Azure Cloud - Architecture
About The Position
The Cloud Architect will provide architectural design and implementation for a Microsoft Azure Greenfield environment, applying Microsoft Well-Architected Framework (WAF) guidance and best practices. The role includes delivering platform support services and creating reusable reference architectures, blueprints, and deployment patterns for Azure solutions. The architect will design and optimize landing zones and platform services, define cloud architecture standards and guardrails, and evaluate Azure services for adoption. The position also covers architecture reviews for new workloads and cloud migrations, secure and scalable solution design, and disaster recovery and business continuity planning, testing, and documentation. The role is based onsite in Houston, Texas, five days per week.
Requirements
- Azure Cloud Architecture experience.
- Knowledge and experience with GuardRight and ShiftLeft practices.
- Knowledge of Azure networking and familiarity with Hub and Spoke deployments using Azure VWan.
- Basic knowledge of infrastructure as code implementation using Terraform and Azure CLI.
Nice To Haves
- Performance monitoring experience with cloud-native tools, such as AWS CloudWatch or Azure Cloud Monitor.
- Testing experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide architectural design and implementation using Microsoft WAF and best practices.
- Deliver platform support services for the Azure Greenfield environment.
- Develop and document reusable Azure Greenfield reference architecture patterns.
- Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans, facilitate testing with stakeholders, and document results.
- Design and optimize landing zone architectures and platform services, including developing new archetypes.
- Define and apply cloud architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
- Evaluate and recommend Azure services for Greenfield adoption, including participating in service sanctioning and governance.
- Conduct architecture reviews for new workloads and cloud migrations.
- Design highly available, secure, and scalable cloud solutions.
- Develop governance frameworks, technical controls, and platform guardrails.
- Collaborate with Security, Identity Management, Platform Engineering, and Governance teams.
- Develop reusable architecture blueprints and deployment patterns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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