Vacancy for Azure Cloud Application Architect (Mid-Senior Level) at ERM: Environmental Resources Management – Kolkata, West Bengal, India

ERM is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Application Architect in India to join our global Digital Services business. For this position, we are seeking self-motivated individuals to advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.

At ERM, we offer a unique combination of Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) and innovative digital solution expertise. Our Digital Services business helps organizations optimize operational performance at an accelerated pace and large scale, and achieve improvements in EHS and sustainability performance through tech-enabled innovation and digital transformation of the enterprise. A core part of the transformation is the digitization of environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability systems, making processes more automated, better connected and insightful. We deliver these business outcomes through our global network, EHS and sustainability subject matter expertise and extensive digital capabilities. Our digital services approach integrates Digital Advisory, Digital Systems, and Data Management & Analytics.

ERM has enduring values, which are fundamental to our business conduct. We are passionate about our people, their safety, well-being and development. ERMers take accountability, are client focused, and collaborate with colleagues across geographies. If you share our values, believe in sustainability and are motivated by opportunities to shape, build, and contribute to a team that makes a real impact to our clients businesses, ERM is the right place for you. We offer a flexible working environment and competitive salary.

As a senior member on our team, you will be a valuable asset amongst a diverse team of professionals striving to address business growth, daily business operations and innovative technology. You will work within an environment that promotes proactive cooperation and motivates individuals to maintain a positive attitude in order to consistently deliver quality services and technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop Products on the Azure platform.
• Design and develop solutions for Data Platforms ranging from Batch Data management to real-time data feeds.
• Leverage new technology paradigms (e.g., serverless, containers, microservices , Api Management , Data Storage).
• Develop solutions for the cloud and for Azure storage.
• Design identity & security and data platform solutions.
• Design Azure infrastructure strategy.
• Understand design and production procedures and standards to create prototypes and finished products.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Product Managers, Data Managers and other team members to ensure successful production of application software.
• Design viable solutions for various systems and architectures to different types of businesses.
• Ensure a seamless integration of new and existing systems to eliminate potential problems and maintain data structure and integrity is a vital skill for Application Architects.
• Demonstrate both a strong business acumen and technical expertise.
• Regularly evaluate cloud applications, hardware, and software.
• Work closely with IT security to monitor the company’s cloud privacy.
• Respond to technical issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Offer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloud.
• Identify the top cloud architecture solution patterns to successfully meet the strategic needs of the company.
• Work as a technical leader alongside customer business, development and infrastructure team.
• Lead technical and design discussions with IT executives to help enterprises speed their adoption of new technologies and practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field of study. MCA preferable.
• 10 – 12 years of overall experience.
• Certification MS Azure AZ-304
• 6+ years of large scale software development or application engineering with recent coding experience in two or more of the following: Java, JavaScript, Node.js, .NET, Python, MSSQL.
• 4+ years of experience as a technical specialist in customer-facing roles.
• Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability and high availability.
• Good exposure to Agile software development and DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment Continuous Integration (CI) tools (e.g. Jenkins).
• Strong, in-depth and demonstrable hands-on experience with the following technologies: Microsoft Azure and its relevant build, deployment, automation, networking and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies and deployment strategies.
• Strong practical application development experience on Linux and Windows-based systems.
• Excellent knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends.
• Experience working directly with customers, partners or third-party developers.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) to properly articulate complicated cloud reports to management and other IT development partners.
• Positive attitude and a strong commitment to delivering quality work.

Who We Are

As the worlds leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. ERM and our partners are driven by a dynamic vision: By 2021 we will be the clear leader in our chosen markets, we will double in value and we will deliver on our promises to our clients, our people and our investors. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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