Cloud Architect

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JOB SUMMARY
ONEOK is seeking a highly skilled and experienced cloud architect to join a cloud team responsible for the disciplined growth and overall oversight of cloud use across the organization, ensuring cloud solutions are built in a secure, cohesive manner, aligning to identified standards and best practices, while achieving business objectives. This position is eligible for remote work in one of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. This position will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK.
Job Summary
Working on a cloud team responsible for the disciplined growth and overall oversight of cloud use across the organization, ensuring cloud solutions are built in a secure, cohesive manner, aligning to identified standards and best practices, while achieving business objectives.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Advocate and define cloud architecture vision from a strategic perspective, including internal and external platforms, security, tools, and systems.
Provide technical leadership and guidance in the use of AWS and Azure platforms, with a primary focus on application modernization.
Architect, design, and co-develop serverless platforms leveraging AWS and Azure cloud-native services.
Lead the re-architecture, re-design, and re-development of primary applications and services, leveraging AWS and Azure cloud-native services.
Lead the integration of flagship enterprise web applications into the AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
Align DevOps and Infrastructure as Code for cloud with cloud best practices.
Ensure delivered cloud solutions meet/perform to cloud standards.
Conduct proof-of-concept work using emerging technologies and present results to executive management.
Lead the maturity and growth of the organizations cloud strategy and operationalization plans, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities in leveraging cloud to achieve business goals.
Partner with enterprise, solutions, and data architects and integration teams to build and maintain architectural patterns and cloud alignment strategies.
Partner with data architects to implement candidate architectural roadmaps for extending the organization's enterprise data lake in AWS and Azure.
Mentor technical teams in the use of cloud technologies, focusing on training opportunities, security, best practices, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.
Evaluate and implement various AWS and Azure services new to the organization, planning and architecting how they fit in to the organizational strategy and achievement of business goals.
Maintain forward-thinking perspective around where the organization is going and how existing and emerging cloud technologies can support these efforts.

Education
Bachelor's Degree in information technology or other related field, or an equivalent combination of formal education and the following job related experience.

Work Experience
Experience as a Cloud Architect with AWS and/or Azure, with a focus on application modernization.
Experience in leading application modernization efforts, leveraging AWS and Azure cloud-native services.
Experience in architecting, designing, and developing serverless platforms on AWS and Azure.
Experience with ML/AI platforms on AWS and Azure.
Experience with AWS and Azure Data and Analytics platform services.
Experience with DataOps and tools for data democratization, governance, and security standards.
Experience with integrating enterprise web applications into the AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
Experience with software design patterns, agile software development, and CI/CD practice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong leadership skills.
Positive attitude and a strong commitment to delivering quality work.
Cultivate and maintain positive working partnerships.
Strong understanding of network architecture, SOA, APIs, identity, and application development methodologies.
Excellent knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends.
Effective communication skills (written and verbal) to properly articulate complicated cloud reports to management and other IT development partners.
CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge), CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) preferred.
AWS and/or Azure cloud architect certifications preferred.
Licenses and Certifications
None required
Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements
Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements
Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)
Working Conditions/Environment
Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions
Working Conditions
Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)
Travel
Minimal
Driving
Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license
ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.
The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.
ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email or call .
Expected Salary Range
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