Cloud Architect at Alfred and Victoria Associates

Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer's needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cloud Architect

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• A cloud architect will design and build the cloud computing architecture that all businesses rely on if they are to operate in a flexible and agile fashion.
• It is the cloud architect who has the knowledge and capability required to craft cloud solutions to meet and exceed the requirements of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Translating project-specific needs into a cloud structure that will suit those needs and considering the project needs in terms of resource usage and scalability.
• Designing the cloud environment from a holistic point of view, ensuring it meets all of the company's requirements.
• Create a well-informed cloud strategy and manage the adaption process.
• Regularly evaluate cloud applications, hardware, and software.
• Overseeing cloud security.
• Completing the integration of new applications into the cloud environment.
• Develop and organize cloud systems.
• Work closely with IT security to monitor the company's cloud privacy.
• Respond to technical issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Keeping on top of usage of space in the cloud and making sure the structure is operating at full efficiency.
• Working with business clients to understand their needs and to implement the cloud strategies designed to meet those needs.
• Conducting migration, where necessary, to bring tools and other elements into the cloud.
• Working with virtualisation technologies to achieve effective server management for the business.
• Offer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloud.
• Identify the top cloud architecture solutions to successfully meet the strategic needs of the company.

Qualifications
Academic Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or relevant field.

Professional Qualification:

• Any relevant Professional Qualification

Experience:

• 3-5 + years' experience designing, executing, and supporting IT cloud solutions.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Able to work proficiently with a number of different operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Proficient with Amazon Web Services, as well as Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• In-depth knowledge of networking an associated technologies, including LAN/WAN, OSI, TCP/IP, File Transfer Protocols, Telnet and Secure Shell, Load balancer, Domain Name System, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, among others.
• Design knowledge for cloud architecture.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure configuration and deployment.
• Cloud service management skills Knowledge of web and application servers.
• Ability to work with physical hardware and virtual machines.

Salary
Very Attractive.

Application Closing Date
3PM: 23rd March, 2021.