Cloud Architect

SRE TECH SOLUTIONS LLC
Washington, United States of America
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
$ 156K

Job location

Washington, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Application Performance Management
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Linux
Disaster Recovery
Github
Python
PostgreSQL
Log Analysis
SQL Azure
PCI Data Security Standards
Powershell
Role-Based Access Control
Azure
Kusto Query Language
Zero Trust Network Access
Azure
Microsoft Power Automate
Cloud Monitoring
HybridCloud
Event Driven Architecture
Microsoft Fabric
Containerization
Data Lake
Information Technology
Bicep
Cosmos DB
Cloud Migration
Cloud Optimization
Terraform
Azure
Api Management
Serverless Computing
Azure
Key Vault
VMware
Microservices

Requirements

We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Azure Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure solutions utilizing Microsoft Azure.

  • Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise Azure cloud solutions.
  • Expertise in Azure networking, identity (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD), RBAC, and security.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lake Storage, and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs, and Logic Apps.
  • Deep knowledge of Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework.
  • Design highly available, multi-region, disaster recovery, and scalable cloud architectures.
  • Experience with application modernization, microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures.
  • Lead Azure migration assessments and cloud transformation projects using Azure Migrate.
  • Experience with hybrid cloud solutions (Azure Arc, Azure Stack).
  • Strong Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep), ARM Templates, PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
  • Hands-on experience with AKS, Helm, GitOps (Flux/ArgoCD), and containerized workloads.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, Azure Policy, and Management Groups.
  • Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI DSS).
  • Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and KQL.
  • Knowledge of Azure Cost Management, FinOps, Reserved Instances, and cloud cost optimization., * 9-15 years of IT experience with 5-7 years in Azure and 2-4 years in solution architecture.
  • Experience in Windows/Linux, VMware, and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Experience in regulated industries (Government, Healthcare, Financial Services) preferred.

Benefits & conditions

400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024 Hybrid work $70 - $75 an hour - Contract

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