Azure Cloud Architect

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Job Title: Azure Cloud Architect

Location: Hamilton Township New York City Boston Massachusetts New Jersey New York- Need local candidates only. (This is contract to hire and the candidate must work at a local office 4 days per week.)

Job Description:

• Azure Cloud Architect
• Must have hands-on Postgres experience.
• Client is looking for a seasoned Azure Cloud Architect with hands-on development experience to lead cloud infrastructure strategy design and delivery.
• The ideal candidate brings deep Azure expertise strong architectural thinking and the ability to implement enterprise-grade solutions using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.

Core Technical Requirements:
The following skills are essential for this role. Candidates must demonstrate strong proficiency across these areas:
Infrastructure and Automation:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform (primary and non-negotiable) Mandatory
• CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket Jenkins XLR AWS CodePipeline GitHub Actions

Azure Architecture:

• Strong Azure architecture experience: compute storage networking and platform services
• Enterprise-scale Azure landing zones: management groups subscriptions and governance models
• Compute platforms: Azure VMs App Services Azure Functions AKS (architecture-level understanding)

Identity and Security:

• Identity and access management using Entra ID (Azure AD) RBAC PIM and managed identities
• Security architecture: Zero Trust principles Azure Defender and secure baseline controls
• Secrets and encryption: Azure Key Vault certificate and key lifecycle management
• Policy and compliance: Azure Policy initiatives and governance enforcement at scale

Networking:

• Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs subnets NSGs UDRs and routing
• Private connectivity: Private Endpoints Azure DNS (public/private) name resolution patterns

Observability and Resilience:

• Observability and operations: Azure Monitor Log Analytics alerting and diagnostics
• High availability and DR design: availability zones regional failover and backup strategies

Database Experience:

• Candidates should have experience with one or more cloud database platforms:
• PostgreSQL (preferred) - managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server) Mandatory
• Azure SQL Cosmos DB or equivalent cloud-native database services
• Database security encryption at rest/transit and backup/restore strategies
• Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms

Good To Have:

• The following are not mandatory but will strengthen a candidates profile:
• Experience migrating on-premises or AWS/GCP workloads to Azure cloud Good to have
• Familiarity with Azure Migrate Azure Site Recovery or lift-and-shift patterns Good to have
• Knowledge of FinOps practices and Azure Cost Management Good to have
• Exposure to containerization strategies and AKS production operations Good to have
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments Good to have

Architect Profile and Soft Skills:

• Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation
• Strong communication skills - able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering security and compliance teams
• Comfortable working in fast-paced client-facing delivery environments
• Hands-on coder: does not just design but actively builds and validates solutions

Note:

• Type: Full-time / Engagement
• Experience: 8 Plus years in Cloud Architecture (Azure preferred)
• Client Domain: Financial Services