Cloud Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Design and evaluate architectural alternatives across private, public, and hybrid cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, etc.), ensuring alignment with the school's strategic goals and future scalability.
• Provide objective advice on cloud provider selection (e.g., Google, AWS, Azure) versus on-premises infrastructure, analysing ICT requirements to determine the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for the school's end-to-end cloud architecture, encompassing subscription management, networking, provisioning, security, and ongoing management across diverse cloud platforms.
• Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for all applications, ensuring business continuity in critical situations.
• Create comprehensive policies, procedures, and guidelines for cloud, server, and application operations, data protection, and system usage, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory compliance.
• Implement robust application and infrastructure monitoring to provide comprehensive oversight of operations, identify potential bottlenecks, and ensure optimal performance.
• Manage identity and access for all systems and applications, implementing secure practices to protect sensitive data and intellectual property.
• Lead improvement initiatives focused on optimising ICT server and cloud resources to enhance efficiency, reduce operational costs, and minimise downtime.
• Ensure the continuous readiness of the system and server infrastructure for disaster recovery, proactively updating and testing incident response and disaster recovery plans.
• Embed robust security management and privacy requirements directly into cloud hardware, software, and application designs.
• Act as the primary interface for both internal and external ICT customers, translating technical complexities into understandable solutions.
• Serve as a major custodian for ICT service level agreements with external suppliers, ensuring vendor performance meets the school's expectations.
• Evaluate staff awareness and provide necessary training on best practices related to cloud and ICT system usage, fostering a more informed and secure user base.
• Establish and maintain structures and procedures for timely, effective, proactive, and efficient user support, enhancing the overall user experience.
• Prepare weekly reports on the state of the ICT infrastructure and continuously monitor the ICT dashboard to identify and address potential bottlenecks. 

Requirements:

• BSc. Degree in Architectural design or a similar course of study
• Minimum of 7 years experience is required
• Candidates Residing at Ibeju Lekki and its environs are highly preferred