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Azure Cloud Architect We are looking for a driven Cloud Architect to join our expanding platform engineering team. This team is responsible for managing public cloud environments, enhancing DevOps practices, and supporting the companies real-time syndicated loan data platform. We are seeking someone with strong expertise in Azure, cloud-native applications, distributed systems, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and modern observability practices. The company is located in New York, NY and will be a hybrid model of 3 days onsite a week. What You Will Be Doing: • Define, build, document, and continually optimize cloud standards, methodologies, and operational processes. • Design, implement, and manage Azure EntraID to strengthen identity and access management across the enterprise. • Lead deployment and administration of Single Sign-On (SSO) to improve secure authentication experiences. • Proactively monitor cloud environments, establish incident response strategies, and implement observability frameworks to ensure system reliability and performance. • Enhance incident response by leveraging observability and event management practices to reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to restore (MTTR). • Partner with cross-functional teams to advance the organization’s cloud adoption roadmap and long-term strategy. • Stay current with emerging technologies, evaluating innovative solutions that add business value and maintain competitive advantage. • Oversee cloud cost management, including forecasting and optimization. • Provide expert support for infrastructure upgrades and releases, including occasional weekend maintenance. • Lead disaster recovery planning, implementation, and validation to ensure continuity and resilience. Required Skills & Experience: • 5+ years of experience designing and operating scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems. • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, networking, and cloud architecture best practices. • Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles and platforms. • 3+ years of hands-on experience with public cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP). • 3+ years working with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform. • 2+ years of experience coding in at least one language (Bash, Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, or .NET). • 2+ years working with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). • 1+ years developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.). • Familiarity with messaging systems like Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, etc. • Solid understanding of Linux operating systems. Desired Skills & Experience: • Azure cloud certifications. • Experience with Azure AD B2C. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.

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