NET Azure Solution Architect

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Virginia Beach, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies LLC is seeking a senior Azure/cloud architect to lead distributed systems, microservices, and API engineering in a scalable cloud environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise-grade applications, with strong focus on security, IAM integration, and observability using Azure tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Azure Cloud and microservices experience.
• Proven ability to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise cloud apps.
• Strong API engineering, Swagger/OpenAPI, and security integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement microservices architectures with API-first approach.
• Develop and document APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI and ensure performance.
• Integrate IAM/OAuth2/OIDC and secure REST APIs.
• Operate with CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and Azure DevOps for deployments.
• Monitor apps with App Insights, Azure Monitor, and metrics.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Distributed systems

Microservices

API development

Security & IAM

DevOps & CI/CD

Observability

GenAI / AI Foundry

Data platforms

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Tools

AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)

Swagger/OpenAPI

Azure Data Factory

Azure SQL / SQL Server

Cosmos DB

Azure Monitor

App Insights

Blob Storage

Job description

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

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