Remote Part-Time Azure Platform Architect

Lexicon Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Remote, part-time Technical Architect role open for a public sector client. 80 hours per month with Pacific Time hours and flexible scheduling. Candidates should have strong Azure platform engineering experience, Terraform module design and state management, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Deep knowledge of OIDC federated identity and Azure infrastructure components is required. The role involves designing, automating, and troubleshooting enterprise-grade infrastructure with secure,

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Azure platform engineering experience.
• Deep Terraform experience: modules, remote state, workspaces, drift detection.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or similar.
• Understanding of OIDC/federated identity between GitHub and Azure.
• Hands-on with Azure components: VNet, NSGs, AKS, Key Vault, Monitor, Log Analytics.
• Ability to automate infrastructure lifecycles, include cost controls and tagging.
• DevOps mindset with reusable deployment patterns and YAML workflows.
• Ability to collaborate with enterprise teams and articulate decisions.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on build and troubleshooting of the platform.
• Design and implement Azure sandbox/landing zone environments.
• Create reusable deployment patterns and YAML workflows.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Explain architectural decisions to leadership and technical peers.

Skills

Azure platform engineering

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

OIDC / federated identity

Azure infrastructure components

DevOps mindset

Architecture translation to Terraform/

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure CLI

Job description

Remote, part-time Technical Architect role open for a public sector client. 80 hours per month with Pacific Time hours and flexible scheduling. Candidates should have strong Azure platform engineering experience, Terraform module design and state management, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Deep knowledge of OIDC federated identity and Azure infrastructure components is required. The role involves designing, automating, and troubleshooting enterprise-grade infrastructure with secure,