Lead Cloud Architect
Job in
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, 35275, USA
Listed on 2026-07-18
Listing for:
Apt
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Azure, Systems Engineer, SRE/Site Reliability
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Join our Cloud Infrastructure team and help shape the future of our enterprise Azure platform. As a senior technical leader and hands-on architect, you will drive cloud architecture, automation, reliability, and security across a growing Azure environment.
Working closely with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, Enterprise Architecture, and Application teams, you will develop scalable cloud solutions, establish engineering standards, and enhance the Azure platform that powers business-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities:- Design and evolve Azure Landing Zones, networking, identity, and governance frameworks.
- Provide architectural guidance for cloud adoption, modernization, and operational excellence.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates.
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub Actions.
- Create reusable cloud services and automation that accelerate platform adoption.
- Enforce governance, security, and compliance through Azure Policy and automated controls.
- Lead SRE practices including monitoring, observability, alerting, and incident response.
- Improve platform reliability through automation, self-healing solutions, and performance optimization.
- Participate in on-call support and critical incident management.
- Design, deploy, and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized workloads.
- Establish standards for scalability, security, availability, and operational support.
- Implement secure cloud architectures leveraging Microsoft Entra , Key Vault, Defender, and Sentinel.
- Support identity, access management, compliance, and cloud security initiatives.
- 8+ years of cloud engineering or cloud architecture experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on Azure architecture and platform engineering experience.
- Strong expertise with Azure Landing Zones, AKS, networking, storage, monitoring, and identity services.
- Advanced experience with Terraform, Bicep, ARM, Power Shell, Azure CLI, Azure Dev Ops, and Git Hub Actions.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
- Strong knowledge of SRE principles, observability, incident management, and automation.
- Expertise in Microsoft Entra , Azure security services, and cloud governance.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
- Azure certifications (AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-400).
- CKA and/or CKAD certification.
- Experience with Azure Arc, Git Ops, ArgoCD, Flux, Ansible, or chaos engineering.
- Experience supporting regulated environments (HIPAA, SOX, GDPR).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
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