Cloud Transformation Infrastructure Architect

Job Description:
[MULTIPLE POSITIONS]: Avanade Inc. seeks Cloud Transformation Infrastructure Architects in San Francisco, CA to lead the design, installation, and configuration of enterprise technology architecture solutions including components of security, availability/fail-over and OS/compute, storage, database, operations, and network infrastructures in Microsoft or multi-vendor environments. You will: plan and design the desired relationships and operating models across our client’s software, hardware, networks, people and operations, to effectively operate in a Cloud oriented environment; apply expertise in technical and consulting knowledge to advise clients on proper governance to ensure stability, and to enable them to evolve their environments to support changing business requirements; coordinate team operations in all phases of Avanade projects (Plan, Analyze, Design, Build, test, and Deploy); maintain customer relationships, assist in proposal development, evaluate change requirements, and contribute with pre-sales and marketing/PR activities; serve as a trusted advisor in advising clients on an overall IT plan; work and interact directly w/client leadership and technical stakeholders to ensure smooth and successful design and implementation of complex solutions; define information technology operations, processes, procedures and toolsets to manage and maintain requirements; manage change plan implementation to ensure successful project delivery and deployment; and provide leadership to ensure effective team utilization and partnership with off-shore resources to achieve project objectives. Periodic travel to client sites (domestic and international) is expected. Must live w/in reasonable commuting distance of San Francisco, CA. Offered salary: $181,050 to $230,000.

Benefits information available here: https://www.avanade.com/en/career/benefits.

Basic Qualifications:
The position requires a bachelor’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, Information Technology, or related technical field, plus at least seven (7) years of experience as a Cloud Transformation Infrastructure Architect, or in a similar role in a technology or consulting environment. **Alternatively, in lieu of a bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years of experience, the employer will accept no degree and nine (9) years of experience as a Cloud Transformation Infrastructure Architect, or in a similar role in a technology or consulting environment.** A qualified applicant's experience must include: 7 years of experience working with full lifecycle (functional/technical) aspects of IT infrastructure and development services with enterprise customers; 7 years of experience delivering Microsoft collaboration solutions, custom development, platform migration, and enterprise SharePoint services; 7 years of experience in operation management, systems security, and testing; 7 years of experience developing collaboration solutions using Microsoft SharePoint Server and Online, SharePoint custom development, and SharePoint support; 5 years of experience facilitating project work within a global team and leading onshore/offshore technical teams in the implementation/deployment of infrastructure solutions; 7 years of experience creating and presenting to client stakeholders creative solutions to technical problems in the areas of SharePoint, SharePoint Workflow, SharePoint customizations, and third party plug ins; 4 years of experience communicating and presenting complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders; and 2 years of experience with Power Platform and Power App development.

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