Sr. Azure Solutions Architect - Hybrid NYC

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Azure Solution Architect to lead the design, governance, and delivery of scalable cloud and application solutions on Microsoft Azure. This role partners with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and business teams to modernize platforms, improve operational resilience, and accelerate cloud adoption across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Azure architectures covering compute, networking, identity, storage, integration, security, and application services.
• Analyze the current technology environment, enterprise standards, business requirements, and technical constraints to define scalable solution architectures.
• Document functional, technical, integration, and non-functional requirements for cloud and application solutions.
• Create solution prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and reference architectures to validate technical approaches.
• Participate in technology evaluation and selection processes, including platforms, frameworks, integration patterns, and tooling.
• Lead architecture and modernization efforts for enterprise web applications, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native platforms.
• Define frontend and backend architecture standards for scalable, secure, and maintainable applications.
• Guide development teams on best practices for responsive web applications, API design, authentication flows, state management, and performance optimization.
• Arcitecture secure solutions using Azure Entra ID, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and Zero Trust principles.
• Oversee solution development to ensure alignment with architecture standards, security controls, scalability requirements, and business objectives.
• Design and oversee CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code implementations using Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
• Support project and product management activities including technical planning, delivery coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, and cloud readiness evaluations.
• Mentor architects and developers while driving technical standards and governance.
• Evaluate emerging Azure and web development technologies and recommend adoption strategies aligned to business needs.

Technical Skills

• Must Have: 3+ years of experience with C#, .Net, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/jQuery
• Must Have: Microsoft .NET
• Must Have: Microsoft .NET Architecture
• Required Qualifications: 8+ years of experience in IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, cloud development, software engineering, or solution architecture
• Required Qualifications: 5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure architecture experience
• Required Qualifications: Strong experience designing and supporting modern web applications across frontend and backend stacks
• Required Qualifications: Solid experience in cloud engineering, software architecture design, business analysis, and DevOps practices
• Required Qualifications: Experience leading enterprise solution delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Required Qualifications: Expertise with RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
• Required Qualifications: Experience with frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Required Qualifications: Experience with backend technologies such as .NET, Node.js, Java, or Python
• Required Qualifications: Deep expertise in Azure services including App Services, AKS, Functions, API Management, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Storage, and Monitor
• Required Qualifications: Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and release management practices
• Required Qualifications: Strong project management, product management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Required Qualifications: Knowledge of security frameworks, disaster recovery, high availability, and governance controls
• Preferred Qualifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with container orchestration and Kubernetes in production environments
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, Google Cloud)
• Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience supporting regulated or large-scale enterprise environments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field