Remote Sr. Technical Architect

Summary

iT1 is seeking a Senior Technical Architect, Azure to join their Consulting team in Tempe, AZ. The role involves designing and delivering complex projects focusing on Microsoft technology stack across all industry verticals. The candidate will be responsible for architecting cloud solutions using Azure services, optimizing and troubleshooting these solutions, ensuring compliance with security policies, staying updated with cloud technologies, and more.

Requirements

• 7+ years in a Solutions Architect or Engineering role focusing on the Microsoft Practice
• 7+ years of Microsoft Azure solution implementation experience
• 7+ years of success in consulting complex, technical projects, including design and planning, implementation and deployment, and support of cloud solutions using Azure platform and services, including large-scale applications migrations, or Data Center Migrations
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline or equivalent experience
• Expert in developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code solutions: Azure Arm Templates, Bicep and Terraform
• Expert in configuring and deploying containerized solutions with AKS
• Experience in planning, building, and testing DR strategies, meeting RPO/RTO metrics
• Experience in implementing HA/DR infrastructure
• Experience with Enterprise Security and Monitoring tools, such as Azure Policy, Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, etc
• Azure AD and Azure AD Connect experience
• General Networking (Connectivity and Security) experience to support solution implementations
• Ability to assess existing architectures and situations and make recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate technical content aligning with the audience
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Appropriate certifications in Azure and associated Microsoft technologies, such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Responsibilities

• Design through the delivery of complex projects focusing on Microsoft technology stack across all industry verticals to meet our client’s technology and business needs
• Deliver high-quality architectural solutions based on the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform demonstrating deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services and offerings across the entire life cycle
• Work with business stakeholders within our customers to identify requirements and influence the approach with solutions that leverage Azure platform and services
• Design, develop, build, and deploy cloud solutions using Azure services, such as compute, storage, networking, security, identity, database, analytics, AI, IoT, etc
• Implement and deploy cloud solutions using Azure DevOps, PowerShell, ARM templates, Terraform, etc
• Optimize and troubleshoot cloud solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, etc
• Manage and maintain cloud solutions using Azure Portal, CLI, SDK, etc
• Ensure compliance with security and governance policies and best practices using Azure Policy, Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, etc
• Stay updated with the latest trends and developments in cloud technologies and Azure platform
• Work with Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions, such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service, etc
• Work with Azure Virtual Desktop solutions, such as Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, Windows 10 Enterprise single-session, Windows 7 Enterprise single-session, etc
• Work with Microsoft security solutions, such as Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, Azure Firewall, Azure VPN Gateway, etc
• Work with Azure Governance solutions, such as Azure Resource Manager, Azure Resource Groups, Azure Subscriptions, Azure Management Groups, Azure Blueprints, etc
• Work with identity and access management solutions, such as Azure AD Connect, Azure AD Domain Services, Azure AD B2C, Azure AD B2B, etc
• Work with Defender for Cloud solutions, such as Azure Defender for Servers, Azure Defender for App Service, Azure Defender for Storage, Azure Defender for SQL, etc
• Identify, define, and articulate the pros & cons of design/architecture decisions across a wide spectrum of factors, such as cost, performance, scalability, reliability, security, etc

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Azure Administrator Associate
• Azure Developer Associate
• Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Azure Network Engineer Associate

Benefits

• Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays
• 401K Plan with company match (eligible after 1 year of employment)
• In-house fitness center