The Campus Core Cloud Team is a small, highly-technical group tasked with designing and building UCSB's managed cloud environments (including, but not limited to, components such account provisioning, networking, security guidelines, identity systems, monitoring, logging, and dev/ops pipelines) from service offerings such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, G Suite, and Google Cloud Platform. These environments provide secure, reliable, managed accounts for the development, deployment and operation of UCSB's enterprise applications as deployed by all of UCSB's IT units. The Campus Core Cloud Team is responsible for the architecture and operation of the UCSB's central identity systems which are foundational technologies for UCSB's enterprise application offerings.These services are enterprise in scope providing services to over 30,000 individuals and are critical requirements of the campus's IT transformation goals.
The Senior Cloud Architect is a lead member of the Campus Cloud Core team. The Senior Cloud Architect is responsible for Cloud computing initiatives within the organization and for directing the architectural aspects of a Cloud-focused team across all facets of IT and business. They must not only guide and strategize, he or she must also architect, design, facilitate, lead and direct Cloud initiatives on multiple fronts. They will provide leadership in developing a Cloud strategy and coordinate adoption. They will develop and coordinate the campus Cloud architecture.
Demonstrates a keen understanding of institution‐wide needs and long‐term goals for use of Cloud technologies. Researches and prototypes emerging Cloud technologies and approaches. Works on issues that address future Cloud concepts, products or technologies. Understands and coordinates with institution initiatives when appropriate, as well as various IT technology standards, best practices and strategies for Cloud infrastructure growth. Serves as consultant to related management efforts as they pertain to Cloud usage.
Having wide-ranging experience, the Senior Cloud Architect applies architecture concepts to resolve the most complex issues with campus / OP-wide, institution-wide and / or multi-institutional impact. He or She is recognized as an expert in one or more Cloud technology and architecture. Works on most complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
This position ensures standards and framework compliance by providing well-documented standards, data models, and information system diagrams. Participates in the architecture review of all critical system designs and provides technical guidance in the selection and implementation processes. Independently identifies opportunities and performs feasibility analyses, up to and including the most complex and advanced, on current and potential future projects.
Reporting to the Senior Cloud and Identity Architect, Senior Cloud Architect receives direction in the form of broad organizational objectives and translates these into design requirements, actionable tasks, or coordination efforts with other IT units. This senior IT architect will work to define end state solutions, starting with current conditions, with the ultimate goal of providing a compelling cloud services appropriate for UCSB's enterprise services and applications. *LI-KA1
Minimum Requirements
- Expert understanding of Cloud Architecture in the context of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and the ability to address the unique security considerations of secure Cloud computing.
- Expert knowledge of data storage, processing, and analysis and how they are used in administrative, research and / or academic endeavors. Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into long-term architecture solutions. Expertise relating to the design and development of software across the organization.
- Expert-level experience with the integration of highly-complex, diverse, enterprise-class systems. Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements driving the design of such systems.
- Exceptional analytical skills including the ability to analyze project, program and portfolio needs, as well as determine resources to meet objectives and solve problems for a variety of stakeholders.
- Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Demonstrates problem-solving skills. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines.
- Ability to understand business needs and how business systems can support those needs.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Exceptional interpersonal skills in teamwork, facilitation and negotiation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable Requirements
- 10+ years of in depth experience in multiple IT disciplines within a higher education environment including technical architecture, network design, application development, middleware, servers & storage, database management and operations.
- Significant experience in software development in at least one of the following: Python, Perl, Microsoft .Net, or Java
- Experience with continuous improvement theory and strategy, encouraging prudent risk-taking, exploration of alternative approaches, and organizational learning.
- Demonstrated personal commitment to change through actions and words and to mobilize others to support change through times of stress and uncertainty.
Special Conditions of Employment
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Satisfactory criminal history background check
Other Special Conditions of Employment
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship currently or in the future.
Telecommuting or Remote work may be an option for this position.
Other Recruitment Notes
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Job Description
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Information Technology
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IT Architecture
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25
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- 10+ years of in depth experience in multiple IT disciplines within a higher education environment including technical architecture, network design, application development, middleware, servers & storage, database management and operations.
- Expert knowledge of data storage, processing, and analysis and how they are used in administrative, research and / or academic endeavors. Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into long-term architecture solutions. Expertise relating to the design and development of software across the organization.
- Expert understanding of Cloud Architecture in the context of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and the ability to address the unique security considerations of secure Cloud computing.
- Expert-level experience with the integration of highly-complex, diverse, enterprise-class systems. Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements driving the design of such systems.
- Significant experience in software development in at least one of the following: Python, Perl, Microsoft .Net, or Java
- Exceptional analytical skills including the ability to analyze project, program and portfolio needs, as well as determine resources to meet objectives and solve problems for a variety of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Exceptional interpersonal skills in teamwork, facilitation and negotiation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to understand business needs and how business systems can support those needs.
- Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Demonstrates problem-solving skills. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines.
- Experience with continuous improvement theory and strategy, encouraging prudent risk-taking, exploration of alternative approaches, and organizational learning. Demonstrated personal commitment to change through actions and words and to mobilize others to support change through times of stress and uncertainty.
Physical Requirements
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Job Duties
Total Percentage of Duties: 100
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Development and Implementation of Cloud Strategy
- Develops UCSB Campus Cloud Adoption Strategy.
- Analyze industry, technology and Higher-Ed market trends to determine their potential impacts and mitigate risks to University investments in Cloud-based solutions.
- Participates in briefings with strategic IT business partners, internal enterprise architects, and senior
management teams to foster strategic partnerships.
- Create a Cloud adoption process to coordinate and align adoption across the UCSB campus.
- Develop metrics to determine the readiness, appropriateness, and estimated cost for proposed Cloud projects. Socialize the use of these metrics throughout UCSB's IT units as part of project proposal processes.
- Serves in a senior advisory / consultative role for major IT projects and Cloud initiatives. In collaboration with campus and UC-wide architectural groups, develops and shares guidance, road maps, principles, standards and best practices.
- Develop and coordinate Cloud architecture across a variety of disparate areas within the organization from application development to user experience.
- Drives the development and implementation of key new Cloud technologies.
- Coordinate with campus business and IT leadership to ensure that the services remain aligned with business, instruction and research objectives.
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40
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Campus Cloud Architecture and Operations
- The Senior Cloud Architect collaborates with other architects and service owners, as well as UC Santa Barbara IT and Business Executives to provide cost-effective, functionally optimal and architecturally sound solutions to department and University needs to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of campus services.
- Working under general direction, proposes and coordinates the implementation and adoption of new Cloud technologies and services in support of the University's academic, research, and outreach missions.
- Designs and builds the Campus Core Cloud "Landing Zone" environments on platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure including compute, identity, networking, monitoring, data storage, and security components.
- Works independently analyzing project requirements and available options to create architected Clouds solutions that meet research, business, and academic needs.
- Identifies key metrics for system reliability, availability, cost, and deployment scale. -Designs systems to monitor these metrics and alerting or taking automatic action in case of error conditions.
- Ensures the architecture of UCSB's Central Identity services meet the needs of on-premise and Cloud services for research, academic, and business applications.
- Recommend Cloud providers and architect Cloud services.
- Proposes and coordinates implementation of new Cloud technologies and innovative uses of Cloud technologies for campus IT.
- Advises on options, risks, costs vs. benefits, system impacts, and technology priorities.
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Lead Cultural Change for Cloud Adoption
- Lead in the formation of UCSB's Cloud Impact Hub: a center for professional development and knowledge transfer to build Cloud competency across UCSB.
- Educates and assists development teams to pilot, prove
out, and implement Cloud architecture standards in campus applications.
- Build relationships with the functional architects in each area to influence each toward the changes necessary for successful cloud adoption.
- Must inspire a new culture and influence a change in behavior toward the adoption and consumption of Cloud services.
- Will facilitate the organization through thoughtful leadership to incorporate Cloud computing correctly and most effectively.
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Documentation and Other Duties as Assigned
- Creates, compiles, and maintains comprehensive documentation of systems in the group's technology portfolio, including architectural designs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.