Job Description
Sr. Cloud Architect to support Software Transformation and accelerate Keysight’s journey to Software as a Service offerings.

This role is responsible for the strategic vision of Keysight’s Software Transformation. Responsibilities include defining the resilient and secure cloud (GCP, Oracle Cloud, AWS, Azure) architecture, technical requirements, implementation, and operational considerations for Keysight products to be offered as software-as-a-service to customers. This role is also responsible for working closely and providing technical guidance to the R&D and engineering teams.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Participate (and influence) in discussions about cloud architecture, resiliency, and solutions that contribute to well-architected and successful product (software) designs focused on scalability, cost efficiency, and security.
2. Provide expert level guidance to product (R&D) teams on key cloud design decisions, cost optimization, and vendor agnostic solutions.
3. Work alongside architects and engineering teams to design and implement scalable services.
4. Develop, Document, and Implement standard operating procedures and customer service guidelines for IT support team members.
5. Guide cloud team to well-architected framework to support Service Level Objectives (SLO)
6. Proactively identify areas of improvement through observability, recommend and integrate process and architecture improvements.
7.  Help migrate existing workflows from on-prem to cloud by building appropriate solutions.
8. Ensure the highest level of up-time and Quality of Service (QoS) to internal customers through operational excellence.
9. Proactively identify areas of improvement in cloud infrastructure and influence various teams to work together.

Day to day activities:

1. Engagement with local R&D teams.
2. Collaboration, mentoring and guidance to engineers.
3. Research and Proof-of-Concept development
4. Architecture evolution and forward thinking.
5. Architecture and Design communications (presentations and meetings)
6. Execution/implementation of cloud solutions. 
7. Security and Compliance

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

1. B. Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science.
2. 8+ years of experience driving cloud strategy, design and implementation of applications at scale.
3. 5 or more years of experience demonstrating expert level knowledge of Cloud architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, serverless, API first and API gateways, service mesh, stateless design).
4. Ability to design and build scalable services on one of the major CSP - GCP, Oracle Cloud, AWS and Azure.
5. Proficient in Identity, Security Architecture, Config management, Security and Network Security.
6. BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience.
7. Solutions Architect or equivalent cloud architect certifications

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

• Fundamental understanding of networking and security in Cloud environments (API gateways, firewalls, routing, and security policies)
• Knowledge of scalability and performance optimizations for Cloud software
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with serverless computing technology.
• Fundamental knowledge of database systems (relational and object stores), including scaling, sharing and replication.
• Deep understanding of monitoring and logging in Cloud environments including retention and cost optimization strategies
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD concepts and practices.
• Ability to create high-quality documentation about architectural decisions, design rationale and implementation guidelines.
• Secure Development Lifecycle
• Agile Development Methodology
• Infrastructure as code
• Continuous integration and delivery/deployment
• DevSecOps Experience

In addition, this position requires the following skillsets and attributes:

• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal teammates and business partners.
• Strong communication skills required, along with an ability to manage, evaluate and prioritize workload to accommodate and align with business objectives, security concerns, and cost.
• Passion for continuous learning in IT infrastructure automation technologies
• Ability to create a vision and convey the message in a persuasive manner.