Azure-First Hybrid Infrastructure Architect

Gulf Coast Automation Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

TalentFish is seeking an Infrastructure Cloud Architect in Chicago, IL, with a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). The role leads an Azure-first hybrid infrastructure transformation, guiding security, networking, compute, and governance while staying hands-on to design, build, and troubleshoot infrastructure.

Senior-level leadership with deep Azure expertise is required. The position emphasizes exit from legacy data centers, AVS usage, and gradual shift to Azure IaaS, with on-call

Qualifications

• >10+ years in enterprise infrastructure/architecture (on-prem to Azure hybrid)
• Deep Azure infra experience including hybrid-cloud work
• Strong Azure networking: VNets, routing, DNS, ExpressRoute, private endpoints, firewalls, load balancing
• Understanding of networking & security in hybrid environments
• Experience with compute/servers/virtualization/storage
• Identity, RBAC, security controls, cloud governance
• Infrastructure as Code experience
• Proven resiliency, troubleshooting in large-scale environments
• Ability to create diagrams, standards, and explain decisions to leadership
• Hands-on track record: design, build, configure, support, troubleshoot

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural direction for an Azure-first hybrid infrastructure transformation
• Help transition workloads to new colocation facilities near Azure regions
• Leverage AVS during transition while reducing VMware dependency
• Move workloads toward Azure IaaS
• Establish infrastructure standards, patterns, governance
• Design/build/maintain infrastructure across networking, security, compute, storage, virtualization
• Serve as senior escalation point during incidents
• Develop architecture diagrams and doc to communicate decisions
• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours emergencies

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Azure networking

Hybrid cloud

VMware/Azure VMware Solution

Networking & security dependencies

Identity, RBAC, governance

Infrastructure as Code

Troubleshooting at scale

Architecture diagrams & standards

Hands-on implementation

Tools

AVS (Azure VMware Solution)

Job description

TalentFish is seeking an Infrastructure Cloud Architect in Chicago, IL, with a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). The role leads an Azure-first hybrid infrastructure transformation, guiding security, networking, compute, and governance while staying hands-on to design, build, and troubleshoot infrastructure.

Senior-level leadership with deep Azure expertise is required. The position emphasizes exit from legacy data centers, AVS usage, and gradual shift to Azure IaaS, with on-call