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Cloud Architect

Gallagher, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States, 60008

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Base pay range $129,000.00/yr - $251,500.00/yr

Overview Welcome to Gallagher - a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. With a growing team of more than 52,000 professionals worldwide, we empower businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it’s with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Experience The Gallagher Way, a culture fueled by shared values and a collective passion for excellence. Join one of our dynamic teams, where you\'ll play a pivotal role in shaping Gallagher\'s future and unlocking unparalleled opportunities for both clients and yourself.

How You\'ll Make An Impact The Cloud Architect will be responsible for the creation of a technology framework and providing technical leadership in support of AJG initiatives in cloud computing and automation, with a focus on the design of systems and services that run on cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

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 AJG application portfolio, as a basis for deploying services to the cloud

Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why,” and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and a recommendation

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 design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for cloud applications

Troubleshoot and resolution of complex problems within the infrastructure

Work on designing/implementing/automation procedures for deployment, configuration, patching and upgrading of systems and applications

Conduct analysis of production systems and performance testing results to identify areas of improvement within the application or infrastructure

Conduct feasibility studies for existing and emerging cloud technologies

Provide mentoring and guidance for mid and junior level staff, offering feedback targeted at individual development

Work closely with vendors, internal groups and outside agencies to provide technical leadership and solutions

Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end

Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes

Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours

Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members

About You

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience

8+ years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical cloud architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or operations

Experience with Azure Shell scripting/PowerShell scripting

Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments

Knowledge of all components of technical architecture

Knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes

Strong understanding of network architecture and application development methodologies

Strong understanding of SOA, object-oriented analysis and design, and/or client/server

Strong client-facing consultative skills, able to act as a customer advocate

Understanding of Windows Server architecture - Windows 2016, Windows 2019 and IIS

Understanding of Linux Server architecture - RHEL, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux, etc.

Experience with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologies

Familiar with one or more server-side scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Familiarity with server hardware selection, design and troubleshooting

Understanding of High Availability and Networked Storage solutions including Clustering, Failover and Disaster Recovery products and concepts such as MS Clustering Services, Load Balancing, Routers, LUNS, SAN and NAS

Understanding of application layer protocols, such as HTTP/S, TCP/IP, UDP and Web sockets

Demonstrated abilities with SSO-related software such as AADConnect, ADFS, Ping Identity, OpenSSO, oAuth, Okta or other SAML & OpenID Connect providers

Understanding of Web application security and concepts, such as Ticketing, header injection, XSS, SSL, HTTPS, Kerberos, certificates, Active Directory, LDAP, reverse proxies and firewalls

Hands on experience designing and deploying complex solutions in Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or other cloud providers

Excellent presentation and communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences.

Compensation And Benefits We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!

Life and accident insurance

401(K) and Roth options

Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)

Educational expense reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

Digital mental health services (Talkspace)

Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)

Training programs

Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing

Charitable matching gift program

And more...

Equal Employment Opportunity Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Seniority level Not Applicable

Employment type Full-time

Job function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries Insurance

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