Architect II - Cloud Infrastructure Services
Axelon Services Corporation
Aliso Viejo, CA
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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), Automation, BGP, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Cost Control, DNS (Domain Name System), Disaster Recovery, Documentation Standards, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Protection, Firewalls, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), High Availability, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Leadership, Load Balancing, Management Strategy, Microsoft Windows Azure, Migration Strategy, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Operations Center, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Topology, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Refactoring, Regulatory Compliance, Software Patches, Strategic Planning, Topology, VPN (Virtual Private Network)
LOCATION
Aliso Viejo, CA
POSTED
13 days ago
Pay Rate: $65.00/hr
Responsibilities:
- Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture
- Design and implement the target-state Azure architecture aligned with company cloud standards and enterprise governance.
- Define Azure landing zones, subscription strategy, management groups, identity integration, and network topology.
- Architect hybrid connectivity between on-prem and Azure using ExpressRoute, VPN, and secure routing models.
- Develop network segmentation, micro-segmentation, and Zero Trust architecture patterns.
- Ensure high availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity designs.
- Migration Strategy & Execution
- Lead infrastructure discovery and dependency mapping for on-prem workloads.
- Develop phased migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor).
- Define cutover planning, rollback strategies, and coexistence models.
- Collaborate with application teams for migration readiness and performance optimization.
- Drive data center exit planning and decommissioning strategies.
- Networking & Security
- Design Azure VNet architecture, hub-and-spoke topology, firewall strategy, and traffic inspection models.
- Architect integration with Azure Firewall, load balancers, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, and DNS.
- Implement network security controls, NSGs, ASGs, UDRs, and conditional access models.
- Align architecture with enterprise security policies and compliance requirements (HIPAA, SOC2, etc.).
- Infrastructure & Platform Modernization
- Design Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep) frameworks.
- Enable automation for provisioning and configuration management.
- Architect monitoring and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel, etc.
- Define backup, patching, and lifecycle management strategies in Azure.
- Support container, Kubernetes (AKS), and platform services integration if applicable.
- Governance & Operational Model
- Define cloud governance, cost management, tagging strategy, and FinOps alignment.
- Collaborate with operations teams to transition to cloud operating model.
- Document architecture standards, runbooks, and reference patterns.
- Act as technical advisor to leadership and stakeholders.
Requirements:
- 10 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure and network architecture.
- 5 years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
- Proven experience leading large-scale data center to Azure cloud migrations.
- Strong experience with Hybrid networking (ExpressRoute, VPN, BGP routing).
- Enterprise firewall architectures, Azure landing zones, identity integration (Azure AD / Entra ID, AD hybrid).
- DNS, IPAM, routing, load balancing.
- Deep understanding of infrastructure security and Zero Trust principles.
- Experience working in environments managed by third-party providers.
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