Azure Cloud Platform Architect

The OpportunityWe’re recruiting for an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Architect to help an organization build its own Microsoft cloud environment from the ground up as it separates from a shared technology environment.This is not a maintenance role. You’ll join during the early stages of the transition, assess the existing environment, help define the future-state architecture, and play a hands-on role in building and migrating to the new Azure platform.An experienced migration partner is supporting the transition and will provide knowledge transfer and technical support. Over time, this role will become the internal technical owner of the cloud platform and help shape and build the team responsible for it.What You’ll Work OnAzure architecture, Landing Zones, governance and platform standardsAzure networking and hybrid connectivityMicrosoft Entra ID, identity and access managementTenant and workload migrations, including Azure and Microsoft 365Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and/or BicepAzure Policy, RBAC and cloud security controlsMicrosoft Defender, Sentinel and related security toolingMicrosoft 365, including Exchange Online, Teams and SharePointMonitoring, resiliency, backup and disaster recoveryPlatform roadmap, documentation and long-term operational ownershipWhat We’re Looking ForSeveral years of experience architecting enterprise Azure infrastructure/platform environmentsStrong Azure infrastructure, networking and Microsoft Entra ID experienceExperience designing or building Azure Landing Zones and cloud governanceExperience with cloud migrations; tenant-to-tenant, M&A/divestiture or on-prem-to-Azure experience is especially valuableExperience working in a regulated environment such as financial services, healthcare or governmentAbility to assess an environment, identify gaps and translate those findings into an architecture and implementation planStrong communication skills and ability to work independently in a greenfield environmentPreferred: Terraform/Bicep, Microsoft 365, DevOps, Defender/Sentinel and prior consulting or MSP Solutions Architect experience.You do not need to be an expert in every Microsoft technology. The priority is deep Azure infrastructure architecture experience, strong networking and identity fundamentals, and the ability to take ownership of building an enterprise cloud platform.