Job Title: Senior Azure / Cloud Architect
Location: Hybrid / Onsite as needed (project-dependent)
Salary: $140,000 – $160,000
We are partnering with an organization seeking a hands-on Senior Azure / Cloud Architect to design and build a cloud environment from the ground up to support a large-scale application deployment. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of architecture, security, and engineering, requiring someone who can drive execution, lead technical direction, and ensure delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient solutions.
Your role:
- Architect and build enterprise-grade Azure environments from the ground up.
- Design and support a full application ecosystem in collaboration with engineering and infrastructure teams.
- Define Azure architecture standards, landing zones, and governance frameworks.
- Lead infrastructure-as-code (IaC) efforts (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
- Establish cloud security practices including zero-trust and identity management.
- Design and manage containerized workloads (AKS, Docker).
- Spin up and manage dev/test environments.
- Partner with network administrators to deploy infrastructure.
- Own monitoring, incident response, cost management, and disaster recovery (RTO/RPO).
- Drive accountability and ensure successful project delivery.
What you’ve got:
- 5+ years of Azure engineering or architecture experience.
- Proven experience with large-scale or greenfield cloud deployments.
- Strong hands-on experience building Azure environments end-to-end.
- Expertise in Azure services (networking, compute, identity, security, monitoring).
- Experience with IaC tools and scripting (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, CLI).
- Experience with AKS or container orchestration.
- Strong understanding of cloud security and governance.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.
Preferred:
- AZ-305 Certification.
- Experience with Azure DevOps / CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud environments.