Cloud Architect

• Keen to join a Cloud specialist team, and expand your Azure skills?
• Are you an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect who will thrive with providing end-to-end support to customers in their solution choices?
• Interested in becoming part of a growing global IT team that is a leader in technology and digital transformation?

Apply now and become the new Cloud Architect for Crayon India!

Crayon is a leading player in Software & Cloud Economics with focus on Compliance, Optimization & Transformation. We specialize in enabling customers in all industry sectors with complex local, regional, and global IT estates. As specialists, we have solid partnerships with all the major software vendors, including Microsoft, Oracle, AWS, Adobe, Symantec, and VMware. We are passionate about paving the way for our customers' digital transformation journey, and with our unique tools and skilled team members, we optimize their ROI on complex technology investments. Our flat management structure promotes an innovative and results-oriented culture where everyone gets the opportunity to be an integral part in developing our services and products. Thus far, we are a team of more than 2000 colleagues, spanning 37 countries around the globe that collaborate across borders and time zones to deliver customized IT solutions and ensure our customers' digital transformation journey is successful.

Once appointed as our new Cloud Architect - Data Solutions, you will collaborate with our account teams to qualify and scope requirements, design and architect solutions, and act as the local lead for delivery of Cloud projects leveraging global, regional, and local delivery resources. On offer is the exciting opportunity to be a key contributor to the knowledge base of customizing Cloud solutions for our customers, acting as a subject matter expert for Azure, and being a Trusted Advisor for our partners and customers regarding cloud solutions architecture and delivery. You will have close dialogue with stakeholders at our customers and partners; typically, CxO, Technical Management, and Architectural teams to position Crayon and our services as partner of choice and help customers and partners transition to the cloud. Moreover, you will be the project lead interface between the customer and our delivery teams and support the sales and delivery teams in discovering opportunities, gathering customer requirements, performing Cloud Assessments, architecture, and designing technical solutions. As part of your role, it is envisaged that you will coordinate package and position migration projects, manage services, and support plans leveraging existing frameworks and services established by the global Crayon team as well as delivery of customized solutions and services to customers.

Role responsibilities to highlight:

• Pre-sales support for sales teams involving positioning of Cloud Solutions, pre-sales qualification, and opportunity identification
• Design and present customer and partner-specific solutions, and standard services made available from globally distributed delivery teams
• Lead QA project delivery and cloud assessments ensuring that customer satisfaction is maintained, project milestones are met and communication between delivery and customer and partner is maintained
• Assess and develop cloud economics and migration plans tailored to customer requirements
• Identify Cloud key drivers at our customers to accelerate our business and market share, by demonstrating Crayon’s technical expertise
• Liaison with strategic partners

Key to succeed in this role is your genuine interest in technology and your aptitude to learn new technologies and stay current with Microsoft solutions, as well as a persistent attitude to getting the job done. We see you as someone who is highly motivated that can drive this role with integrity. You are a team player with great interpersonal and communication skills, who can effectively present solutions to all our stakeholders, both internal and external. We envisage you as a results-oriented individual, who has an eye for details, good project management skills, and the ability to work independently. You have a good understanding of IT Operations and working knowledge of Cloud solutions currently trending with commercial customers. As you will collaborate across a global multi-discipline team, your willingness to travel and having mobility within other geographical locations is highly regarded.

Wanted Competency and Experience:

• 5+ years of IT experience in consultancy or in-house role
• 2+ years of practical experience working with Azure, including Azure resource (Databases and Data solution side of knowledge)
• Knowledge or experience with multiple migration and/or assessment tools, as well as end to end delivery of cloud-based solutions
• Working knowledge of IaaS or PaaS, as well as Infrastructure as Code
• Certifications such as Microsoft Solutions Expert or Microsoft Solutions Associate
• Cloud-related certifications and/or competencies including but not limited to: Implementing and managing Microsoft Cloud - MCP, MTCS, MCSE, Cloud platform and productivity, Azure, Windows Server, AD, virtualization, system architecture, and exchange server
• Experience with one or more of the following is highly regarded: SQL with SQL Server 2008 R2/2012/2014/2016, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, PowerBI, Azure Data Factory, Logic App, Function App, Azure Data lake, Azure Synapse

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Location for this role: Bangalore/Delhi, India
• Languages required: Professional level English, written & spoken
• Application deadline: ASAP. We will evaluate the candidates as they apply and consequently conduct selection
• Visa requirements: We are looking for someone based in India that has a working visa and can start asap.