Azure Infra Technical Architect

Job Title: Azure Infra Technical Architect

Location: Chicago, IL - Onsite

Experience Range - 18+ years

Primary (Must have skills)

• 5+ years of experience in Architectural role
• 8+ years of experience in working on Observability tools like New Relic, LGTM or Prometheus
• 3+ years experience defining and implementing alerting mechanisms, SLO/SLI metrics, and reliability KPIs
• 10+ years of experience in Azure Infrastructure
• 6+  years of experience in Azure CLI and Powershell
• 3+ years experience integrating APIs and connecting multiple data sources for dashboards and analytics
• 6+ Years of experience in defining the solution, implementing the design, developing, and deploying web applications in Azure platform
• 6+ years of experiece in infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) for deployment
• 6+ years of experience in containerization and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)
• 6+ years of experience in Agile development environment

Job Description of Role

• Experience in New Relic APM, dashboards, alerts, logs, and NRQL queries
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance architecture for enterprise applications
• Lead the design and development of LGTM dashboards for real-time monitoring and visualization
• Hands-on experience with LGTM / CodeQL for static code analysis
• Experience in Integrating multiple APIs and data sources to enhance monitoring capabilities
• Azure Knowledge: Strong understanding of core Azure services. Demonstrates experience in implementation of complex, scalable, and secure Azure cloud
• Experience integrating code scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
• Kubernetes / AKS: Comfortable with Kubernetes concepts and administration
• Basic knowledge of microservices architecture
• Strong skills in documenting migration steps, workflows, and best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies aligned with organizational goals
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical roadmaps
• Mentor and guide team members on technical implementation and troubleshooting, code reviews
• Good to have : Hands on experience in a programming language(.NET)
• Execute migration from New Relic to LGTM stack, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity is nice to have

Soft skills/other skills

·       Strong oral, presentation and written communication are must have

·       Ability to see the big picture, align technical decisions with business goals, and design scalable future-proof solutions.

·       Confident in making architectural decisions based on data, trade-offs, and long-term value.

·       Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain productive relationships with team members

·       Provide constructive feedback during code reviews and be open to receiving feedback on your own code.

·       Strong organization, collaboration, and time management skills

·       Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to identifying risks, resolving challenges, and proposing innovative solutions.