Cloud Architect

This role will be hybrid ONSITE/REMOTE with onsite presence in Long Beach CA 1-2 days each week. Thus our client would prefer a person who lives in Southern CA.

We would prefer candidates who are LOCAL to the Southern CA area. A VIDEO interview will be required.

Summary:

The Information Management Division is seeking to contract with an experienced Cloud Engineer to augment the Infrastructure Operations team and assist with Azure cloud initiatives including Cloud Adoption Roadmap governance security monitoring automation and operational activities. Operations Network Operations and Cybersecurity teams to establish a secure and scalable Azure platform aligned with Microsofts best practices and frameworks. This role requires strong technical expertise across Azure infrastructure networking identity and security domains.

Tasks Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Design implement and support Azure infrastructure services in alignment with enterprise architecture and security standards.

2. Azure governance including Azure Policy Management Groups compliance guardrails monitoring

3. Azure identity including Entra ID hybrid identity conditional access MFA PIM

4. Azure networking solutions including VPN/ExpressRoute hub-and-spoke topology NSG Private DNS zone VNets

5. Support hybrid cloud connectivity and integration between on-premise and Azure

6. Support Microsoft D365 environments

7. Strong experience of DevOps-driven infrastructure with exposure to tools such as Terraform Bicep Azure DevOps GitHub Actions

8. Drive automation Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and continuous optimization

9. Microservices and containerization including ACS AKS Docker or Kubernetes

10. Coding experience with PowerShell and/or Python

11. Mobile Device Management (MDM) including Intune and Kandji

12. ITSM processes and services

13. Microsoft M365/O365/Purview administration

14. Microsoft security platforms including Defender suites and Sentinel

15. Cloud patch management and vulnerability management

16. Large scale migrations to cloud

17. Troubleshoot and resolve Azure infrastructure networking identity and security issues

18. Cost management and optimization budgeting and forecasting

19. Evaluate cloud technologies tools and best practices to continuously improve platform capabilities

20. Backup Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity in the cloud

21. Implement and support SDLC processes

22. Develop and maintain technical documentations

Education Skills:

5 years of experience in Azure

Solid understanding of Azures Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework

Strong experience in hybrid architectures

Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and services including Azure Foundry AI Search and APIM

Zero trust security principles

Understanding of mobile device management

Experience with serverless including Azure Functions/Logic Apps