NET Azure Solution Architect

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud technology firm based in Minnesota seeks an experienced cloud solutions architect with a strong background in Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in cloud applications, Microservices architecture, and DevOps practices. Candidates should possess extensive cloud expertise, including API development, data technologies, and security integration. This role promises a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of combined hands-on experience in Azure Cloud, distributed systems, and Microservices architecture.
• 4+ years of experience integrating SSO with REST APIs using major IAM providers.
• Experience securing cloud-native microservices and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing Microservices.
• Developing and optimizing enterprise-grade cloud applications.
• Utilizing Azure monitoring and analytics tools.

Skills

Azure Cloud expertise

Microservices architecture

DevOps knowledge

API development

Data technologies

Tools

Azure DevOps

SQL Server

Git

Dynatrace

Azure Kubernetes Service

Job description

Overview

Core Experience: 10+ years of combined hands-on experience in Azure Cloud, distributed systems, and Microservices architecture. Strong background designing, developing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise-grade cloud applications.

Azure & Cloud Expertise

• Extensive experience with Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Application Insights, Azure Function Apps, and Azure API Gateway.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), containerized deployment, scaling, and microservice orchestration.
• Proficient in Azure cloud services including Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, Azure SQL / SQL Server, and NoSQL stores.
• AI & GenAI (Mandatory Azure AI Foundry): Practical experience with Azure AI Foundry, including:
• RAG Pipelines
• LLMs / GenAI solutions
• Vector stores and AI orchestration
• Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search

Microservices & API Engineering

• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing Microservices.
• Expertise in API development and documentation using Swagger / OpenAPI / SwaggerHub.
• Solid understanding of dependency management, build systems, and backend performance optimization.

Identity & Security

• 4+ years of experience integrating SSO with REST APIs using major IAM providers.
• Deep knowledge of modern authentication and authorization standards:
• OAuth2 / OIDC, SAML, JWT Token flows
• MFA, RBAC
• Experience securing cloud-native microservices and distributed systems.

Data Technologies

• Strong hands-on experience with relational, graph, and unstructured data:
• SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Storage Tables, Blob storage.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Solid understanding of Azure DevOps pipelines, Git repositories, release strategies, IaC, and cloud deployment practices.
• Experience with Azure Code Commit, automated testing, and monitoring.

Monitoring & Analytics

• Working knowledge of analytics and observability tools:
• Dynatrace, Firebase, Google Analytics, App Insights, Azure Monitor

Certifications (Preferred)

• Azure certifications such as:
• Azure Solutions Architect
• Azure DevOps Engineer
• Azure Developer Associate

Equal Opportunity

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract