Senior Azure Architect

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.

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