Role Name: Azure Solutions Architect
Location: Malvern, PA (Hybrid)
Duration : 6+ Months
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Experience: 8+ years of IT experience with 4+ years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Lead architecture design, technical strategy, and delivery of enterprise-grade Azure cloud solutions.
Provide technical leadership, mentor development teams, and drive best practices across projects.
Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-availability solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Architect and manage Azure API Management (APIM) for API integrations and governance.
Develop serverless solutions using Azure Functions and Python.
Design event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus, Storage Queues, and Event Grid.
Implement and optimize Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, or other Azure database platforms.
Secure applications and infrastructure using Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity, and RBAC.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to define solution roadmaps.
Drive CI/CD implementation using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates.
Required Skills
Strong hands-on experience with:
Azure API Management (APIM)
Azure Functions
Azure Service Bus / Storage Queues
Azure SQL Database / Cosmos DB
Azure Key Vault
Python Development
Expertise in REST APIs, Microservices, Integration Patterns, and Event-Driven Architectures.
Experience leading technical teams and providing architectural guidance.
Strong understanding of Azure security, monitoring, governance, and cloud best practices.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Azure DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code.
Preferred Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)
Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
Ideal Candidate: A hands-on Azure Solutions Architect and Technical Lead who can define architecture, lead engineering teams, and actively develop cloud-native solutions using Azure APIs, Functions, Queues, Databases, Key Vault, and Python