Enterprise Cloud Architect

ELITS Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of Accelerate at Iver. Our parent company Iver has 1,700 employees today and is growing and now we are looking for new employees who want to join our journey. As part of Accelerate at Iver, you are at the absolute forefront of technology and work on exciting digitization and transformation projects with market-leading customers. We are passionate about realizing digital opportunities in the cloud. Together with our customers, we close the gap between aspiration and successful implementation. Communication is an essential part of the work since we work closely with our customers. As an employee at ELITS you will become a part of a great team that always responds to the customer with humility, and at the same time is very proud of what we deliver. ELITS is now looking for an Enterprise Cloud Architect for our operations in Montreal. About this position: Enterprise Cloud Architect to provide their leadership, expertise, and support to the cloud roadmap and priority initiatives in alignment with the transition to the target state architecture.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to implement the enterprise cloud computing strategy, in line with the operating model, strategic objectives, and governance.
• Responsible for the overall performance, standards, and direction of the architecture for the cloud domain and the creation/updates to key enterprise architecture deliverables. This role will also oversee all deployments in the cloud environments and support solution development efforts.
• Assess and identify risks associated with IT-managed operational environments, prioritizing high-risk areas by collaborating with IT teams, management, and stakeholders to define actionable architectural solutions that address vulnerabilities and risk exposures effectively.
• Collaborate with IT risk management teams to plan and design cloud architecture solutions that align with mitigation objectives and are adaptable to evolving organizational needs.
• Work with the Cybersecurity teams and other architects to provide architectural guidance to address the root causes of security incidents and propose measures to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of all architected risk mitigation solutions, ensuring clarity and accessibility for stakeholders involved in implementing and maintaining these solutions.
• Responsible for the cloud initiatives and for directing the architectural aspects of the cloud strategy across all aspects of IT and the business.
• Guide cloud adoption and usage via governance, brokerage, and transformation.
• Build and implement a target state cloud operating model

The Enterprise Cloud Architect is expected to possess the following skills, competencies, and characteristics:

• Knowledge of service design and pricing in the context of cloud-based solutions
• Experience as a solution architect or cloud architect in a complex operating environment
• Hands on implementation experience in the design and provisioning of cloud technologies
• Experience deploying and operating a public cloud framework, such as Microsoft Azure
• Experience with cloud networking including Express Route, MPLS gateway, IPSEC, Private Peering
• Experience with security architecture, database architecture, virtualization,
• Experience with Agile development, application lifecycle management

Qualities:

• Communicative and a positive attitude towards customers and colleagues
• Analytical skills, logical reasoning, and excellent problem-solving skills
• Sense of responsibility, autonomy, and resourcefulness
• Team player, organized, and strives for results and quality
• Creative with ideas to improve the product
• Ability to coordinate and handle more than one task at the same time
• Being proactive

Are you a social, flexible, and structured person with a great interest in information technology? Do you find development, constructing, and use of the latest technologies challenging? In that case – send your application to us today! This position is open to Canadian residents (persons with work permit in Canada). ELITS - Accelerate at Iver