Lead Cloud Architect

Hi, Hope you’re doing well!! Please find the requirement below. If you find yourself comfortable with the requirement please reply back with your updated resume or call me back at Position: Azure Cloud Architect Location: Boston, MA or New York/NJ (Hybrid) Duration: 6+ Months Visa: Client won’t be able to sponsor any visa LinkedIN ID W2 Only Candidates need to have a strong financial background and need to provide 2 professional references ( Leads or Managers), * Identity & access management using Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, PIM, and managed identities

• Security architecture: Zero Trust principles, Azure Defender, and secure baseline controls
• Secrets & encryption: Azure Key Vault, certificate and key lifecycle management
• Policy & compliance: Azure Policy, initiatives, and governance enforcement at scale

Networking

• Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and routing
• Private connectivity: Private Endpoints, Azure DNS (public/private), name resolution patterns

Observability & Resilience

• Observability & operations: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting and diagnostics
• High availability & DR design: availability zones, regional failover, and backup strategies

Do you have experience in Terraform?, Top Skills Required : Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform (primary and non-negotiable) ? Mandatory CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions PostgreSQL (preferred) - managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server) ? Mandatory

We are looking for a seasoned Azure Cloud Architect with hands-on development experience to lead cloud infrastructure strategy, design, and delivery. The ideal candidate brings deep Azure expertise, strong architectural thinking, and the ability to implement enterprise-grade solutions using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices. Experience: 8+ Years in Cloud Architecture (Azure preferred) CORE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The following skills are essential for this role. Candidates must demonstrate strong proficiency across these areas: Infrastructure & Automation

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform (primary and non-negotiable) ? Mandatory
• CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions

Azure Architecture

• Strong Azure architecture experience: compute, storage, networking, and platform services
• Enterprise-scale Azure landing zones: management groups, subscriptions, and governance models

• Compute platforms: Azure VMs, App Services, Azure Functions, AKS (architecture-level understanding), Candidates should have experience with one or more cloud database platforms: PostgreSQL (preferred) - managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server) ? Mandatory Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or equivalent cloud-native database services Database security, encryption at rest/transit, and backup/restore strategies Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms GOOD TO HAVE

• Experience migrating on-premises or AWS/Google Cloud Platform workloads to Azure cloud ? Good to have
• Familiarity with Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, or lift-and-shift patterns ? Good to have
• Knowledge of FinOps practices and Azure Cost Management ? Good to have
• Exposure to containerization strategies and AKS production operations ? Good to have
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments ? Good to have

ARCHITECT PROFILE & SOFT SKILLS

• Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation
• Strong communication skills - able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, security, and compliance teams
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-facing delivery environments
• Hands-on coder: does not just design, but actively builds and validates solutions