Cloud Solutions Architect
EBSCO Information Services
Ipswich

EBSCO has an exciting opportunity to join its high profile enterprise
architecture team. Based at our Ipswich, Massachusetts office, the Cloud
Solutions Architect will focus on accelerating migration of existing services
into AWS platform, and architecting innovative solutions built ground up in
AWS. The architect will spend their time within key
development and product groups helping drive strategy and key tactical
objectives. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced technology
professional to make an impact within a high performing technical
organization.

  
The mission of the Cloud Solutions Architect is to deliver complex technology
solutions on time with exceptional quality. We are looking for a seasoned
professional with a bias for action that will be responsible for designing
solutions, and leading teams on large projects that supports the company's
business needs using proven and ground breaking methodologies, practices and
technologies. The Cloud Solutions Architect will operate across organizational
groups to drive standardization and adoption software development best
practices.

  
  
**Primary Responsibilities:**  
  
Advocate and drive adoption of Public Cloud platform and services in the
organization

  
Provide guidelines/best practices and direction to domain architects on
business process, application architecture, database management and
infrastructure.

  
Operate across organizational groups to drive standardization of common
approaches and best practices. The goal is to deliver services based
architecture that supports company's business needs using right technology
mix.

  
Responsible for far-ranging projects, teams and systems, the role requires
exceptional versatility including: project leadership; technology planning;
formal and informal communication; requirements analysis, make/buy analysis,
software design and analysis; and software development.

  
This senior role requires the ability to master many competing factors to form
correct judgments and recommendations that balance current and anticipated
business and technology needs. In addition, Cloud Solutions
Architect is required to:

  
Participate in development of multi-year technology road map

  
Evaluate, create, communicate and guide adoption of technology standards and
tooling across organization that optimize the technology infrastructure and
processes

  
Actively identify and pursue improvements, solve problems

  
Build relationships that foster trust, collaboration and teamwork

  
  
**Role-Based Competencies:**  
  
Analytical skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative
data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits probing mind and
achieves penetrating insights.

  
Problem Solver: Applies critical thinking and structured
problem solving to address root causes.

  
Strategic thinking/visioning: Able to see and communicate the big picture in
an inspiring way.

  
Determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current
and future trends.

  
  
**Cultural Competencies:**  
  
Drive

  
Positive Attitude

  
Good Judgement

  
Open Communication

  
Collaboration

  
Desire to Make an Impact

  
Eager to Understand

  
Accountable

  
Decisive

  
Team Player

  
  
**Requirements:**  
  
3+ years of hands on experience architecting and deploying complex distributed
solutions in AWS

  
3+ years of hands on experience using AWS platform services

  
3+ years of experience with moving complex platforms from private cloud
platforms into AWS

  
Practical experience of configuring and managing accounts, controls, and
security in AWS

  
Minimum 10 years of experience in specification, design, development,
maintenance enterprise-scale mission critical distributed systems with
demanding non-functional requirements

  
Minimum 5 years of experience successfully leading large integrated projects
across multiple business and technology groups.

  
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or related
field of study. Master's Degree preferred

  
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills with ability to communicate
complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical professionals.

  
8+ years of experience hands on experience working with relational databases.

  
8+ years of hands on experience in building complex server side solutions with
the Java technology stack. Familiarity with C# and/or Node.JS is preferred but
not required.

  
Demonstrate strong knowledge and experience applying enterprise patterns to
solving business problems

  
  
**Preferred Qualifications:**  
  
Leadership experience

  
Strong abilities troubleshooting and tuning distributed environments
processing high volume of transactions

  
Experience with any of the following technologies: MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL, SQL
Server, NetApp, REST, ETL, Elastic Search

  
In depth technical understanding of systems, databases, networking, and
computing environments

  
Familiarity with NLP, machine learning and search technologies, Content
Management systems



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