Senior Azure Architect - Regulated Enterprise, Remote

CAQH; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Generous PTO

Job summary

CAQH is seeking a Senior Azure Architect to lead end-to-end Azure platform design, including landing zones, networking, identity, resilience, and governance for healthcare data products. You will shape standards, review vendor designs, and stay hands-on to validate designs before adoption.

The role is full-time, remote in the United States, reporting to the Director, Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure. 8+ years in cloud infra with 5+ years in enterprise Azure design are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure or cloud engineering.
• At least 5 years designing enterprise Azure environments as cloud/solutions architect.
• Healthcare or regulated industry experience preferred; vendor/managed service delivery experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design for Azure platforms and initiatives, including landing zones, hub-and-spoke networking, and shared services.
• Design for resilience with target availability, RTO, and RPO; plan multi-region DR at reasonable cost.
• Develop and apply Azure standards via Azure Policy and reusable IaC modules (Terraform; Helm for Kubernetes; Bicep a plus).
• Review vendor designs and ensure alignment to standards, approving or steering as needed.
• Lead network architecture across regions; maintain DNS, hybrid connectivity, and zero-trust security.
• Collaborate with Information Security to meet HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST with strong PHI controls.
• Manage cloud costs within budgets (FinOps): tagging, right-sizing, reservations, and cost-conscious architecture.
• Design platform foundations for AI workloads (Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry) and secure access patterns.
• Enhance observability with OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights.
• Mentor engineers and raise team Azure design skills; document decisions and architectures.

Skills

Azure architecture

Azure networking

Multi-region DR design

Identity & Entra ID

Infrastructure as code

Cloud security

FinOps

AI coding assistants

Vendor management

Agile/SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Helm

Kubernetes

Azure Policy

Azure Monitor

Job description

CAQH is seeking a Senior Azure Architect to lead end-to-end Azure platform design, including landing zones, networking, identity, resilience, and governance for healthcare data products. You will shape standards, review vendor designs, and stay hands-on to validate designs before adoption.

The role is full-time, remote in the United States, reporting to the Director, Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure. 8+ years in cloud infra with 5+ years in enterprise Azure design are required.