University degree or college diploma in Computer Science or a related discipline.
A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in Information Technology, including at least five (5) years of experience in Solution Architecture within complex enterprise technology environments.
A minimum of five (5) years of recent experience designing and delivering cloud-native and container-based solutions using Azure, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenShift, and/or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including both server-based and serverless application architectures.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Azure IaaS infrastructure, including networking, security, data protection, and workload portability, with the ability to advise on cloud deployment models and architectural best practices.
Demonstrated experience architecting highly available, resilient, and scalable solutions across multiple sites, regions, and cloud environments, including the use of Azure Availability Zones, Availability Sets, Site Recovery, and Azure Well-Architected Framework principles.
Demonstrated experience applying FinOps (Cloud Financial Management) principles, cost optimization strategies, governance practices, and risk management in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated experience supporting the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and resolving complex technical risks, issues, and dependencies while collaborating with architecture, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams.
Demonstrated expertise in Enterprise Solution Architecture, including architecture governance, technical assessments, architecture documentation, and the management of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
Strong knowledge of security, networking, high availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, observability, and cloud infrastructure required to support mission-critical enterprise applications.
The consultant must be eligible to obtain a Reliability Status Security Clearance, which requires a minimum of five (5) years of verifiable personal history.