Azure Architect

Azure Cloud Architect Location : Remote W2 ONLY Experience : 13+

Position Overview We are looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Architect with strong expertise across Azure cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, and application development . The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, resilient Azure solutions and supporting modern cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Microsoft Azure cloud architectures .
• Lead Azure cloud infrastructure design including Virtual Networks, Subnets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Azure Storage, and compute services.
• Design and manage Azure platform services including AKS, App Services, Azure Functions, API Management, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and other DevOps tools.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies.
• Work with Docker and Kubernetes/AKS to build and manage containerized applications.
• Design and support microservices and cloud-native application architectures .
• Collaborate with application development teams using Java, .NET, Python , or similar technologies.
• Establish cloud security, monitoring, logging, performance, and reliability best practices.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational processes.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.
• Troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure, application, deployment, and performance issues.
• Ensure Azure solutions follow enterprise security, scalability, availability, and cost-optimization standards.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure .
• Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud Infrastructure and Networking .
• Strong experience with Azure Platform Engineering .
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD .
• Experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code .
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) .
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications .
• Strong understanding of microservices and REST APIs .
• Application development experience with Java, .NET, Python , or similar technologies.
• Experience with Azure security, monitoring, identity, and access management.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, scalability, resiliency, and high availability.

Preferred: Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or related certifications. Experience with enterprise-scale Azure environments. Experience with cloud migration and modernization. Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

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