AWS Solutions Architect

NewGen Technologies is looking for an AWS Solutions Architect to join a customers team fulltime. 

Direct-hire opportunity - no visa sponsorship available (applicants are required to have no current or future need for one)

Location: Two days hybrid, Owings Mills primarily, downtown HQ second, DC/NYC for a third option

MUST be able to lead a migration initiative as 70% of this position includes that and leading a small team, including completing performance reviews. 

Role Summary
As the Principal of Cloud Infrastructure and Engineering, within the Global Technology Engineering & Operations organization,  you will lead the team responsible for designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based infrastructure and automation to meet the organization's evolving needs.
 
Cloud Infrastructure and Engineering is a globally distributed team. Working with your team leaders, you will be both a hands-on technical leader, and responsible and accountable for people leadership processes, performance management, and personal development of your direct reports and the wider team.

• You will apply your hands-on engineering expertise with enterprise cloud infrastructure to oversee the architecture, development, and governance of constantly evolving Cloud platforms.
• You will ensure that all Cloud infrastructure is sustainable, reliable, resilient, expandable, and optimized for costs, manageability, and operability.
• Lead the team in defining and maintaining automation platforms and deployment patterns.
• Your leadership will promote best practices and continuous improvement, shape the organization’s technology landscape, and drive operational excellence.
• Be regarded as the authority in your field within the T. Rowe Price.
• Solve complex problems that have a broad impact on the business or organization function.
• Contribute to the Global Technology strategy and provide expert advice on the use of and direction of Cloud technology.
• You will be accountable for the Cloud Architecture & Governance processes.

Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include addressing complex technical issues, overseeing installations, and assessing emerging technologies like multi-cloud strategies, development, and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation for Cloud systems.
Technical Leadership:

• Take ownership of the firm’s most ambitious and complex technical initiatives, ensuring successful execution from conception to completion.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to enable teams to adopt standard methodologies to integrate new Cloud technology effectively.
• Serve as a representative of the Cloud community in both internal and cross-organizational forums, acting as a subject matter expert.
• Continuously monitor industry trends and proactively identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies that benefit the firm.
• Act as a hands-on technologist, taking point on resolving complex technical challenges, and troubleshooting critical issues and incidents as they arise.
• Align your team’s book of work to realize the Global Technology (GT) strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement by leveraging technical and business acumen to identify root causes, address business problems, and implement data-driven solutions.
• As a leader use your knowledge of IAM and security systems to ensure integrations best practices are applied in the SDLC.

People and Organizational Leadership:

• Build and maintain a broad network of peers in technology and business functions and ensure that the Cloud Infrastructure and Engineering team is represented and visible across the firm.
• Represent Cloud Infrastructure and Engineering in key firm-wide committees and forums such as the Architecture Council and Cloud Expert Group.
• Use your influence and leadership across the organization at all levels to amplify impact and drive delivery across the global organization.
• Apply your expert  knowledge of diverse infrastructure & components to inform decisions on system upgrades, refresh cycles, and strategic replacements.
• Demonstrate structured decision-making, even when faced with limited information or resources.
• Mentor and coach team members, providing guidance and professional development opportunities.
• Offer feedback and support to others with management responsibilities, fostering a collaborative leadership environment.
• Oversee the recruitment, development, and performance management of associates within the team.

Business knowledge

• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of products/flows across the asset management industry.
• Provide insight and perspective to help shape organizational strategies.

Qualifications
Required:

• 10+ years of operating in a technical leadership capacity, and proven track record of leading and managing geographically distributed teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure components and their integration across on-premises environments and cloud service providers.
• Hands-on current experience with Cloud security, reliability, and integration best practices and industry trends in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and technologies and know when/if/how to apply them.
• Fluency with current IAC technologies including Terraform and CloudFormation, and experience with relevant technologies like Ansible, Python, Java, and Groovy are an advantage.
• Extensive experience managing Cloud Infrastructures on AWS and Azure, with exposure to GCP and other Cloud platform providers.
• Experience integrating SaaS and Vendor solutions with a cross-cloud environment.
• Consider the operational aspects of a system, long-term supportability, maintenance, etc.
• Apply technical skills and business knowledge to set standards for Global Technology.
• Solid understanding of requirements of the modern developer community.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code, automated configuration for large scale infrastructure deployments, infrastructure/software design for High Availability and Resilience at scale.
• In-depth knowledge of modern monitoring and alerting solutions for complex systems spanning on-premises and cloud.

Preferred:

• Cloud certifications
• Prior asset management experience