Azure Cloud - Architecture

Job Summary (Cloud Architect Houston, TX, Onsite)

- Provide architectural design and implementation using Microsoft WAF and industry best practices.
- Deliver platform support services for an Azure Greenfield environment.
- Develop and document reusable Azure Greenfield reference architecture patterns for solutions.
- Apply knowledge and experience with GuardRight and ShiftLeft security practices.
- Develop and implement Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans; facilitate testing and document results.
- Design and optimize landing zone architectures and platform services, including new archetype development.
- Define and apply cloud architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
- Evaluate and recommend Azure services for Greenfield environments; participate in service sanctioning and governance.
- Conduct architecture reviews for new workloads and cloud migration projects.
- Possess strong knowledge of Azure Networking and familiarity with Hub and Spoke deployments using Azure VWan.
- Design highly available, secure, and scalable cloud solutions.
- Develop governance frameworks, technical controls, and platform guardrails.
- Collaborate with Security, Identity Management, Platform Engineering, and Governance teams.
- Develop reusable architecture blueprints and deployment patterns.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Azure CLI.
- Utilize tools such as Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, and Wiz.
- Mandatory Skill: Azure Cloud Architecture.
- Preferred Skills: Cloud-native performance monitoring (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor), cloud-native testing.

Location: Houston, TX (onsite, 5 days/week)
Background/Drug Check: Not required