Azure Solutions Architect

6 days ago

Chicago, United States Flex Employee Services Remote Work Freelance Full time $120 - $125
Azure Solutions Architect
Chicago, IL - Hybrid
Contract to Hire
$120 - $125/hour W2
Not Open to 3rd Party

Project Details: Migration of Legacy System (Java) to Azure
Critical Requirement: Solid Java Programming Background and  Experience with Software Migration to Azure

Job Description:
The Transaction Processing and Settlements team is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Azure Cloud Solutions Architect to join our team. You will play a crucial role in Architecting, Designing, and leading the implementation of solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. You will be responsible for defining the Solution Architecture for enterprise-grade solutions on Azure, following the Azure Well-Architected Framework, and recommending solution patterns and practices for your team. You will directly impact public Cloud adoption, Agile, and DevOps maturity within our Business Unit. The role will require you to be hands-on with Azure products and work across various technologies, collaborating with Enterprise Architects, Cloud Engineering, Business Architects, and Product teams.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the Architecture and Design of Business solutions implemented on Microsoft Azure.
  • Guide various Public Cloud solution options, discuss benefits/risks, and provide recommendations that align with strategic business needs.
  • Provide thought leadership, recommendations, and roadmaps for large transformation and greenfield programs on       Azure Public Cloud.
  • Assess and provide recommendations on various cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
  • Drive Proof of Concepts, map solution options to business problems, and aid in defining business value and benefits.
  • Collaborate with application engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure requirements and best practices are reflected in the Azure solution design.
  • Provide architecture guidance based on the Azure Well-Architected Framework to help build reliable, secure, and cost-effective workloads in Azure.
  • Be proactive in keeping the team informed about cloud industry best practices.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, recognize challenges, and proactively offer solutions.
  • Mentor team on cloud architecture principles, best practices, and emerging technologies.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
  • 15+ years of proven IT experience with at least 5+ years of solid hands-on experience in architecting cloud solutions, including design and deployment of workloads on Microsoft Azure.

Requirements:
  • Extensive experience with implementing solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
  • Prior consulting experience with large-scale implementations on Azure.
  • Experience with cloud deployment, technical and security architecture, database architecture, virtualization, software design, networking, DevOps and DevSecOps.
  • Strong expertise in cloud architecture, and design, including fault tolerance, scalability, and globally highly available systems.
  • Strong understanding of Cloud Native design principles and modern architectures (e.g. event-driven architectures, stream processing, event sourcing/CQRS).
  • Familiarity with cloud migration strategies and tools, defining migration roadmaps as well as integration patterns and technologies.
  • Proficiency in cloud infrastructures with hands-on experience in deploying and managing cloud resources using Azure in enterprise-wide environments.
  • Sound knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and secure networking.
  • Experience with IaC using Terraform with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions.
  • Experience in Azure Infrastructure, Networks, Storage, Apps and Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Virtual Networks, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory, and Azure Site Recovery.
  • Experience in developing and deploying Cloud Native Applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities involving App Services Plans, Key Vault, SQL Azure DB, Azure Functions, Containers, Azure Container Apps, AKS.
  • Experience in Integration Technologies such as IPaaS, Azure API Management, Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid.
  • Experience with IAM, Authentication, and Authorization of applications using Azure AD, OAuth, (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, and RBAC.
  • Knowledge of Monitoring, diagnostics, and alerting of Azure workloads and services.
  • Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, PowerShell, & Bash, etc.,
  • Experience working in a fast-paced growth organization in a Global Delivery Model.
  • Ability to present ideas to both technical and business stakeholders and facilitate strategic discussions.
  • Strong management and communication skills.
  • Financial Services domain knowledge will be a plus.
  • Understanding of the SCRUM agile process.

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