Sr. Cloud/Edge Solutions Architect

Job#: 2041825

Job Description:

This job will start as a W2 contract and the pay rate will likely be between $80 to $90/hr.
What is exciting about this opportunity

• You will be a part of Emerging Technology where you will be helping build new services and products beyond just connectivity and video.
• Small nimble team, a lot of ownership/responsibility

Must have skills/certs/technologies:

• Experience in multi-cloud environments (at least two); Azure, GCP, AWS
• Ideally, some experience building edge applications
• They don’t want to see just want high level ideation/architecture exp. This resource must have experience being hands on keyboard, in the weeds, have spun up applications in different cloud environments, knows best practices and how different cloud ecosystems are evolving.
• Most importantly: Want someone that has had experience building applications related to advertising, specifically Programmatic Advertising; Supply side platform (SSP) or demand side platform (DSP).
• Plus:
• GenAI background
• Financial background

Potential Backgrounds

• Comes from the Advertising world, has a tech background and has helped stand up an edge or cloud applications for an SSP or DSP

OR

• General cloud exp (worked at AWS, Azure, Google, consulting firm, Warner Bros, etc.), has a general cloud background and has worked on Advertising related applications/services.

We are seeking an outcome driven and customer obsessed professional with a balance of deep technical skills and business expertise. The candidate must have deep understanding and working knowledge across various cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and technologies (e.g., Kubernetes). This role demands a keen awareness of MEC and cloud industry trends and best practices. Prior experience implementing cloud and edge solutions for programmatic advertising, GenAI, financial services, and content delivery/streaming would be an asset.

Job Description

The selected candidate will join the Emerging Technology group, a dynamic team of engineers and product owners, who are leading innovation across our networks. The candidate will play a pivotal role as one of the key technical and strategic leaders shaping the future of multi-access edge (MEC) infrastructure and services, and will be responsible for research, architecture, and engineering activities. The role requires collaboration with product, engineering, and operation teams to create technical requirements for newly proposed edge products and services and deliver proof-of-concepts that demonstrate the proposed technologies and works with the teams to deploy these technologies.

We are seeking an outcome driven and customer obsessed professional with a balance of deep technical skills and business expertise. The candidate must have deep understanding and working knowledge across various cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and technologies (e.g., Kubernetes). This role demands a keen awareness of MEC and cloud industry trends and best practices. Prior experience implementing cloud and edge solutions for programmatic advertising, GenAI, financial services, and content delivery/streaming would be an asset.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research, identify use cases and develop architecture for MEC solutions across industries, including programmatic advertising GenAI, financial services, and content delivery/streaming Provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of edge-based solutions, staying abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies Act as a subject matter expert on edge services, advising internal teams and partners on best practices and optimizations Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and reliable edge-based solutions and architectural proposals
• Promote customer-centricity and ensure focus on creating great customer experiences to achieve competitive advantage

Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Experience working with customers and partners to design future state cloud/edge architecture and solutions
• Experience architecting cloud to edge platform system requirements, use cases, system flows, hardware, platform and software architecture that meets performance, scalability, reliability, and security specifications of the customer
• Experience architecting and implementing public cloud platforms or edge services in two or more Cloud Service Provider networks (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Demonstrable knowledge of major cloud/edge industry trends and key players in the MEC ecosystem and value chain
• Familiarity with the use of cloud/edge services in programmatic advertising, GenAI, financial services, and content delivery/streaming
• Ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills to effectively work with internal clients and external partners
• Strong writing skills to effectively write architecture requirements documents and design documents
• Represent the business interests in a wide variety of settings and relationships including company management, business partners, and equipment vendors
• Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

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