Serve as the technical lead for Azure cloud architecture, governance, networking, security, observability, and platform operations.
Define and maintain cloud engineering standards, landing zone architectures, reusable infrastructure patterns, and governance frameworks supporting enterprise cloud adoption.
Lead architecture reviews for cloud infrastructure, networking, security, identity, data platform infrastructure, and modernization initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and other engineering teams on Azure architecture, automation, governance, and operational best practices.
Partner with Data Engineering and DevOps teams to establish secure, scalable, and automated cloud foundations supporting Azure Databricks, Data Lake Storage, analytics platforms, and AI workloads.
Establish cloud governance controls including subscription strategy, management groups, policy-as-code, tagging standards, resource organization, and cost management practices.
Act as the highest-level escalation point for complex cloud infrastructure, networking, security, identity, and platform-related issues.
Architect and deploy solutions using core Azure services, including Azure App Services, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage Accounts, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, and Load Balancers.
Design and deploy scalable, secure solutions using core Azure services including App Services, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage Accounts, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Load Balancers, and related PaaS/IaaS components.
Collaborate with Data Engineering, DevOps, and Software Engineering teams to establish cloud platform capabilities supporting AI model development, training, deployment, monitoring, and governance.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud engineering, platform engineering, systems engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles
At least 5 years of hands-on Azure architecture and engineering experience required
Demonstrated experience leading cloud modernization, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, governance, and operational excellence initiatives required
Deep experience with Azure resource design, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and deployment strategies utilizing Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates required
Familiarity with Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Databricks ML, MLflow, vector databases, and AI platform architectures preferred
Understanding of cloud security, governance, privacy, and operational considerations supporting AI and machine learning environments preferred
Strong understanding of Azure networking, firewalls, DNS, load balancing, hybrid connectivity, ExpressRoute, VPN, and Zero Trust security architectures required
Experience supporting Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, lake house architectures, analytics platforms, and AI-related workloads preferred
Experience working within regulated environments supporting HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, or similar compliance frameworks preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, Zero Trust principles, and cloud governance best practices preferred.
Tech Stack
Azure
Cloud
DNS
Firewalls
SQL
Terraform
Unity
Benefits
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
20 days paid time off
4 weeks paid parental leave
9 paid holidays
401K company match of up to 5%
No vesting requirement
Adoption Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Educational Assistance Plan and Professional Membership assistance