Hosting Services Cloud Architect
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 185000 - 195000
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Cloud Architect reporting to the Manager of Infrastructure Services is a key technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for shaping delivering and governing the firms hybrid and multi-cloud strategy. This hands-on role designs implements and supports secure scalable and cost-efficient solutions across Microsoft Azure and other platforms.
Beyond advising the Cloud Architect plays an active role in delivering modern architecturesincluding hybrid models Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation and DevSecOps practicesensuring solutions are both strategically aligned and practically executed to meet business goals and regulatory standards. The position requires a balance of deep technical expertise and strategic influence providing leadership across IaaS PaaS SaaS and private cloud/on-premises environments. The Cloud Architect works closely with business and IT stakeholders to deliver resilient innovative and integrated enterprise technology solutions combining technical proficiency with the ability to communicate vision strategy and design to diverse audiences.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Architect design and deliver secure scalable cloud solutions across IaaS PaaS and SaaS.
- Define cloud strategy and multi-year migration roadmaps including hybrid environments.
- Establish and enforce cloud architecture standards security controls and compliance frameworks (e.g. Azure Well-Architected Framework Cloud Adoption Framework).
- Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code to optimize performance scalability and cost efficiency.
- Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies and enterprise modernization.
- Partner with business and IT stakeholders to translate needs into innovative cloud solutions.
- Mentor technical teams and communicate effectively across technical/non-technical audiences.
- Design implement and manage scalable and secure Azure infrastructure (compute storage networking).
- Support distributed computing containers (AKS Azure Container Apps) and complex networking (hub-and-spoke NVAs ExpressRoute).
- Lead cross-functional initiatives including disaster recovery architecture modernization and process automation.
- Participate in team-wide rotating operational support on-call schedule to ensure the continuous reliability and availability of critical systems.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors including but not limited to the relevant market skills experience and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Salary Range To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation please email (current employees should contact Human Resources). Education and/or Experience: Required: Preferred: Other Skills and Abilities: The following will also be required of the successful candidate: Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer #LI-Hybrid #LI-OE1Qualifications
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- Pegasystems
- Spring
- SOAP
- .NET
- Hybris
- Solution Architecture
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Adobe Experience Manager
- J2EE
- Java
- Oracle
About Company
Sidley is a global law firm, collaborating across disciplines and borders to help clients in more than 70 countries achieve business objectives.
