Azure Platform Architect & Automation Lead

Formula5; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Formula5 is seeking an experienced Platform Consultant in Irvine, CA to architect, implement, and govern Azure-based platforms for regulated industries. You will lead engagements from discovery through delivery, balancing hands-on engineering with strategic advisory work.

The role emphasizes landing zones, automation, and modernization of estates, with strong emphasis on governance, cost management, and executive communications.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in cloud/platform engineering, architecture, or consulting (client-facing preferred).
• Hands-on Azure experience across compute, networking, and identity.
• Strong IaC and automation with Bicep/Terraform; CI/CD experience.
• Ability to own engagements end-to-end and drive outcomes.
• Experience with governance, cost controls, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform architecture and advisory engagements across client environments.
• Design and implement Azure landing zones, networking, compute, and identity.
• Build and automate infrastructure using IaC and CI/CD practices.
• Modernize legacy estates by migrating and re-platforming workloads.
• Establish platform governance, cost management, and reliability practices.
• Collaborate with client teams to drive implementation and resolve blockers.
• Develop assessments, roadmaps, architecture documents, and executive briefings.
• Refine methodologies and build reusable assets for practice growth.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Azure expertise

IaC/Automation

CI/CD

Governance/compliance

Communication

Certifications

Engagement ownership

Education

AZ-104 / AZ-305 / AZ-400 certifications

Tools

Bicep

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Formula5 is seeking an experienced Platform Consultant in Irvine, CA to architect, implement, and govern Azure-based platforms for regulated industries. You will lead engagements from discovery through delivery, balancing hands-on engineering with strategic advisory work.

The role emphasizes landing zones, automation, and modernization of estates, with strong emphasis on governance, cost management, and executive communications.