Senior Solutions Architect

Canalini Consulting Group (CCG) is currently seeking a self-motivated Senior Solutions Architect to join our Washington, DC-based team for a contract position, number of hours vary based on project assignments. It is desirable for the candidate to be local to the DC-metro area, but the right candidate with all of the requirements below will be considered.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience maintaining and supporting enterprise server and network environments
  • Current and deep large-enterprise experience with Microsoft Office 365, Active Directory, and Exchange
  • Experience in migrating enterprise workloads from on-premises to Azure
  • Experience with Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services
  • Strong working knowledge of networking protocols
  • Cloud infrastructure environment experience
  • System Administration/Dev Ops background
  • Experience in Azure Network Security Groups, Azure Operational Insight and OMS, Azure Premium Storage, Site Recovery
  • 3+ years of scripting experience, specifically PowerShell
  • Office 365 Certification 
  • Must be a self-starter who takes ownership and finds solutions
  • Goes the extra mile to exceed customer’s expectations
  • Polished and professional demeanor with the ability to communicate confidently with all levels of client leadership
  • Reliable availability to work with clients and internal team members
  • Proven ability to meet project deadlines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must be available to work during regular business hours EST, as needed

Additional Experience Preferred:

  • Large-enterprise experience with Azure IaaS
  • Experience Microsoft System Center and Intune
  • Design Azure IaaS network architecture including VPN connectivity between regions and subnets
  • Responsible for provisioning of Azure services on the cloud to build scalable production systems load balancers
  • Azure Certification

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume along with hourly rate requirements. References will be required prior to hiring. W-9 will be required.

Danielle Fish