Azure Solutions Architect - Houston TX ( initially remote)

[Siva Kumar]

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Title: Azure Architect 

Client : Wipro/Shell

Pay Rate:Open 

Location: Huston TX ( Initially remote)

 

Responsibilities include:

1. Provide solution architecture development, consultancy and assurance to projects, making sure applications are well designed and conform to Shell standards and reference/segment architectures. The Solution Architect is accountable to the Project Manager for the architecture of a solution being developed and implemented until the successful deployment of the solution. This includes:
1. Being the point of call for all architecture aspects of an IT Project.
2. Being able to address and integrate the: Business Process, Data, Application, Technical and Information Security aspects of an IT Solution.
3. Ensure projects solution architecture is documented using the relevant templates, tooling and conforms to standards.
4. Coach detailed designers and business analysts in projects during their design work.
5. Reviewing and accepting the detailed design of an IT solution.
6. Support Segment Architects and reviews through the Architecture Review Board as required.
2. Take an active role in documenting, improving & maintaining the Reference Models in Systems Architect. Lifting project deliverables to the conceptual and logical levels.
3. Follow IT Technology developments in the market and leverage this knowledge in architecting solutions in Shell. Ensure solutions are ‘future-proof’
4. Stay in touch with development of standards and standard services in IT at Shell. To ensure the latest service developments are taken into account.
5. Pro-actively contribute to the development of the Architecture community and be an ambassador for architecture. Interact with stakeholders on architecture issues and strategic improvements where such expertise is required.
6. Maintain knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements, including data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR), and ensure that those are included in architecture design decisions.
7. Responsible for championing and embedding Security by Design and Privacy by Design in projects, and to ensure that the appropriate design decisions are made, documented and implemented. 
8. Work with IRM and DPO/SECO for clarification of L&R requirements

 

Role Specific Skills:

IoT Solution Architect with specialization in Enterprise-wide Device Lifecycle Management and foundational services to support early enterprise IoT workloads.

• Typical Years of Experience:  7 to 10 years in IT with some IT leadership experience
• Minimum Education or Certification: 4-year Degree related to IT
• Strong stakeholder management skills; the role requires pro-active communication and an ability to work closely with other members in project teams and other disciplines in architecture in particular.
• Strong communication skills; the role requires effective written and verbal communications. Including the ability to communicate architectural viewpoints and decisions using content appropriate for the audience.
• Business skills; the role requires the ability to acquire and apply industry sector knowledge. Including the ability to establish the linkage between business value and technical architecture

Understanding and Knowledge of IoT device lifecycle management covering device attestation – authentication & authorization, monitoring, over the air updates, etc. across AWS and Azure Cloud provider
    - Device auto-registration and activation over the network techniques such as bulk or adhoc registrations and any protocol dependent integration e.g LORAWAN
    - Remote firmware update and remote blocking scenarios.
    - Expertise on use of secure communication protocol between gateway and end device.
    - Automated certificate refresh on end devices.
    - Working knowledge with multi-protocol gateway and multiple activation techniques e.g LORAWAN
    - Experience with operational processes for IoT through shared responsibility model
    

Specific skills        

    - Solution Architect for IoT,  with exposure to  Azure IoT suite of products and services preferably with Azure IoT Hub
    - Programming experience with Java, C, C++, Python and some embedded OS such as RTOS
    - Deep understanding of AWS and Azure cloud services, edge computing, edge hosting and device authentication and device lifecycle management is preferred
    - Deep understanding of PKI and certificate management
    - Knowledge on security approaches to IoT and data capture
    
Other Capabilities/Job Requirements
    - Familiar with manufacturing – operational technology (OT) domain and how IT can collaborate to bring value to the OT world
    - Develop architecture documentation – BizzDesign experience preferred

    - Develop hands on training material and demonstrate capabilities as needed through POC

- Understanding of work with large volumes of data generated by IoT

   - Experience with geographically dispersed global organization and willingness to work outside of normal working hours to accommodate overseas time zones

       Coaching team members 

Regards,
Kumar
Senior Manager-- Business Development
FutureTech Consultants,LLC
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