Azure Architect - CDX (Remote, USA)

At Optiv, we’re on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secure. We’re one of the fastest-growing companies in a truly essential industry. Join us.Our consultants are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A Consultant must be a proven self-starter with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues. Establish & maintain productive and respectful relationships with the delivery team, practice management, and client management team.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Able to solo deliver or act as "point" for complex projects
• Acts as technical escalation point to assist other consultants.
• Design, implement and educate on Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions
• Provide knowledge transfer and post production support activities as necessary.
• Effective team communicator.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional associations such as ISSA.
• Obtain and maintain top tier vendor certification.
• Complete administrative project tasks like time and expense entry, status reporting, and project completion reporting
• Acts as contributor in Optiv communities for solutions of focus

Qualifications for Success

• A broad knowledge of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS in an Azure environment
• Experience with Defender for Cloud
• An understanding of Azure security best practices and well architected framework
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Security Reference Architecture
• Ability to create and read complex Azure diagrams
• Understanding of Azure subscription management
• Preferred Skills:
• Experience applying technical knowledge and customer insights to create technical and strategic roadmaps.
• Experience developing complex architectures in Azure and using Visio to convey the architecture
• Knowledge of Microsoft native security controls like RBAC, WAF, FrontDoor, Azure Firewall, NSGs
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and high availability concepts
• Understanding of replication services for Azure Site Recovery for on-premises systems
• Knowledge of best practices for SIEM integration and logging
• Solid understanding of DevOps
• Knowledge of general security concepts and methods such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, security policy creation, enterprise security strategies, architectures, and governance.
• Broad knowledge of technology trends, relevance to clients’ businesses and market impacts
• Demonstrated ability to create detailed security assessment reports
• Must be able to work well with customers and self-manage through difficult situations, focus on client satisfaction.
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences including executives
• Ability to create presentation material for both technical and non-technical executives
• Ability to work both independently as well as on teams
• Ability to lead and mentor others; willingness to collaborate and share knowledge with team members.
• Willingness to travel to meet client needs.
• Bachelor's degree and approximately 6-8 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4-6 years of related work experience with a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related major.
• The successful candidate must hold or be willing to pursue related professional certifications such as the AZ-500, CISSP, CISM, and/or CISA.
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With Optiv you can expect:• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Affinity groups including, Black Employee Network, Disabled Employee Network, Latino Employee Network, Optiv Pride (LGBTQIA+), Veterans Support Network, and Women's Network.• Work/life balance. We offer “Recharge” a flexible, time-off program that encourages eligible employees to take the time they need to recharge • Professional training resources, including tuition reimbursement• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remote/from home (where applicable)If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success, and moves the industry forward, find your place at Optiv! As a market-leading provider of cyber security solutions, Optiv has the most comprehensive ecosystem of security products and partners to deliver unparalleled services. Our rich and successful history with our clients is based on trust, serving more than 12,000 clients of varying sizes and industries, including commercial, government, and education. We have the proven expertise to plan, build, and run successful security programs across Risk Management, Cyber Digital Transformation, Threat Management, Security Operations - Managed Services, and Identity and Data Management.Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.