Azure Infra architect

Company Description

iPivot is a trusted technology partner with over 15 years of experience in delivering innovative IT services and consulting solutions. A MWBE-certified company, iPivot provides cloud services, technology consulting, engineering services, and staff augmentation to Fortune 500 companies across industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, and Education. Committed to employee growth, iPivot offers career development, supportive workplace culture, and a flexible environment that fosters work-life balance. The company’s tailored talent solutions empower clients to successfully achieve their business objectives.

Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Platform Architect

Jacksonville, FL (Need Onsite day 1, Hybrid 3 days from office).

Our challenge

Minimum 10+ years of experience Designing Azure landing zones, infrastructure automation (IaC), governing security/compliance, leading cloud migrations, and optimizing costs and performance using the Azure Well-Architected Framework

The Role

Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Design & Architecture: Design secure, scalable network architectures (Virtual Networks, Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute). Create high-level architectural designs for compute, storage, and database solutions, mapping business requirements to technical Azure solutions.

Governance & Security: Establish governance frameworks, including subscription management, resource organization (Management Groups), and policy enforcement. Implement security protocols, such as Azure AD Premium, NSGs, and data protection mechanisms.

Automation & DevOps: Provide oversight for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates (ARM, Bicep, Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines to manage environment lifecycles.

Migration & Optimization: Develop migration strategies for on-premises workloads to Azure, optimizing costs, performance, and reliability (cost governance, rightsizing).

Leadership & Collaboration: Collaborate with developers, engineers, and stakeholders to define technical direction. Provide mentorship on cloud architecture, DevSecOps practices, and Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) standards.

Disaster Recovery: Design and implement business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions

Requirements:

Azure Services: Expert knowledge of Azure compute (VMs, AKS), storage (Blob, SQL), and networking.

Tools: Proficiency in Terraform, Bicep/ARM templates, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps.

Methodologies: Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and cloud migration frameworks.

Certifications: Often requires Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.