Azure Architect

Prime-hiring; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime-hiring is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect in San Jose, CA, onsite. The role focuses on designing scalable, secure Azure solutions, leading migrations, and modernizing infrastructure.

Hands-on work with AKS, Terraform, Azure DevOps, and Entra ID is required, with emphasis on cost optimization and governance. Ideal candidates will drive architecture leadership, stakeholder engagement, and cloud security across initiatives, ensuring high availability and reliability of cloud

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing Azure cloud architectures and reference architectures.
• Hands-on expertise with AKS, Terraform, and Entra ID in production.
• Strong CI/CD, IaC, and automation experience in Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization (FinOps) and security best practices.
• Experience with monitoring, automation, and governance for cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud migration and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Architect and implement scalable, secure, highly available cloud solutions on Azure.
• Manage networking, security, and governance across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and lead architecture decision-making.

Skills

Azure Architecture

AKS

Terraform

Azure Networking

Entra ID

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud Security

Kubernetes

Docker

FinOps

Monitoring & Automation

Job description

Title : Azure Architect

Location : San Jose, CA (Onsite)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect with strong expertise in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-availability cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will lead cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, networking, security, automation, and governance initiatives. Must have hands‑on experience with Azure services, AKS, Terraform, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Entra ID, and cloud cost optimization. Strong stakeholder management and architecture leadership experience are required.

Required Skills:

• Azure Architecture
• AKS
• Terraform
• Azure Networking
• Entra ID
• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud Security
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• FinOps
• Monitoring & Automation