CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Designs and deploys Knife River's enterprise IT Azure cloud architecture — spanning security, critical infrastructure, applications, and data — while leading complex cloud projects, defining the cloud operating model and technology roadmap, and mentoring IT team members. Requires 7+ years IT experience including 3-5 years building well-architected Azure solutions.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- BISMARCK, North Dakota, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in computer information systems or related field, or equivalent experience
- 7 years of IT experience with increasing responsibility and leadership
- 3-5 years building well-architected, best-practice cloud solutions in Azure (infrastructure and application solutioning)
- Developing, implementing, and overseeing Azure-based solutions
- Designing cloud and hybrid systems using Microsoft Azure
- Core understanding of cloud best practices and cloud standardization in an enterprise setting
- Overseeing cloud computing strategy, including cloud adoption plans, application design, and management
- Understanding of infrastructure-as-code deployment and best practices, preferably Azure Automation
- Deep hands-on cloud experience
- Broad knowledge of data sources, data flow, system interactions, and enterprise systems on-premises and in the cloud
- Ability to apply controls supporting the enterprise security framework (CIS 20 CSCs)
- Experience selecting and implementing security technology to support an enterprise security framework
- Providing direction, technical task decomposition, and coaching to engineering and support teams
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills
- Effective analysis and project management
- May be required to maintain a valid driver's license
- Willing to travel minimally (up to 10%)
Nice to have
- Microsoft Azure certification (Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Database Administrator Associate, or similar)
- Certifications related to critical infrastructure, security, or cloud
- Experience supporting an enterprise environment
Full description
At Knife River, we take care of our team because we know it's our people who make us successful. We are one of the 10 largest construction materials producers/contractors in the Country, and we are a PEOPLE-first company. Our team members are the key to our success, and we are committed to giving them the tools, training, and time to do their jobs productively and safely each day. Our goal is to build strong teams that, in turn, build strong communities. We are also a publicly traded company on the NYSE with the ticker symbol KNF and part of the S&P MidCap 400 index.
Cloud Solutions Architect willprovide complex level design and deployment of the Enterprise IT Azure cloud functions including system wide security, critical infrastructure, applications, data, and cloud environments. This role will lead complex projects and coaches/mentors other team members and ensures the success of enterprise-level application and infrastructure rollouts. This position determines and develops well-architected approaches, standards and solutions, conducts business reviews, documents current systems and develops recommendations of how to proceed with the environment and applicable applications. Cloud Solutions Architect will utilize Cloud based services to streamline existing processes, automate manual technology processes and investigate new capabilities to drive business value. This role works closely with users, business analysts, Business Unit IT, operations, vendors and fellow Team Members to ensure the IT architecture delivery is secure, reliable and performance focused. Cloud Solutions Architect will be responsible for development of the essential core design of features, technology roadmap, cloud operating model and meeting the needs across various applications throughout the organization.
LOCATION: Bismarck, ND or in a geographic location near a Knife River location. This role has the opportunity to be on-site, remote, or hybrid depending on location.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems or a related field or equivalent experience; and
- Seven years of Information Technology experience with proven record of increasing work responsibility and leadership.
- 3-5 years building well-architected and best practice cloud solutions within Azure Cloud. Combination of Infrastructure and Application solutioning.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Developing, implementing, and overseeing Azure-based solutions
- Designing cloud and hybrid systems using Microsoft Azure
- Core understanding of Cloud best practices and cloud standardization in an enterprise setting.
- Overseeing the cloud computing strategy, including cloud adoption plans, application design, and management