Azure Cloud Architect

4 hours ago

Richmond, Virginia, United States RICEFW Technologies Inc Full time

ON SITE REQUIRED: 2-3 days/week (parking available on site at no cost for contractors)

Pls note: The mgr has not been able to find candidates with the combination of SR level technical experience as an Azure Cloud Architect

along with solid communications skills needed for this role. Candidates so far have not been about to clearly articulate the experience that is on their resume during the interviews.

Pls make sure you are technically vetting anyone you plan to submit and make sure they are not using any AI tools to assist them during your vetting process.

**Pls note:
Mgr will do initial Virtual (Web based IV) but reserves the right to do a follow up IN PERSON interview if they deem necessary. Pls make sure your candidate is aware.

VITA - Sr Azure Cloud Architect

ON SITE REQUIRED: 2-3 days/week (parking available on site at no cost for contractors)

DURATION: 1 year expected

ABOUT THE ROLE/DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:


• Azure Architect will be advising agency on architecture and security concerns associated with Azure including in-place migrations/refactoring.


• Architect will need to make recommendations on lift and shift and on-premise to cloud native migrations.


• Architect will need to make recommendations with refactoring within Azure environment.


• Architect will need to conduct testing within Azure to show minimal viable product of an architecture.


• Architect will need to understand available offerings from COV, MSI and other connected parties.


• Architect will make configurations to Azure in support of agency-level objectives. Configurations will be primarily to Azure-based services.


• Architect will need to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Required/Desired Skills

  • Knowledge of single- and multi-cloud strategies and their implications —
    5 yrs
  • Experience designing end-to-end cloud solutions that meet business requirements —
    5 yrs
  • Strong knowledge of Azure networking and storage architectures —
    5 yrs
  • Strong experience with Azure services (e.g., Azure Key Vault, Entra ID) —
    5 yrs
  • Strong experience with Azure Functions, Azure App Service/Web Apps, containers, microservices, and serverless architectures —
    5 yrs
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles (Zero Trust, network segmentation, JIT access, conditional access, etc.) —
    5 yrs
  • Experience architecting Azure solutions for availability, including meeting RPO/RTO objectives —
    5 yrs
  • Strong documentation skills (position papers, architecture documents, professional technical documentation) —
    5 yrs
  • Experience managing cloud security posture (vulnerability remediation, perimeter defense architecture, encryption in transit, etc.) —
    5 yrs
  • Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise Cloud —
    5 yrs
  • Experience with relational and non-relational data stores (SQL Server, Oracle, Cosmos DB) —
    5 yrs
  • On-premises architecture experience —
    5+ yrs
  • Strong communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders —
    5 yrs
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect (certificate required under reference tab) —
    2 yrs

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