Cloud Architect – Azure Landing Zones & Migration Job Irving Texas USA,IT/Tech

Job Title: Cloud Architect – Azure Landing Zones & Migration

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through Zip Staff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity

Zip Staff is seeking a Cloud Architect to lead cloud onboarding and integration for a major healthcare organization.

You will own landing-zone design, hosting decisions, networking, security controls, and workload migrations on Azure. This is a hands-on architecture role for someone who has designed and delivered enterprise Azure environments — not a cloud-admin or ticket-based operations seat.

What You’ll Do:

Lead cloud onboarding and integration activities for enterprise workloads.
Design and implement Azure landing zones aligned to enterprise standards.
Drive hosting decisions for new and migrated workloads.
Design cloud networking patterns, connectivity, and segmentation.
Define and implement cloud security controls across identity, network, and platform layers.
Plan and support workload migrations onto the target Azure environment.
Partner with enterprise architecture, security, networking, and application teams.
Produce architecture artifacts covering landing zones, network design, security controls, and migration sequencing.

Required Qualifications:

8–10+ years of infrastructure / cloud architecture experience, including significant Azure delivery.
Proven Azure architecture experience in an enterprise environment.
Hands-on experience designing and implementing landing zones.
Strong cloud networking experience (connectivity, segmentation, hybrid/on-prem to cloud patterns).
Strong cloud security experience (identity, platform controls, network security).
Proven experience leading or supporting cloud workload migrations.
Ability to work cross-functionally with architecture, security, networking, and application teams.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (no sponsorship now or in the future).

Preferred Qualifications:

Healthcare or other regulated-industry cloud architecture experience.
Prior M&A / acquired-entity cloud onboarding experience.
Azure architecture certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

About Zip Staff:

Zip Staff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.