Azure Solutions Architect

Job Information:

Position: Azure Solutions Architect

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Duration: Full Time

Role:

You will be the primary architect behind our clients digital transformations. With 10+ years of experience, you bring a seasoned perspective to the cloud knowing not just how to build, but how to build with scale, security, and efficiency in mind. You will translate complex business requirements into high-performance technical architectures, leading large-scale migration projects and ensuring our hybrid and cloud-native solutions are world-class.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture Design: Create high-level and low-level Azure architecture designs and specifications that adhere to the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Infrastructure & Migration: Lead end-to-end cloud migration projects, designing secure network topologies, virtual machines, and scalable storage solutions.
• Governance & Security: Implement Azure Policies and Blueprints to maintain compliance and security across diverse enterprise environments.
• Strategy & Consulting: Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders, providing roadmaps for cloud adoption and driving continuous cost-optimization initiatives.
• DevOps & Collaboration: Partner with DevOps teams to build automated deployment pipelines and work with software developers to ensure architectural alignment.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Professional Experience: 8 to 12 years in IT infrastructure and cloud architecture, with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions.
• Azure Mastery: Deep, hands-on expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS, virtual networking, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), and advanced security protocols.
• Resilient Architecture: Strong understanding of designing for high availability, disaster recovery, and global scalability.
• Scripting & Automation: Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM templates, or Ansible.
• Modern DevOps: Proficiency in integrating architecture with CI/CD workflows and Azure DevOps tools.
• Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) is highly preferred.