What are the responsibilities and job description for the Azure Cloud Architect position at Innovative Information Technologies, Inc?
Title: Azure Cloud Architect
Location: Chandler, AZ (Onsite)
Duration: Full Time
Video Interviews
Experience required: 10-12 years
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Primary Skill: Microsoft Azure Architect
Secondary: Terraform, CI/CD, Azure Devops
Experience: 10 Years
Roles & Responsibilities
Position Summary :-
Azure Cloud Architect with strong hands-on experience in designing Azure solutions and building Terraform-based IaC modules, with proven experience implementing enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure.
Required Skills :-
Azure Cloud Architecture
Terraform Terraform Enterprise
CI/CD Tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR
Strong understanding of enterprise governance and compliance frameworks
Roles and Responsibilities:-
Azure Architecture with strong knowledge of Database Platforms,Hands-on experience with Terraform, Strong CI/CD implementation experience.
Strong Azure Cloud Architecture experience (7 years) designing secure, scalable, highly available solutions across multi-subscription and multi-region environments.
Hands-on Terraform experience (7 years) building reusable IaC modules, managing remote state, workspaces, and environment promotion patterns.
Terraform Enterprise (TFE) expertise, including workspace design, VCS-driven workflows, policy-as-code (Sentinel/OPA where applicable), and run governance.
Strong CI/CD experience implementing Terraform automation using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Bitbucket Pipelines, with approvals and quality gates.
Deep knowledge of Azure database platforms (Azure SQL, SQL MI, Azure PostgreSQL/MySQL, Cosmos DB, Redis) including HA/DR, backup, and performance tuning.
Hands-on Azure IAM (Entra ID) experience: RBAC, managed identities, service principals, least-privilege design, and enterprise SSO/federation.
Azure networking expertise including VNets, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, Private Endpoints/Private Link, DNS, and hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute/VPN).
Strong security and compliance mindset, covering Key Vault/CMK, encryption (DAR/DIT), secrets management, logging/monitoring, and baseline compliance.
Experience working in regulated enterprise environments (Banking preferred) with ITAM, CSDB, audit, and policy adherence requirements.
Automation experience (plus) using Ansible for configuration management and post-provisioning tasks.
Salary : $120,000 - $130,000