Cloud Architect, Senior

ITAC Solutions

Birmingham (AL)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Enterprise-scale Azure environment

Senior architecture role with high 영향

Collaborative team of cloud experts

Automation, SRE and platform eng.initi

Job summary

ITAC Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to advance a mature Azure platform powering enterprise initiatives. You will define cloud standards, improve reliability at scale, and build secure, automated solutions enabling teams to move faster with confidence.

Responsibilities include designing Landing Zones, enhancing IaC/CI-CD, refining SRE practices, and strengthening security and governance across Azure services while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Qualifications

Experience designing Azure Landing Zones for enterprisewide cloud
Strong IaC experience with Terraform, Bicep or ARM
Deep knowledge of AKS and container platforms
Background implementing SRE practices, observability and automation
Experience with Azure security technologies including Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault, and Entra ID
Azure architecture certifications (AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-400) or equivalent expertise

Responsibilities

Design and evolve secure, scalable Azure cloud architecture and Landing Zones
Build and enhance Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD standards
Advance SRE practices, monitoring, and automation
Optimize AKS and cloud platform services
Strengthen cloud security with governance, identity, and compliance controls
Lead disaster recovery, resilience improvements, and incident response efforts
Partner with engineering teams to deliver enterprise cloud solutions

Skills

Azure Landing Zones

Terraform

AKS

SRE/Observability

Azure security

Entra ID

Education

Azure certifications AZ-305 AZ-500 AZ-400, CKA/CKAD

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure Defender

Azure Sentinel

Key Vault

Job description

Ready to shape the future of enterprise cloud? Our client is looking for a hands-on Senior Cloud Architect to advance a mature Azure platform powering innovation across the organization. You'll help define cloud standards, improve reliability at scale, and build secure, automated solutions that enable teams to move faster with confidence.

C2C is not an option with this job opening and all applicants should be able work for any US Employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and this person will not need to require sponsorship in the future.

Benefits & Extras

Enterprise-scale Azure environment with modern cloud technologie
High-impact architecture role with significant technical influence
Collaborative team of senior cloud and infrastructure experts
Opportunity to drive automation, SRE, and platform engineering initiatives
Exposure to cutting-edge Azure services and cloud-native platforms
Agile, innovation-focused engineering culture

Compensation: $130-150K

What You'll Be Doing

Design and evolve secure, scalable Azure cloud architecture and Landing Zones
Build and enhance Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD standards
Advance Site Reliability Engineering practices, monitoring, and automation
Optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and cloud platform services
Strengthen cloud security through governance, identity, and compliance controls
Lead disaster recovery, resilience improvements, and incident response efforts
Partner with engineering teams to deliver enterprise cloud solutions

What You'll Need to be Considered

Expertise designing Azure Landing Zones and enterprise cloud platforms
Advanced Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM
Deep knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container platforms
Strong background implementing SRE practices, observability, and automation
Experience with Azure security technologies including Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault, and Entra ID
Azure architecture certifications (AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-400, CKA/CKAD) or equivalent expertise

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