What are the responsibilities and job description for the Azure IoT Architect position at Galactic Minds INC?
Title: Azure IoT Architect
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid, 2 days onsite in a week)
Duration: C2C
For the Azure IoT Architect role, we need a consultant with a strong Infrastructure background—preferably someone who started their career in networking or cloud. Candidates from development or AI backgrounds will not be a suitable fit.
Overview
We are looking for a seasoned Azure Solution Architect with strong experience in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in Azure services, architecture frameworks, and modern development practices to lead digital transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures using Azure services.
- Lead application rearchitecting efforts and migration planning for legacy systems.
- Develop architectural diagrams, viewpoints, and solution frameworks aligned with business goals.
- Conduct architecture assessments, tradeoff analyses, and cost-benefit evaluations.
- Drive compliance evaluation, capacity planning, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define non-functional requirements (NFRs) and ensure solution alignment.
- Provide technical leadership across estimation, transformation, and solutioning activities.
Required Skills
- Expertise in architecture principles, styles (SOA, microservices), and accelerators.
- Proficiency in tools and methods: Architecture Tradeoff Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Migration Planning.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong background in data integration, warehousing, and big data technologies.
- Familiarity with IoT solutions and edge computing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Azure certifications (e.g., Azure IoT Developer, Azure Solutions Architect).
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks.
- Experience in manufacturing, energy, utilities, or smart infrastructure domains.