Azure Architect

About Legence

Legence (Nasdaq: LGN) is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission‑critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating, and installing complex HVAC, process piping, and other mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems—enhancing energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in new and existing facilities. Legence also delivers long‑term performance through strategic upgrades and holistic solutions. Serving some of the world’s most technically demanding sectors, Legence counts over 60% of the Nasdaq‑100 Index among its clients.

Hybrid position with travel requirements

Location:

Minneapolis, MN or Louisville, KY

This position is responsible for defining, designing, and governing cloud architecture standards across the organization to ensure scalable, secure, resilient, and cost‑effective solutions. This role provides technical leadership across infrastructure, networking, identity, security, and platform services, translating business and application requirements into enterprise‑grade cloud architectures. The Azure Architect partners closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Security, Applications, and external vendors to establish cloud best practices and guide complex Azure initiatives, including migrations, modernization efforts, and new cloud‑native solutions.

• Design and document Azure architectures aligned with enterprise standards for security, scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Define reference architectures, landing zones, and reusable design patterns for Azure workloads.
• Translate business and application requirements into end‑to‑end Azure solutions across compute, networking, storage, identity, and platform services.
• Architect and govern Azure services including IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity (Azure AD), monitoring, and automation.
• Provide architectural guidance for Azure networking designs including VNets, routing, VPN/Express Route, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Guide secure identity and access management designs, including SSO and integration with enterprise directory services.
• Lead and support on‑premises to Azure migration initiatives, modernization programs, and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Review and approve solution designs to ensure adherence to architectural principles and operational best practices.
• Partner with Infrastructure Engineers and Operations teams to ensure architectures are operationally supportable.
• Security, Governance & Compliance
  • Embed security‑by‑design principles into all Azure architectures.
  • Ensure Azure solutions align with governance, compliance, and audit requirements for regulated environments.
  • Define standards for monitoring, logging, backup, disaster recovery, and cost management.
• Act as a technical authority and mentor for Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering teams.
• Collaborate with application teams, security, compliance, and external partners to deliver enterprise Azure solutions.
• Communicate architecture decisions clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 8–12+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or systems engineering roles with significant focus on Microsoft Azure.
• Deep hands‑on experience designing and implementing Azure architectures at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS and PaaS services, networking, security, and identity (Azure AD, SSO).

Preferred

• Experience with hybrid cloud and on‑premises integration.
• Experience with automation, scripting, and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.
• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Strong documentation, decision‑making, and presentation skills.

• Strategic thinker with strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority.
• Highly collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working across teams and vendors.

Compensation: $130k-$180k, depending on experience

• 401(k) Plan with Company Match: Currently match contributions dollar‑for‑dollar up to 4% of…