Azure Cloud Architect

Your Title: Azure Cloud Architect

Location: Princeton, New Jersey (Hybrid) OR Cleveland, Ohio (Hybrid)

Department: IT / Cloud Services

Reports To: Manager, Cloud Services 

About Trimble Transportation

Trimble Transportation is in business for optimizing the movement of freight by providing shippers and carriers both mobility, enterprise, and visibility software tools they need to run their businesses more efficiently. As the leading provider of Transportation Management Software (TMS), Asset Management Software (AMS), and Fleet Management Software (FMS) we are devoted to propelling companies in the trucking industry toward increased efficiency, lower costs, and optimize operations.

What You Will Do

The Azure Cloud Architect will play a critical role in leading the design and implementation of Trimble Transportation’s cloud computing strategy. This includes cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring. The Cloud Architect will collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure that cloud solutions follow best practices and meet our business objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-based architectures and solutions to support enterprise applications and data management.

• Develop automation for provisioning environments, performing system maintenance, upgrades, and system modernization

• Lead cloud adoption and migration efforts, including application assessments and optimizations.

• Provide guidance and expertise on Azure Network Infrastructure around Gateways, Firewalls, Network Load Balancers, Peering

• Develop and maintain cloud governance, security standards, and best practices.

• Collaborate with IT security to ensure cloud environments comply with regulatory requirements and company policies.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams in building cloud-native applications.

• Evaluate new cloud technologies and services to enhance our cloud architecture and services continuously.

• Manage cloud expenses and optimize cloud resource usage and cost.

• Work closely with vendors and service providers to ensure successful cloud service delivery.

What Skills and Experience You Should Bring

• Expertise as a Cloud Architect or similar role using Azure Cloud.
• Hands-on understanding of cloud computing technology and infrastructure, as well as cloud deployment and service models.
• Experience building cloud infrastructure from scratch, including network configuration.
• Ability to minimize cloud costs and manage costs closely each day.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and orchestration.
• Experience scripting solutions using PowerShell, Python, or similar high level programming languages.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Skills

• Certifications in cloud architecture (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, etc.).

• Experience in the transportation and logistics industry.

• Familiarity with data analytics and machine learning in cloud environments.

• Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop.

Trimble Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected factor. EOE/M/F/V/D

Trimble’s Inclusiveness Commitment

We believe in celebrating our differences. That is why our diversity is our strength. To us, that means actively participating in opportunities to be inclusive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have guided our current success while also moving our desire to improve. We actively seek to add members to our community who represent our customers and the places we live and work.

We have programs in place to make sure our people are seen, heard, and welcomed and most importantly that they know they belong, no matter who they are or where they are coming from.

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Pay Equity

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Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Hiring Range:

99700

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134600

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Bonus Eligible?

Yes

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Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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Trimble is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace our
candidates’ diversity and take affirmative action to employ and advance individuals
without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy (including
childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, marital status, genetic
information, and all other legally protected characteristics. We forbid discrimination and
harassment in the workplace based on any protected status or characteristic. A criminal
history is not an automatic bar to employment with the Company, and we consider
qualified applicants consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.
The Company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for
individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs in our job
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