Technical Lead – Cloud Services (Azure)

Technical Lead – Cloud Services (Azure)

The Big Picture

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.

Sysco LABS’ engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

The Opportunity

As a Technical Lead – Cloud Services (Azure), you will oversee the design, implementation, and management of our cloud infrastructure on the Microsoft Azure platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess requirements, develop cloud solutions, and ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of our cloud-based systems. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Azure architecture and a deep understanding of cloud computing technologies. You will participate in architecture reviews of Azure environments, bring engineering best practices, lead changes, and inspire teams toward delivery excellence at Sysco.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the Azure cloud platform management work, providing mentorship and guidance to team members
• Designing, implementing, and managing highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure on the Azure platform
• Collaborating with stakeholders and application teams to understand business requirements, translating them into cloud architecture designs, and providing operational support to application teams
• Developing and maintaining cloud migration strategies, including assessing existing systems, identifying gaps, and recommending remediation plans
• Ensuring the security, availability, and performance of Azure resources through proper design and configuration
• Implementing and optimizing cloud-based solutions, including virtual networks, storage, compute resources, and identity management
• Defining and enforcing cloud governance policies, including resource tagging, access controls, and cost management
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving issues related to Azure infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance
• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in Azure and cloud computing technologies and providing recommendations for continuous improvement
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, system administrators, and security specialists, to ensure seamless integration of cloud solutions
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members
• Working with DevOps and IaC tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Kubernetes
• Ensuring the security and compliance of all Sysco’s infrastructure, data, applications, and configurations
• Cloud adoption/migration strategies implementation for the Organization
• Designing/Developing Scripts for Automation where appropriate

Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge of Azure infrastructure, services, and offerings, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Networking, and Azure Active Director
• Should have a successful track record in architecting, designing, implementing, and managing systems and infrastructure in a cloud computing environment, including multi-cloud hybrid architectures
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field; An MSc or relevant postgraduate qualifications will be an additional advantage
• 10+ years of industry experience and 7+ years of working experience with Azure cloud platform
• Proven experience as an Azure Cloud Professional, with a strong focus on designing and implementing Azure-based solutions
• Certified in Microsoft Azure Administrator or Architect Expert level
• A solid understanding of different cloud environments and applications, including hybrid scenarios, optimizing cost/capacity ratios, scaling, implementing, and validating database and DR scenarios, security, and compliance
• Knowledge of cloud security controls including conditional access policies, tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management, federated authentication vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM, etc.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong oral, written, and presentation abilities, able to convey risk to all levels of the business, from executives to operations and development teams

Benefits:

• US dollar-linked compensation
• Performance-based annual bonus
• Performance rewards and recognition
• Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
• Paid birthday leave
• Team engagement allowance
• Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
• Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
• Hybrid work arrangement

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.