Remote Azure PaaS Modernization Architect

ZipStaff Inc.; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Referral Program

Job summary

ZipStaff Inc. seeks an Application Architect for modernization and Azure PaaS hosting, operating remotely in the U.S. from the Dallas, TX time zone.

You’ll architect migrations off IIS/legacy hosting onto Azure App Service, Functions, AKS, and ACI, containerize front ends, and lead a team of 5+ engineers across 10–12 concurrent projects, with weekend cutovers as needed. The role demands 13+ years in development and 5+ years as an architect, strong hands-on web app experience, and US work

Qualifications

• 13+ years of development and application modernization.
• 5+ years as Architect, leading teams of 5+.
• Hands-on web app development and Azure PaaS hosting.
• IIS hosting/configuration with migration pathways to Azure PaaS.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead modernization of applications onto Azure PaaS.
• Host and configure web apps (including IIS) and migrate them to Azure App Service, Functions, AKS, and Azure Container Instances.
• Containerize front ends and web services; host on Kubernetes.
• Analyze architecture dependencies and integrations; assess performance pre- and post-migration.
• Design Azure landing-zone / target-state architecture against the customer infra landscape.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Data Platform, DevOps, and Integration on cloud-adoption standards.
• Guide a team of 5+ engineers; produce architecture/UML diagrams and customer-facing solution decks.
• Troubleshoot Azure PaaS issues; support weekend migrations when required.

Skills

Azure PaaS hosting

IIS hosting/configuration

AKS

Azure App Service

Azure Functions

Containers / Kubernetes

Architectural diagrams

Microservices design

Team leadership

Software architecture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

ZipStaff Inc. seeks an Application Architect for modernization and Azure PaaS hosting, operating remotely in the U.S. from the Dallas, TX time zone.

You’ll architect migrations off IIS/legacy hosting onto Azure App Service, Functions, AKS, and ACI, containerize front ends, and lead a team of 5+ engineers across 10–12 concurrent projects, with weekend cutovers as needed. The role demands 13+ years in development and 5+ years as an architect, strong hands-on web app experience, and US work