Azure Cloud Architect

Overview

On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - Contract

Skills

workflows
CLOUD SERVICES
AUTOMATION
DEVOPS
MICROSOFT AZURE
GITHUB
JENKINS
TERRAFORM
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
Software as a Service
Software Version Control
Cloudformation
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Modular Design
Reproducibility

Job Details

Job Title: Azure Cloud Architect
Job Location: Chicago, IL
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Key skills required for the role

  • Infrastructure as Code IaC Mastery

  • Proficiency in Azure CloudFormation and Terraform is essential

  • Must understand declarative syntax modular design and version control to build reproducible secure environments

  • IaC enabled automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration

  • CICD Pipeline Engineering

  • Strong experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure Code Pipeline and Code Deploy

  • 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

  • Understand Azure AD RBAC policies and encryption standards

  • Able to embed security into deployment workflows manage secrets and ensure that infrastructure adheres to organizational and regulatory standards

Networking and Cloud Architecture Fundamentals

  • Knowledge of VPC design subnetting load balancing and security groups

  • Grasp cloud service models IaaS PaaS SaaS and be able to architect scalable solutions using Azure services

Scripting and Automation

  • Proficiency in Python Bash or PowerShell for scripting tasks API integrations and pipeline automations

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Infrastructure as Code IaC Development

  • Responsible for designing and maintaining infrastructure using IaC tools like Azure CloudFormation and Terraform This includes

  • Writing reusable modular templates for provisioning cloud resource

  • Ensuring version control and change tracking via Git or similar tools

  • Integrating IaC into CICD pipelines for automated deployments

  • CICD Pipeline Design and Automation

  • Building and maintaining deployment pipelines that support continuous integration and delivery

  • Automating build test and deployment workflows using tools like Jenkins Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions

  • Ensuring pipelines are secure scalable and compliant with organizational standards

  • Supporting rollback strategies and blue green or canary deployments

  • Security and Compliance Integration

  • Embedding security into every layer of the deployment process

  • Implementing IAM policies encryption and secure networking practices

  • Ensuring compliance with internal standards and external

  • Conducting vulnerability assessments and integrating security scans into pipelines

  • Monitoring Logging and Optimization

  • Once deployed cloud engineers monitor infrastructure and applications to ensure performance and reliability

  • Using tools like CloudWatch Azure Monitor or Datadog to track metrics and logs

  • Identifying bottlenecks and optimizing resource usage

  • Setting up ing and incident response mechanisms

  • Collaboration and Governance

  • Work closely with DevOps architecture and security teams to align infrastructure with business goals

  • Participating in architecture reviews and governance boards

  • Documenting infrastructure decisions and maintaining operational runbooks

  • Supporting onboarding and mentoring of team members on cloud best practices

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