Define and own cloud infrastructure strategy, reference architectures, and platform roadmaps for Azure across compute, networking, identity, data, security, and observability.
Design and implement an enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zone (management groups, subscriptions, RBAC, Azure Policy) and governance for multi-tenant SaaS and regulated customers.
Architect highly available, multi-region solutions leveraging AKS/Container Apps, App Service, Azure DB for PostgreSQL, Redis, Service Bus/Event Grid, Front Door/Traffic Manager, and CDN.
Enable secure private connectivity patterns (Private Link, VNet integration, Azure Firewall/WAF, ExpressRoute/VPN) and champion zero-trust principles with Entra ID and Managed Identity.
Establish platform engineering "golden paths" and reusable accelerators: Terraform modules, environment bootstrapping, and CI/CD templates in GitHub Actions.
Drive well-architected reviews for mission-critical workloads; translate findings into improvements for reliability, security, performance, and cost with measurable SLOs/SLIs.
Implement end-to-end observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Prometheus/Grafana; automate proactive detection and post-incident improvement plans.
Partner with Security to implement least-privilege access, PIM, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, secret rotation, and compliance controls.
Define and validate DR/BCP strategies (RTO/RPO), including zone-redundancy, geo-replication, backups, and failover testing.
Mentor and coach engineering teams; lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, technical workshops, and author documentation and reference architectures.
Evaluate and guide adoption of new Azure capabilities; collaborate with partners and vendors to enhance the platform.
Requirements
7+ years in cloud architecture or platform engineering with deep hands-on Microsoft Azure expertise.
Proven track record designing multi-tenant, multi-region SaaS architectures and enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones with governance and policy.
Expertise across Azure services: AKS/Container Apps, App Service, VMSS; VNet/vWAN, Private Link, Azure Firewall, App Gateway/WAF, Front Door; Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Managed Identity, PIM; Storage, Azure SQL DB; Service Bus/Event Grid; Key Vault; Defender for Cloud; Azure Monitor/Log Analytics/Application Insights.
Hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep; ARM), policy-as-code, and environment bootstrapping at scale.
Solid grasp of networking and hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute, VPN), security-by-design, and zero trust.
FinOps mindset with demonstrable cost optimization, tagging/chargeback, budgets/alerts, and rightsizing.
Proficiency in scripting/coding (PowerShell and one of Python/C#/Go).
Nice to have: AZ-305, AZ-400, CKA/CKAD; experience in regulated environments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR); contributions to public docs/reference architectures.
Must be based on the East Coast of the United States.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States (application asks about sponsorship).
Benefits
Excellent salary.
Flexible paid time off.
Remote work.
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
401K match.
Paid parental leave.
Stock participation plan.
Access to OpenUp and Talkspace mental health and wellness platform.
International working environment and professional development opportunities.
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