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Title: Senior / Lead Azure IoT Consultant with Docker
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid – 3 days onsite/week)
Duration: C2C
Job Overview
Note: This role requires a strong infrastructure-first background (networking, cloud, systems). Candidates coming purely from development or AI backgrounds will not be a fit.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior / Lead Azure IoT Consultant with strong hands-on experience in Docker and containerized platforms to lead enterprise-scale IoT and cloud modernization initiatives. This role will drive solution design, delivery, and optimization of Azure-based IoT platforms with a focus on scalability, security, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available Azure IoT solutions
- Own cloud and IoT solution strategy across infrastructure, networking, security, and application integration layers
- Drive application modernization, re-architecture, and cloud migration initiatives
- Define enterprise cloud and IoT standards, reference designs, and best practices
- Lead technical design reviews and solution governance
- Develop and present solution blueprints, diagrams, and delivery roadmaps
- Perform solution assessments, trade-off analysis, and cost optimization (TCO, ROI)
- Lead compliance, security, and capacity planning initiatives
- Partner with business leaders to define non-functional requirements (NFRs)
- Provide technical leadership across estimation, delivery planning, and transformation programs
- Mentor senior engineers across cloud, infrastructure, and IoT domains
Required Skills & Experience
- 10 years of IT experience with a strong foundation in infrastructure, networking, and cloud engineering
- 6 years of hands-on Azure experience in enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in:
- Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, security, and governance
- Azure IoT Hub, Edge computing, device connectivity, and telemetry pipelines
- Cloud migration and modernization strategies
- CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, Docker, Kubernetes
- Data integration and analytics platforms
- Experience with:
- Architecture trade-off analysis
- Cost-benefit and cloud economics
- Migration planning and execution
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Azure Certifications (Azure Solutions Expert, Azure IoT Developer)
- Experience with enterprise delivery frameworks
- Domain experience in manufacturing, energy, utilities, or smart infrastructure