Associate Principal - Architecture

Azure Cloud Architect

About the Role

Were looking for an Azure Cloud Architect who thrives on design and collaboration This role is less about daytoday administration and more about shaping the blueprint of our cloud landscape Youll be responsible for designing secure scalable and resilient solutions in Microsoft Azure creating highquality documentation and partnering closely with our DevSecOps team to ensure seamless delivery and governance

What Youll Do

Lead the design of cloud architectures across Azures core services with a focus on scalability resilience and compliance

Translate complex business and security requirements into clear actionable cloud designs

Develop and maintain detailed architecture diagrams standards and technical documentation that guide engineers and stakeholders

Collaborate with DevSecOps engineers to embed security compliance and automation into every stage of the solution lifecycle

Provide architectural oversight on cloud deployments ensuring designs are implemented correctly and consistently

Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership and project teams advocating for cloud best practices and cost optimization strategies

What Were Looking For

Deep expertise across Microsoft Azure core services networking compute storage identity databases monitoring and security

Strong background with Azure application services Logic Apps Function Apps and App Services with an ability to integrate them into broader solution designs

Proven experience working with DevSecOps or platform engineering teams especially around CICD infrastructure as code and security automation

Solid understanding of cloud governance frameworks eg policies RBAC cost controls

Handson knowledge of Azurenative tools ARMBicep Terraform Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions and monitoring solutions

Excellent written communication skills able to produce diagrams decision trees and design docs that teams can rely on

A mindset oriented towards collaboration mentorship and crossfunctional influence

Nice to Have

Familiarity with regulated industry frameworks CMMC FedRAMP HIPAA PCIDSS etc

Experience with multiregion designs disaster recovery patterns and hybrid connectivity

Prior work as part of an engineering team

Exposure to advanced serverless and integration patterns such as Durable Functions Event Grid or Service Bus