Azure Architect

Bright Vision Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies seeks an experienced Senior Azure Architect to design and govern the Azure platform supporting upstream, midstream and downstream operations. This role covers subsurface data, SAP, enterprise systems, and secure IT-OT connections in a high-volume, regulated environment.

The role requires 12–16 years in IT infrastructure with 8+ years in hands-on Azure architecture, enterprise migrations, and strong security and communications with IT and operations teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Azure architecture experience required.
• Experience delivering enterprise Azure environments with multi-subscription landing zones.
• Industry experience in oil & gas, energy, utilities, mining or asset-heavy sectors.
• Deep expertise across Azure compute, networking, storage, identity and security services.
• Strong IaC skills using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Design for high availability, disaster recovery and data platforms at scale.
• Understanding of OT security concepts (Purdue model, IEC62443).
• Excellent communication with IT and operations stakeholders.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or equivalent hands-on credibility.

Skills

Azure architecture

Landing zones

Industry knowledge

Azure core services

Terraform/Bicep

HA/DR design

OT security basics

Stakeholder comms

AZ-305 certified

Job description

Azure Architect – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Azure Architect
Location: 100% Remote (United States)

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, H1B and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Architect designs and governs the Azure platform that supports the company’s upstream, midstream and downstream operations. This covers subsurface and seismic data, SAP and enterprise systems, operational data from fields, pipelines, terminals and refineries, and the secure connection between IT and operational technology (OT). The role balances innovation (analytics, AI, digital twins) against the realities of the industry: remote and offshore sites with limited connectivity, safety-critical systems, strict cyber and regulatory requirements, and very large data volumes.

Required Qualifications

• 12-16 years in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering, with 8+ years of hands-on Azurearchitecture experience.
• Proven delivery of enterprise Azure environments: multi-subscription landing zones, hybridconnectivity (ExpressRoute, VPN) and large migrations.
• Experience in oil and gas, energy, utilities, mining or other asset-heavy industry, withunderstanding of how OT and IT differ in risk, change control and availability expectations.
• Deep expertise across Azure compute, networking, storage, identity and security services.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code skills (Terraform and/or Bicep) and CI/CD experience.
• Experience designing for large-scale data platforms and for HA/DR of mission-critical systems.
• Working knowledge of OT security principles (Purdue model, network segmentation, IEC62443 concepts).
• Excellent communication, ability to work credibly with both IT and operations stakeholders.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or equivalent hands-on credibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with OSDU, Microsoft Energy Data Services, or subsurface/seismic data platforms.
• SAP on Azure experience, ideally with an Azure for SAP Workloads specialty certification.
• Experience with historian and industrial data platforms (AVEVA PI, Aspen, or similar), SCADAintegration, and Azure IoT or Azure Arc edge deployments.
• Familiarity with HPC on Azure (CycleCloud, Batch, or similar) and high-performance storage.
• DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) and Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500).
• Exposure to digital twins, predictive maintenance, emissions monitoring, or Azure OpenAI/AIplatforms in an industrial setting.
• Multi-cloud exposure (AWS or GCP) and TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification.
• Experience supporting remote, offshore or international operations across multiplejurisdictions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees’ ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.