Cloud and Platform Architect (Azure + AI)

VALCE T@lent Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

VALCE T@lent Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead architecture efforts and partner with product managers to shape the product vision. You will design secure, scalable services, APIs, and data stores while guiding engineering through prototyping, code reviews, and debt management.

The role emphasizes Azure expertise, Kubernetes (AKS), CI/CD, and AI-assisted delivery practices across distributed teams with strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Experience across cloud-native, integration, data and security domains.
• Hands-on coding in C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
• Experience with AI-assisted delivery workflows.
• Azure security incl. policy, Entra ID, RBAC and Key Vault.
• APIs, microservices, containers and Kubernetes (AKS).
• CI/CD and DevSecOps with Azure DevOps or GitHub.
• Access management and authn/authz patterns.
• Clear communication with senior stakeholders and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape product vision and architecture options with product managers.
• Produce architecture blueprints, designs, decision records and guidance.
• Design secure, scalable services, APIs, datastores and integrations.
• Collaborate with engineering on prototyping, code reviews and debt management.
• Select technologies, define standards and build common frameworks.
• Participate in planning, estimation and architecture trade-offs.
• Apply AI-assisted engineering practices to improve delivery and quality.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Hands-on coding

AI-assisted delivery

Azure security

APIs and microservices

CI/CD

Access management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Azure certifications

TOGAF/SAFe (certification)

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

AKS

Key Vault

Job description

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to shape product vision and architecture options
• Produce architecture blueprints, designs, decision records and implementation guidance
• Design secure, scalable, reusable services, APIs, datastores and integrations
• Work with engineering teams on prototyping, code review and technical debt management
• Select technologies, define standards and build common frameworks or accelerators
• Participate in planning, estimation and architecture trade-offs across cost, risk and time-to-market
• Apply AI-assisted engineering practices responsibly to improve delivery and quality

Requirements

• Strong architecture experience across cloud-native, integration, data and security domains
• Hands-on software engineering in C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript or Python
• Practical experience with agentic AI coding tools and AI-assisted delivery workflows
• Practical Azure experience including security, Azure Policy, Entra ID, RBAC and Key Vault
• Experience with APIs, microservices, containers and Kubernetes, preferably AKS
• CI/CD and DevSecOps practices using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub
• Design of access management, authentication and authorisation patterns
• Clear communication with senior stakeholders and distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with internal developer platforms or reusable engineering assets
• Experience with generative AI solution patterns, RAG and AI governance guardrails
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer, TOGAF or SAFe certification

About the Company

• Fabric Platform Engineering team building reusable platform products and services.