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Job Title: Senior Solution Architect - Cloud (Microsoft) Salary: $ 190,000-225,000 annually Location: East Coast Area, preferably NY or NJ, USA (onsite) Contract Duration: PERM Job Description: • Develop Cloud migration / modernization roadmap • Understanding client requirements, clarifications through various channels such as formal Q&A, client meetings, workshops etc. • Creating comprehensive cloud migration assessment approach with clear schedule, deliverables etc. leveraging various methods, toolsets. • Designing right fit target architecture patterns leveraging relevant MSFT cloud services, other technologies etc. • Develop business case to help ROI and cost related decisions Estimations • Putting together adequate effort estimates using various methods • Walkthrough with stakeholders (deal team comprising of pricing SME, CoEs, Delivery SPOC) for feedback and updates Solution Elaboration • Creating comprehensive proposal responses, solution artifacts, proctive PoVs etc. in various formats (ppt, word, xlsx) • Presenting proposed solution (meeting, workshop to internal and client stakeholders, providing clarifications, incorporate feedback • Lead the design and implementation of POCs to validate proposed solutions, transitioning these into larger-scale engagements Implementation & Management: • Explain and guide delivery teams on technical solution development • Share best practices, new technology offerings, new products information with customers and TCS internal teams Collaboration & Leadership: • Work across multiple teams to deliver best solution outcome to client • Inputs, guidance, reviews with CoEs and offerings teams to create innovative propositions for customers • Participation and presentations in internal and industry forums Qualifications: • Mandatory Skills Experience: • 10 plus years of Overall experience as solution architect delivering applications and infrastructure technologies modernization, migration experience • 5 plus years’ experience in cloud technology (Azure is preferred) solution architecture design leveraging application, data, infra related services • Design data architecture on the cloud, including data lakes, data warehouses, data pipelines, and data ingestion mechanisms • Experience in running end to end solutions for medium to large scale RFP responses • Experience in managing / orchestrating outcomes across various teams across global locations • Excellent communication abilities to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to articulate technical concepts. Technical Skills: • Excellent technical expertise primarily in Azure Cloud with exposure to one or more cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.) for applications migration, modernization, data modernization • Experience in architecting applications leveraging containerization, Cloud native (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), Hybrid / Multi-Cloud, Hardware OEMs, Network, Security, DevOps toolset, FinOps, iPaaS and APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform), and CI/CD pipelines. • Understanding of AI / Gen AI concepts, latest offerings by leading hyperscalars and usage in solutioning • Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles Personal Attributes: • Excellent technical expertise primarily in Azure Cloud with exposure to one or more cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.) for applications migration, modernization, data modernization • Experience in architecting applications leveraging containerization, Cloud native (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), Hybrid / Multi-Cloud, Hardware OEMs, Network, Security, DevOps toolset, FinOps, iPaaS and APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform), and CI/CD pipelines. • Understanding of AI / Gen AI concepts, latest offerings by leading hyperscalars and usage in solutioning • Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles Desired Skills Sound knowledge of BFSI industry vertical. Technical certifications related to Microsoft Cloud technologies Company DescriptionOverview TechLink Systems is a national provider of staffing services with offices all over the USA as well as development and support centers globally. We are a MBE (NMSDC), WBE (WBENC), and WOSB certified minority business that has been awarded 2017 TAPFIN Premier Partner, 2016 Manpower Excellence Award, 2016 TAPFIN Elite Partner, are a Known Tier Supplier for Agile 1, and have been ranked as a Top Women and Minority Owned Company since 2004 by several businesses including Philadelphia Business Journal, Diversity Business, Inc 5000, Inc 500, San Francisco Business Times, Diversity2000, and Los Angeles Business Journal. We serve the contract staffing, direct hire, staff augmentation, recruitment, HR management, and project outsourcing needs of clients nationwide. 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