What are the responsibilities and job description for the Azure Cloud Architect (1136342) position at The Judge Group?
Location: Princeton, NJ
Salary: $145,000.00 USD Annually - $155,000.00 USD Annually
Description
AZURE CLOUD ARCHITECT
Location: Princeton, NJ or Boston, MA (Onsite – 5 days/week)
Salary: Up to $145,000-155,000
Must be able to accept w2 without sponsorship now or in the future.
About The Role
We are seeking a hands-on Azure Cloud Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud migration initiatives across Azure and AWS environments.
This is a high-visibility, client-facing role requiring a strong mix of technical depth, solution design expertise, and the ability to engage with stakeholders on strategy, architecture, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
The Judge Group
732-497-4246
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Contact: jprovenzano@judge.com
This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com
Salary: $145,000.00 USD Annually - $155,000.00 USD Annually
Description
AZURE CLOUD ARCHITECT
Location: Princeton, NJ or Boston, MA (Onsite – 5 days/week)
Salary: Up to $145,000-155,000
Must be able to accept w2 without sponsorship now or in the future.
About The Role
We are seeking a hands-on Azure Cloud Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud migration initiatives across Azure and AWS environments.
This is a high-visibility, client-facing role requiring a strong mix of technical depth, solution design expertise, and the ability to engage with stakeholders on strategy, architecture, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead cloud migration architecture, design, implementation, and governance initiatives
- Design secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise cloud solutions aligned to best practices
- Partner with clients and internal teams to define cloud strategy and solution roadmaps
- Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, ARM templates, and CI/CD pipelines
- Architect and implement DevSecOps pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Harness
- Design solutions leveraging Azure and AWS services including compute, containers, and serverless
- Implement Zero Trust security models, including identity, access, and encryption strategies
- Develop highly available, disaster-resilient architectures with multi-region capabilities
- Contribute to proposal development, solution design, and commercial discussions
- 10 years of experience in cloud architecture, including Azure (required) and AWS (preferred)
- Strong experience with cloud migration and enterprise-scale architecture design
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, ARM templates, and CI/CD pipelines
- Expertise in DevSecOps practices and pipeline implementation
- Experience with containerization and cloud services (AKS, ECS, EC2, Azure App Services, Functions, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of networking, security, and infrastructure architecture
- Experience with identity and access management tools (Entra ID, ForgeRock, MFA, RBAC)
- Azure: AKS, App Services, Functions, VM, CosmosDB, Synapse, Azure SQL, Data Lake
- AWS: ECS, EC2 and migration exposure
- Security: Zero Trust architecture, encryption (in transit & at rest), mTLS, DAST, penetration testing
- DevOps: GitHub Actions, Harness
- IaC: Terraform Enterprise, ARM Templates
- Data Platforms: Snowflake, Oracle Exadata, Azure SQL MI
- Networking: DNS, firewalls, proxies, segmentation, load balancing
- Tools: HashiCorp Vault, API Management, WAF, gateways
- Experience designing cross-region, active-active architectures
- Exposure to hybrid cloud (on-prem cloud) environments
- Background in enterprise security and compliance frameworks
- Experience with enterprise certificate and key management systems
- Strong customer-facing communication skills
- Deep solution architecture expertise
The Judge Group
732-497-4246
By providing your phone number, you consent to: (1) receive automated text messages and calls from the Judge Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "Judge") to such phone number regarding job opportunities, your job application, and for other related purposes. Message & data rates apply and message frequency may vary. Consistent with Judge's Privacy Policy, information obtained from your consent will not be shared with third parties for marketing/promotional purposes. Reply STOP to opt out of receiving telephone calls and text messages from Judge and HELP for help.
Contact: jprovenzano@judge.com
This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com
Salary : $145,000 - $155,000