Role: Technical Architect Azure Migration & Application Modernization #19437
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA (Hybrid / Remote flexibility Dallas preferred)
Designation: Principal Architect
Experience: 12+ Years
Duration: 1 Year (with possible extension)
Role Summary
Exeter is looking for a seasoned Technical Architect with strong expertise in Azure cloud migration and application modernization. The candidate will lead initiatives to migrate on-prem applications to Azure while driving modernization strategies across enterprise systems.
This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations to design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures.
Key Responsibilities
Application Assessment & Modernization
- Lead end-to-end application discovery and assessment (architecture, dependencies, performance, resiliency, compliance).
- Classify applications using strategies such as Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retire, Retain, Replace.
- Perform dependency mapping (systems, data flows, integrations, identity, middleware).
- Evaluate NFRs: scalability, reliability, performance, security, and availability.
- Create modernization roadmaps, migration waves, cost and risk analysis.
- Develop current-state and target-state architecture diagrams.
Azure Migration & Architecture
- Define and implement Azure Landing Zone architecture (subscriptions, networking, governance, security).
- Design Azure solutions using:
- Compute: Azure App Service, AKS, VMs, Azure Functions
- Data: Azure SQL, Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Storage
- Integration: API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, Logic Apps
- Lead migrations using Azure Migrate, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Establish best practices for:
- Configuration & environment management
- Secrets & certificate handling
- Deployment and release strategies
DevOps & Automation
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM.
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Ensure robust release governance and environment consistency.
Security, Compliance & Operations
- Enforce enterprise security standards:
- RBAC, Managed Identities
- Encryption, Key Vault
- Secure network architecture
- Implement observability using:
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
- Define DR & resiliency strategies (backup, failover, multi-region).
- Ensure operational readiness through runbooks, SOPs, SLAs, and KT.
Mandatory Skills
- Azure Cloud
- Application Migration to Azure
- Cloud Architecture Design
- Designing for Reliability & Security
Preferred Skills
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cloud Modernization Strategies
- DevOps & Automation
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