Sr Cloud Architect

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career.

This position reports directly to the Senior Manager, Cloud Services.

What you will do:

• Lead the creation of a technology framework and providing technical leadership in support of Nutrien’s initiatives in cloud computing with a focus on the design of services that run on both on-premises as well as cloud platforms
• Work closely with software developers and system/database engineers to understand requirements and participate in design discussions
• Demonstrate knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability)
• Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes
• Develop a library of deployable and documented cloud design patterns, based on the Nutrien’s application portfolio, as a basis for deploying services to the cloud
• Maintain overall industry knowledge on latest trends, technology, etc.
• Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services
• Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks
• Define optimal database design (Structured and un-structured) patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications
• Conduct performance, scalability, and reliability tests of business tools, third party and cloud applications
• Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment
• Provide support and technical governance, expertise related to cloud architectures, deployment, and operations
• Demonstrate forward thinking around where the organization is going and how cloud technology can support these efforts
• Advocate and define cloud architecture vision from a strategic perspective, including internal and external platforms, tools, and systems

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other closely related subject
• 8-10+ years of experience with a background in technical architecture, application development, middleware, database management or operations 
• Server admin skills for Windows/Linux
• Required 3+ years of software/application development experience OR Solution Architecture and Operations
• Experience with AWS, Azure and other Cloud Platforms.
• CICD – Terraform, Circle CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Jira, GitHub, Ansible, AWS Systems Manager, etc.
• Experience with the monitoring and analytics of CloudHealth, Azure Monitor, Service NOW
• Security – Azure AD, MS MFA, Prisma, Splunk
• Scripting & Languages – Python, Bash, Java
• Extensive hands-on experience and thorough understanding of AWS & Azure architecture, development, deployment, and test automation consuming cloud native services
• Experience and thorough understanding of Agile/Scrum development, DevSecOps, CI/CD process and tools
• Dedication to continuous improvement and optimization of Cloud offerings
• Innovative and ability to think outside the box for creative problem solving
• AWS-Certified Solutions Architect – Associate​ Preferred
• AWS-Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Preferred
• Microsoft-Certified Azure Fundamentals​ Preferred

Are you a good match? Apply today!

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled.  While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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