Azure Architect - W2 - Remote

ROLE OVERVIEWRole: Azure Cloud ConsultantType: Full-timeExperience: 8+ Years in Cloud Architecture (Azure preferred)CORE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSThe 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 ActionsAzure 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)Identity & Security▸ 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 scaleNetworking▸ Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and routing▸ Private connectivity: Private Endpoints, Azure DNS (public/private), name resolution patternsObservability & Resilience▸ Observability & operations: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting and diagnostics▸ High availability & DR design: availability zones, regional failover, and backup strategiesDATABASE EXPERIENCECandidates 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