Senior Azure Architect — Cloud Modernization & AI

Kaufman Rossin Co.; Florida; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaufman Rossin is seeking a Senior Azure Architect to lead cloud modernization and drive enterprise architecture strategy in our IT team in Florida. You will evaluate AWS and Azure, guide migrations to Azure-native solutions, and advance data, analytics, AI, and virtual desktop capabilities.

Bring 7+ years of hands-on cloud design, deep Azure data platform expertise, and strong governance mindset. TOGAF certification and Azure OpenAI/AI governance experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands on experience designing solutions across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Deep expertise in Azure data platforms and analytics.
• Experience designing AI solutions including LLM integration and responsible AI governance.
• Strong Azure Virtual Desktop architecture experience including FSLogix and image management.
• TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture credentials.

Responsibilities

• Architectural strategy and governance: set standards, guardrails, and decision frameworks.
• Lead AWS assessment and Azure migration, with phased roadmaps and workload classification.
• Design and own the KR Azure data platform across ADLS Gen2, Synapse, Data Factory, and Fabric.
• Define AI architecture for retrieval augmented generation, model selection, and governance.
• Architect Azure Virtual Desktop migration from Citrix, with compliant security controls.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Azure Virtual Desktop

ADLS Gen2

Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

AI architectures

TOGAF

AZ-305

DP-203

AZ-140

Education

TOGAF certification or equivalent

Job description

Kaufman Rossin is seeking a Senior Azure Architect to lead cloud modernization and drive enterprise architecture strategy in our IT team in Florida. You will evaluate AWS and Azure, guide migrations to Azure-native solutions, and advance data, analytics, AI, and virtual desktop capabilities.

Bring 7+ years of hands-on cloud design, deep Azure data platform expertise, and strong governance mindset. TOGAF certification and Azure OpenAI/AI governance experience are highly valued.