Azure Architect - Eastern or Central Time Zone

Overview

Remote
$60 - $75
Contract - W2
Contract - 4 Month(s)

Skills

Microsoft Azure
Business Continuity Planning
Cloud Architecture
Backup
Disaster Recovery
Migration
Network-attached Storage (NAS)
Regulatory Compliance
Replication
Bachelor's Degree
Servers
Documentation

Job Details

**REMOTE CONTRACT POSITION. EASTERN OR CENTRAL TIME ZONE CANDIDATES ONLY PLEASE. UNFORTUNNATELY UNABLE TO WORK C2C OR SPONSOR VISAS**

Seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Azure Architect to lead the design and technical implementation of a Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) solution as part of an Azure Migration Project. This project involves replicating 100+ production servers and three Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems from an on-premises environment to Microsoft Azure in a lift-and-shift approach, with Azure serving as the DR/BC platform. The Azure Architect will play a critical role in defining the overall architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance requirements, and guiding the technical team through the implementation. This is a contract role for the three-month duration of this high-profile project. Key Responsibilities include Solution Architecture Design, Implementation Leadership, Testing and Validation, Technical Advisory, Cost Management and Documentation and Handoff.

  1. Education and Certification
    1. Bachelor s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
    2. Azure certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert are mandatory.
    3. Additional certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate would be helpful.
  2. Experience
    1. 5+ years of hands-on experience in designing and implementing cloud architecture solutions with a focus on Microsoft Azure.
    2. Proven expertise in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning for enterprise-level environments.
    3. Expertise in lift-and-shift cloud migrations, including on-premises to Azure server and storage replication.
    4. Broad experience with hybrid environments integrating on-premises and cloud resources.
  3. Technical Expertise
    1. Deep technical knowledge of Azure services, including:
      1. Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Azure Migrate and Azure Backup.
      2. Azure Storage (Blob, File Shares, Azure File Sync and Managed Disks).
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