Azure Cloud Architect
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Azure Cloud Architect
Job Location: Chicago IL
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
Key skills required for the role
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Infrastructure as Code IaC Mastery
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Proficiency in Azure CloudFormation and Terraform is essential
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Must understand declarative syntax modular design and version control to build reproducible secure environments
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IaC enabled automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration
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CICD Pipeline Engineering
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Strong experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure Code Pipeline and Code Deploy
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Should be able to design and maintain automated pipelines for build test and deployment stages integrating security scans and rollback mechanisms
Cloud Security and Compliance
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Understand Azure AD RBAC policies and encryption standards
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Able to embed security into deployment workflows manage secrets and ensure that infrastructure adheres to organizational and regulatory standards
Networking and Cloud Architecture Fundamentals
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Knowledge of VPC design subnetting load balancing and security groups
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Grasp cloud service models IaaS PaaS SaaS and be able to architect scalable solutions using Azure services
Scripting and Automation
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Proficiency in Python Bash or PowerShell for scripting tasks API integrations and pipeline automations
Roles and Responsibilities
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Infrastructure as Code IaC Development
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Responsible for designing and maintaining infrastructure using IaC tools like Azure CloudFormation and Terraform This includes
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Writing reusable modular templates for provisioning cloud resource
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Ensuring version control and change tracking via Git or similar tools
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Integrating IaC into CICD pipelines for automated deployments
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CICD Pipeline Design and Automation
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Building and maintaining deployment pipelines that support continuous integration and delivery
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Automating build test and deployment workflows using tools like Jenkins Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
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Ensuring pipelines are secure scalable and compliant with organizational standards
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Supporting rollback strategies and blue green or canary deployments
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Security and Compliance Integration
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Embedding security into every layer of the deployment process
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Implementing IAM policies encryption and secure networking practices
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Ensuring compliance with internal standards and external
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Conducting vulnerability assessments and integrating security scans into pipelines
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Monitoring Logging and Optimization
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Once deployed cloud engineers monitor infrastructure and applications to ensure performance and reliability
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Using tools like CloudWatch Azure Monitor or Datadog to track metrics and logs
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Identifying bottlenecks and optimizing resource usage
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Setting up ing and incident response mechanisms
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Collaboration and Governance
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Work closely with DevOps architecture and security teams to align infrastructure with business goals
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Participating in architecture reviews and governance boards
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Documenting infrastructure decisions and maintaining operational runbooks
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Supporting onboarding and mentoring of team members on cloud best practices
Key Skills
- APIs
- Pegasystems
- Spring
- SOAP
- .NET
- Hybris
- Solution Architecture
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Adobe Experience Manager
- J2EE
- Java
- Oracle
