Azure Cloud Architect

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This role is for an Azure Cloud Architect in Alpharetta, GA, with a contract length of "unknown" and a pay rate of "unknown." Requires Azure certification, 5+ years of Azure experience, Kubernetes management, and expertise in Terraform and CI/CD tools.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 16, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
On-site
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Alpharetta, GA
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Cloud #Kubernetes #Leadership #Deployment #Terraform #GitLab #Azure cloud #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #GitHub #Migration #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Scripting #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Bash #Security #Azure #Automation #Istio #Scala #Docker #Microsoft Azure #Storage #Microservices #Python
Role description

Role: Cloud Architect / Cloud Solution Architect

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Job Title: Certified Hands-on Azure Architect Mandatory

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture & Design: Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of scalable, secure, and cost-effective Azure-based architectures for both new and existing systems.

Migration Leadership: Drive end-to-end migration of large-scale enterprise applications (100+ apps) from on-premises or other cloud platforms to Microsoft Azure, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum performance.

Kubernetes & Istio Management: Design and implement Kubernetes clusters (AKS, openshift) for microservices architectures, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across environments.

Automation & CI/CD: Develop and automate deployment pipelines using

performance, security, and scalability of the Azure cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and Istio service meshes.

Technical Leadership: Provide architectural guidance, conduct code and architecture reviews, and help to establish best practices across the organization.

Required Qualifications:

Azure Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent certification.

Hands-on Experience: 5+ years of experience architecting, deploying, and managing Azure-based cloud infrastructures and applications using Terraform scripting and infrastructure as code ( IaC )

Azure Services: Expertise in azure networking, security, storage and compute services.

Kubernetes Expertise: Proven experience managing production-level Kubernetes clusters in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or other cloud environments.

Migration Experience: Demonstrated experience successfully migrating 100+ applications to the cloud, with a focus on application re-platforming, refactoring, and lift-and-shift strategies.

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Expertise in using Terraform templates, for automating infrastructure provisioning.

CI/CD Tools: Proficiency with Github Actions, Gitlab, Harness, Helm, and other relevant tools for building, testing, and deploying cloud-native applications.

Scripting & Automation: Strong scripting skills (Terraform, Bash, PowerShell, Python, etc.) to automate cloud operations and processes.

Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve complex cloud architecture and migration issues.

Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Azure cloud platform (AWS / GCP will be a Plus )

Familiarity with container orchestration beyond Kubernetes, including Docker Swarm or OpenShift.

Knowledge of cloud security best practices and tools for securing cloud-native applications.

Knowledge of Istio or any service mesh

Please share resume at jay@tuppl.com