Azure Cloud Architect

TEKFORTUNE INC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in California is looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to shape their cloud strategy. You will architect and operationalize cloud environments on Azure and AWS, lead migrations, and articulate complex solutions to senior leadership. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years in infrastructure engineering, deep expertise in Azure and AWS, and the ability to build production environments from scratch. This role requires bridging technical details and executive communication, ensuring strategy alignment and quality delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure engineering with strong on-premises data center roots.
• Expert-level hands-on experience in both Azure and AWS.
• Ability to build production cloud environments from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Architect and operationalize cloud environments on Azure and AWS.
• Lead large-scale migrations from on-premises to cloud.
• Translate technical solutions into clear presentations for leadership.
• Mentor engineering teams while ensuring quality and delivery.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Cloud architecture (Azure, AWS)

Technical presentations

Mentoring engineering teams

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a rare blend of deep technical expertise and executive-level communication: a battle-tested Senior Cloud Architect who is equally comfortable racking servers in a data center, writing production Terraform from scratch, and presenting multi-million-dollar cloud strategies to C-level executives and boards.

You will own the end-to-end technical vision while personally building and delivering production cloud infrastructure on both Azure and AWS, lead complex migrations from on-prem environments, and serve as the trusted technical advisor to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, hands-on build, and operationalize greenfield cloud environments on Azure and AWS (IaaS, PaaS, containers, serverless).
• Lead large-scale on-premises to cloud migrations and hybrid/multi-cloud transformations.
• Design and implement enterprise landing zones, governance, security, networking, and cost-optimization frameworks.
• Translate complex technical solutions into clear, compelling presentations and recommendations for CXOs, and board members.
• Regularly present architecture roadmaps, migration plans, risk assessments, TCO/ROI analysis, and progress updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Influence strategic decisions by articulating trade-offs, risks, and long-term implications of cloud and infrastructure choices.
• Build trust as the go-to technical authority both “in the weeds” with engineers and “in the boardroom” with executives.
• Mentor engineering teams while maintaining final accountability for solution quality and delivery.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years in infrastructure engineering with strong on-premises data center roots (VMware, storage arrays, enterprise networking, physical deployments).
• Expert-level hands-on experience in both Azure and AWS (minimum 5 years public cloud).
• Proven ability to build production cloud environments from scratch — not just manage inherited ones.