Azure Architect

Quisitive•Austin, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

Join Quisitive’s growing Azure Management Solutions team and help customers design, implement, and operate cloud solutions built for scalability, compliance, reliability, and performance. In this role, you will serve as an Enterprise Architect and Cloud Operations Lead, guiding clients on security, cost optimization, operational excellence, and modernization. This is a remote position but candidates should be based in Austin, TX.

Requirements

Azure Infrastructure as a Service, including compute, storage, and networking
Azure Policy
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Log Analytics and Azure Monitor
Microsoft Entra ID
Identity and access management
Security and compliance
Broad knowledge of core Azure concepts and services
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate. Candidates willing to earn one of these certifications within the first month may also be considered.

Nice To Haves

Azure Platform as a Service, including Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Data Factory
Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager templates, or Azure custom policies
Azure DevOps
ITIL practices and IT service management toolsets
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Partner directly with customer leaders, including Directors, CIOs, and CTOs, to support executive briefings and innovation initiatives.
Lead customer architecture efforts and work closely with Quisitive’s Azure Management Services operations team and client support teams to achieve defined objectives and service metrics.
Define architecture and operational roadmaps, including disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
Build a deep understanding of each customer’s Azure environment, cloud adoption position, and use of compute, storage, databases, networking, and modern workloads.
Architect solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements, and create or review architecture and solution design artifacts.
Drive complex, high-visibility initiatives with critical dependencies across technical and business teams.
Guide modernization, architecture, disaster recovery, and business transformation activities.
Identify, communicate, and help mitigate risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
Assess on-premises and cloud infrastructure, document current operating costs, and recommend practical improvements to customer technical and business stakeholders.
Support day-to-day operations while contributing to larger strategic initiatives.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor who can connect architecture decisions to customer priorities and business outcomes.
Collaborate across customer, operations, support, and delivery teams to keep work aligned and moving forward.
Provide guidance and mentoring to peers and less-experienced consultants.
Help develop and refine standard operating procedures that improve client support processes and the overall customer experience.
Use tools and specialized solutions thoughtfully to solve customer challenges.