Azure Cloud & Enterprise Architect – IAM & Integrations

Association of Universities for Research; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) seeks a Cloud & Enterprise Applications Architect to design and operate a secure, scalable Azure-based enterprise ecosystem. You will own identity management, integration patterns, and data movement across Deltek Costpoint, UKG, Microsoft 365, and custom APIs.

You will work as a hands-on architect within the Enterprise IT Team, collaborating across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business systems, with hybrid work and 3 days on-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Cloud and identity platform certifications preferred (Azure/AWS).
• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise apps, integrations, identity management.
• 3+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience with Entra ID and enterprise identity tech.
• Experience integrating SaaS and enterprise apps using APIs or middleware.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve Azure architecture including subscriptions, resource groups, networking, identity, app registrations, and managed identities.
• Design solutions using core Azure services (Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, Key Vault, Storage) and support modernization.
• Produce architectural docs, diagrams, and reusable patterns; support governance, resiliency, and DR planning.
• Provide architecture and integration support for enterprise platforms like Deltek Costpoint, UKG, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Azure apps.
• Translate business requirements into secure technical solutions; evaluate APIs, authentication models, and dependencies with owners/vendors.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Enterprise applications

Systems integration

Identity management

APIs & middleware

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

Deltek Costpoint

UKG

Microsoft 365

Job description

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) seeks a Cloud & Enterprise Applications Architect to design and operate a secure, scalable Azure-based enterprise ecosystem. You will own identity management, integration patterns, and data movement across Deltek Costpoint, UKG, Microsoft 365, and custom APIs.

You will work as a hands-on architect within the Enterprise IT Team, collaborating across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business systems, with hybrid work and 3 days on-site