Cloud Architect

WHO WE ARE

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is a leading full-service agronomic solutions provider that's been in business since 1957. Our first location was in West Helena, Arkansas hence the name "Helena". We now have close to 600 locations nationwide and over 6,000 employees. Our corporate office is located in Collierville, Tennessee, a suburb outside of Memphis. Year after year we rank at the top nationally for volume and sales in our industry. There are many facets to our company including product development, sales, operations, precision technology and manufacturing just to name a few.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Cloud Architect works with Helena's Information Technology (IT) teams on the design, planning and management of cloud computing initiatives. This position is also responsible for assessing the existing infrastructure and recommending solutions for moving functions to the cloud. This role works across multiple cloud providers supporting cloud-to-cloud and hybrid solutions, creates cloud project status reports and accurately tracks and manages project issues and risks.

WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

• Coordinates with technical contributors on solution development, proposal writing and estimates.
• Identifies and translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives.
• Architects cloud solutions that align with strategic needs of the organization.
• Leads the implementation with responsibility for the delivery of the technical architecture designs, strategies and quality assurance plans.
• Monitors the compliance of the enterprise's security and governance policies.
• Leads projects and is responsible for meeting quality requirements and deadlines.
• Ensures that infrastructure changes are appropriately documented, tested, reviewed and occurs in agreed change control windows with appropriate monitoring.
• Develops team members including coaching, mentoring and performance management.
• Manages external partners and service providers to implement governance, guardrails and standard tools across cloud providers.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Other work-related duties as assigned by your leader.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field is required.
• Four years of experience in an enterprise IT environment is required.
• Experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Architect, Solutions, or Engineer certification preferred.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong working knowledge of AWS and Azure.
• Five years of experience designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions.
• Prior experience with migrating enterprise workloads to cloud (full, hybrid, multicloud).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with IaC solutions (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation).
• Ability to document complex technical issues effectively summarizing issues for a range of technical and business management.
• Communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to set priorities and work on multiple tasks.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English is required.
• Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.

Successful completion of a drug screen and background check is required for all positions Helena.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE JOB

The work environment for this position is that of a typical office environment where the noise level is mostly quiet. This position requires you to use your hands for many different tasks and to talk, hear, walk, stand and sit. You may be occasionally required to lift or move up to 10 pounds.

BENEFITS AT HELENA

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance STARTS THE SAME DAY YOU DO!
• Earn up to $3,000 in Reward Dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Helena's robust 401(k) Savings Plan offers you a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day. As your years of service with Helena increase, so does our company-match - up to 10% based on your contribution amount.
• Access your earned pay between paydays through Earned Wage Access (EWA) with DailyPay and Wisely.
• Up to 15 days paid time-off plus 9 paid holidays.
• Free Term Life Insurance at 1x your annual base pay - paid for by Helena at no cost to you.
• Free Short & Long-Term Disability.
• Up to 80 hours of paid Parental Leave.
• Education Assistance.
• And much more!

For more detailed information about our benefits, visit helenacareers.com/benefits.

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Helena supports individuals with disabilities, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Helena is an equal opportunity employer.