi-cloud architect who is passionate about helping enterprise clients. Reporting to the VP of Delivery and working cross functionally within Liatrio, this position will work with multiple clients/engagements throughout the year to understand the big-picture of their needs and provide transformative solutions, while working with the Liatrio team assigned to the specific client/engagement. This role will identify, analyze, research new tools, design, plan, establish standards, document, and support delivery teams on technical solutions for enterprise clients. The Enterprise Cloud Architect is comfortable speaking with C-level client executives to digest enterprise business needs and guiding them to best practices. This person is excellent at exciting clients through both whiteboarding a conversation on the fly and highly-polished proof of concept (PoC) presentations. This person is equally comfortable with engineers one-on-one to mentor them through challenges.
Our roles usually correspond to industry titles like the following:
• Senior/Principal/Enterprise Cloud Architect
• Senior/Principal/Enterprise Solutions Architect
• Senior/Principal Enterprise Architect
• Head of Cloud Center of Excellence
• Director of Cloud Engineering
• Director of Platform Engineering
Who You Are
Liatrio lives and breathes the following traits; people on our team tend to have a combination of the following qualities:- Willingness and hunger to learn- Devotion to open communication and transparency- Value collaboration and willingness to share responsibilities across internal and client work - Effectively communicate in difficult conversations- Desire to solve complex problems - interpersonal, technical, and business- Ability to acknowledge shortcomings and provide solutions- Empathy towards others- Appreciate mentoring and helping others grow- Navigate ambiguity and frequent change
What You Do
We each bring varying degrees of knowledge to the table. This role will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on cloud computing and will have extensive experience in the all domains and tools we use. This is not a comprehensive list; there may be other equally valuable skills and experience you bring that are not listed here:
Cloud
• Comprehensive experience designing solutions in multiple cloud provider platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, etc
• Well-versed in providers’ cloud services and 3rd party tools
• Deep understanding of the relationships between business needs and technology – including cost, infrastructure, data, platform, security, time constraints, resiliency, governance, etc
Infrastructure Automation
• Designing, dveloping, managing and testing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Ansible, etc
• Cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes and Istio
• Observability through tools such as Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Grafana, or Zipkin
Application Development / SDLC / CI/CD
• Build systems such as Circle CI, Argo CD, Azure DevOps, or GitLab
• Application development and testing with Go, Java, Javascript, .NET or Python
• Using modern source control management systems and branching strategies
Coaching / Guiding
• Leading change to remove impediments (political, financial, mental, social) for the adoption of DevOps at the highest level of an enterprise
• Helping enterprises and IT organizations implement solutions that will enable business objectives
• Guiding customers to support full end-to-end automation of software delivery (CI/CD)
• Training and mentoring others on building solutions and smart developer behaviors (CI/CD/DDD/TDD/BDD)
• Pushing patterns and practices to minimize future technical debt
Critical Thinking / Involvement
• Solving complex, hands-on challenges and performing research when dealing with unknowns
• Community contribution to open source projects, blogging, or conference speaking
Requirements
• Employment eligibility: must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada without the need for sponsorship.
• Travel availability: we divide our time between working remotely and visiting our client sites located throughout the U.S. For most roles, travel typically ranges around once a month, depending on client need.
Specifics
• Full benefits including unlimited PTO, funded HSA option, 401k match, monthly LiveWell stipend, and quarterly company bonus
• Annual base salary: $145,000-210,000 based on experience
Liatrio is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and strive to create a culture of inclusion. We do not discriminate, nor do we tolerate harassment, on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
We want our process to be accessible for everyone. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, or you require a religious accommodation, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact hello@liatrio.com.
