Cloud Architect (Azure)

Vaco Recruiter Services; Brandon (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services seeks a Cloud Infrastructure Architect to shape and advance our Azure environment. This hands-on role leads architecture, modernization, and governance while staying close to technology. You will influence the Azure roadmap and operational standards at scale.

You will design, implement, and automate infrastructure, IAM, and security, coordinating with IT to ensure resilience, monitoring, and disaster recovery across a growing enterprise.

Qualifications

• Deep experience designing and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
• Cloud architecture, cloud operations, and infrastructure modernization.
• Expertise with Entra ID, IAM, and Microsoft cloud technologies.
• Infrastructure-as-code and automation experience, ideally Terraform/Ansible.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, monitoring, security, resiliency, and disaster recovery.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise environments with significant operational requirements.
• Hands-on senior technical leader and individual contributor.
• Experience with M&A integrations, tenant/mailbox migrations is valuable.
• Strong communication across technical teams and IT leadership.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and optimize enterprise infrastructure within Microsoft Azure.
• Define and evolve cloud architecture strategy, standards, and roadmap.
• Lead cloud modernization and migration initiatives across the enterprise.
• Design and improve identity and access management leveraging Entra ID.
• Support infrastructure integration for M&A activity, including migrations.
• Establish cloud governance, security, monitoring, resiliency, and operational best practices.
• Drive automation through Terraform and Ansible and IaC practices.
• Improve observability using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Architect solutions for backup, DR, and business continuity.
• Partner with IT operations to improve incident management and workflows.
• Provide senior-level technical guidance and mentorship as an IC.
• Evaluate emerging cloud, automation, data, and AI capabilities for ops.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Cloud architecture

IaC/Automation

M&A migrations

Identity management

Security governance

Observability

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

ServiceNow

Databricks

SharePoint

OneDrive

Microsoft Teams

Azure Monitor

Job description

Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Position Overview

We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Architect to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for shaping and advancing the organization’s Microsoft Azure cloud environment.

This is a hands-on architecture role with no direct reports, ideal for someone who enjoys owning cloud strategy while remaining close to the technology. The Architect will help drive cloud modernization, infrastructure automation, governance, monitoring, identity, security, and operational improvements across a growing enterprise environment.

With significant cloud transformation initiatives ahead, this role provides an opportunity to influence both the Azure roadmap and the standards used to operate the environment at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and optimize enterprise infrastructure within Microsoft Azure
• Define and evolve cloud architecture strategy, standards, and roadmap
• Lead cloud modernization and migration initiatives across the enterprise
• Design and improve identity and access management leveraging Entra ID and the broader Microsoft ecosystem
• Support infrastructure integration associated with M&A activity, including tenant and mailbox migrations
• Establish cloud governance, security, monitoring, resiliency, and operational best practices
• Drive greater automation through Terraform, Ansible, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Improve observability and proactive monitoring using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Architect solutions supporting backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity
• Partner with IT operations teams to improve incident management, ticket workflows, and overall operational discipline
• Provide senior-level technical guidance and mentorship without formal people-management responsibilities
• Evaluate emerging cloud, automation, data, and AI capabilities that can improve infrastructure operations

Technology Environment

Microsoft Azure | Entra ID | Azure Monitor | Log Analytics | Azure Site Recovery | Intune | Terraform | Ansible | ServiceNow | Databricks | SharePoint | OneDrive | Microsoft Teams

What We're Looking For

• Deep experience designing and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure
• Strong background in cloud architecture, cloud operations, and infrastructure modernization
• Expertise with Entra ID, identity and access management, and Microsoft cloud technologies
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation, ideally Terraform and/or Ansible
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, monitoring, security, resiliency, and disaster recovery
• Experience supporting complex enterprise environments with significant operational requirements
• Ability to operate as a hands-on senior technical leader and individual contributor
• Experience with M&A integrations, Microsoft tenant migrations, or mailbox migrations is highly valuable
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical teams and IT leadership

Why This Opportunity?

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within an organization with significant cloud transformation ahead. You will have the ability to influence Azure architecture standards, automation, monitoring, governance, security, and modernization initiatives while maintaining strong visibility across IT leadership.

For someone who enjoys building and improving cloud environments rather than simply maintaining them, this role provides a compelling combination of hands-on technical ownership, strategic influence, and modernization opportunities.