Azure Cloud AI Architect

Title: Azure Cloud AI Architect

Location: Davenport, IA (Hybrid 3 days onsite) preferred or Remote

Contract

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Azure Cloud Architect (Azure Tenant Owner)Primary Skills 1,Azure cloud architecture and operations2,DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC (Terraform/Bicep)3, Azure AI services, data platforms, and API integrations.
• Overview Seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to take full ownership of our Azure tenant and cloud ecosystem. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and governing all Azure services across the organization.
• This role will serve as the technical authority for Azure architecture, DevOps, identity, networking, and integrations with external SaaS/PaaS platforms.
• This is a hands-on, senior technical role requiring deep expertise in Azure cloud technologies and the ability to drive enterprise-level cloud strategy, governance, and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end architecture of the Azure tenant, including subscriptions, management groups, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Define and enforce Azure landing zone standards, resource organization, tagging, cost management, and compliance.
• Lead cloud modernization initiatives and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles.Architect, deploy, and manage Azure services including compute, storage, networking, databases, and PaaS offerings.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across all cloud workloads.Implement automation for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Manage Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), identity governance, conditional access, MFA, and privileged identity management.
• Implement and maintain security baselines using Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, and Zero Trust principles.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational security requirements.Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates.

Skills:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Azure cloud architecture and operations.
• Deep expertise in Azure governance, identity, networking, and security.
• Strong proficiency with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC (Terraform/Bicep).
• Experience with Azure AI services, data platforms, and API integrations.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust, cloud security frameworks, and compliance..