Cloud Platform Architect, Circle K

Circle K

Location:
United States of America, Charlotte

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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

Circle K is transforming our Data Engineering and BI platform to match our business needs. Our ambition is to deliver modern and efficient solutions with the use of cutting-edge technologies, and we are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Architect to join our Global Data Engineering and BI Team, responsible for the Circle K Cloud Data Platform in Microsoft Azure. As a Cloud Platform Architect, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust platform solutions on Azure. Your work will focus on optimizing the delivery of cloud platforms and ensuring the architecture aligns with business objectives, supporting new initiatives, and enhancing existing data capabilities. You will provide architectural decisions, establish governance standards, and collaborate across teams to ensure seamless data flows and scalable solutions.

Job Responsibility:

Working with Azure Cloud platform architects and data architects to provide subject matter expertise in designing, architecting and maintaining cloud solutions
Performing architectural assessments and producing detailed design documents addressing complex network, security, and performance needs
Designing scalable solutions to seamlessly accommodate growth and fluctuating workloads, leveraging services like auto-scaling, serverless computing, and distributed databases
Contributing and collaborating with the broader architecture team to drive platform governance initiatives and securing the required approval from the Architecture Review Board for new initiatives
Providing technical direction on Azure platform services, including best practices for system configurations, integration patterns, and leveraging platform features to meet business requirements
Driving automation of platform deployments using automations tools such as Terraform and version control systems like Git
Designing architectures to ensure reliability and resilience including redundancy, fault tolerance, and high availability
Participating in the creation and maintenance of technical roadmaps
Participating in PoCs and evaluations of new technologies to identify opportunities for improving platform capabilities and performance
Working with Security Architects to integrate security into every aspect of the architecture including identity and access management, encryption, network security, and compliance controls
Collaborating with product owners, business analysts, and developers to translate business requirements into scalable platform solutions
Defining and implementing monitoring frameworks for platform services to ensure high availability and proactive issue resolution

Requirements:

3+ years of professional, hands on experience designing, architecting, and implementing cloud platform solutions, specifically Azure-based platforms and enterprise-scale systems
Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and technologies
Practical experience in designing systems to handle large data volumes
Practical experience in designing systems for large-scale data processing with a focus on Azure performance optimization and cost management
Experience with program languages like Java, Python, or C#
Working experience in designing and architecting solutions that comply with data security industry standards and regulations, including RBAC, data encryption (GDPR, PCI, etc.), and monitoring
Experience in container technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure Certification required

Nice to have:

Experience with CI/CD tools (preferably github and Azure DevOps)
Experience in JIRA and Confluence
Global Retail experience

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 10, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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