Senior Azure Cloud Architect for PaaS & Multi-Region

NTT DATA, Inc.; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 105,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect in Plano, TX to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud solutions, with deep Azure PaaS expertise and AWS familiarity.

The role blends architecture with hands-on coding and deployment, including IaC and CI/CD pipelines. The successful candidate will assess regional requirements, adapt an existing Azure PaaS solution for a new geographic region, and collaborate with DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams while delivering

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in senior-level cloud architecture and hands‑on cloud engineering.
• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and supporting Microsoft Azure solutions, with a strong focus on Azure PaaS services.
• Hands‑on development and engineering experience with .NET Core, Python, and modern cloud technologies.
• Proven experience implementing secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions in enterprise environments.
• Experience adapting and deploying an existing application or cloud solution to a new geographic region or environment, including identifying and addressing regional differences and dependencies.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud configuration, networking, IAM/security, monitoring, and deployment automation.
• Experience with AWS and multi‑cloud environments is preferred.
• Ability to review existing architecture and code, quickly understand complex technical environments, and determine the changes required for successful implementation.
• Strong technical documentation skills, including solution architecture, deployment, configuration, and operational documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business and technical recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, and resolve complex technical challenges with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment with changing priorities.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience working with distributed, cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, implementation, and deployment of cloud-native solutions primarily on Microsoft Azure.
• Implement and adapt an existing Azure PaaS solution and source code for deployment in a new geographic region.
• Assess existing architecture, applications, and infrastructure to identify required regional, security, configuration, networking, and integration changes.
• Maximize reuse of existing architecture, code, automation, and deployment patterns while minimizing unnecessary changes to the core solution.
• Design and implement secure, highly available, scalable, and maintainable Azure solutions.
• Develop and configure solutions using .NET Core, Python, Azure PaaS services, and related cloud technologies.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Work across cloud infrastructure, networking, IAM/security, monitoring, configuration, and deployment automation.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across applications, cloud infrastructure, integrations, and deployment environments.
• Create and maintain high-quality architecture, deployment, configuration, and operational documentation.
• Partner closely with application development, cloud/platform, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Communicate technical decisions, architecture considerations, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Take ownership of technical deliverables and drive initiatives from architecture and design through implementation and production deployment.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure expertise

Hands-on cloud engineering

AWS familiarity

Python

.NET Core

IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Security IAM

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

Azure PaaS services

CI/CD tooling

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect in Plano, TX to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud solutions, with deep Azure PaaS expertise and AWS familiarity.

The role blends architecture with hands-on coding and deployment, including IaC and CI/CD pipelines. The successful candidate will assess regional requirements, adapt an existing Azure PaaS solution for a new geographic region, and collaborate with DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams while delivering