Position Summary
The Azure Architect is responsible for designing, leading, and delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing enterprise cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. This role partners with business and technical stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into robust cloud architectures, guiding migration, modernization, and governance initiatives while ensuring alignment with industry best practices and organizational standards. The Azure Architect serves as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams, driving innovation, operational excellence, and long-term cloud strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Design end-to-end Azure cloud architectures across infrastructure, networking, identity, security, and application services
Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions
Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including application refactoring and data transformation
Architect hybrid and multi-cloud solutions where required
Define governance, compliance, and security frameworks for Azure environments
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM, or Terraform
Guide CI/CD pipeline design and DevOps best practices
Conduct architecture reviews and recommend performance, reliability, and cost optimizations
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and long-term strategy
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
8+ years of experience in cloud architecture or enterprise solutions architecture
Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), including VMs, AKS, App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB
Strong knowledge of Azure AD, identity and access management, networking, and hybrid cloud design
Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives
Proficiency in DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform)
Strong understanding of Azure security, governance, and compliance best practices
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Azure certifications preferred (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate)
Alignment with RTS Core Values
Top Skills
What We Do
RTS is a global technology company that helps modernize tomorrow’s enterprise today with world-class IT service, consulting, and digital transformation solutions. Partner with us to unleash your organization’s true potential through digital transformation. www.resolvetech.com Our service portfolio includes Solutions Consulting, IT Services, and Strategic Resourcing in the spaces of ERP Modernization, Managed Cloud Delivery Services, Digital Transformation, AI/ML and Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Digital Signature solutions. As a trusted partner to Fortune 500 organizations in telecom, retail, real-estate, government, and aerospace & defense, we implement their strategic digital transformation initiatives for sustainable long-term results while also addressing their execution needs for accelerating their projects. We are a #1 ranked SAP partner in the US for multiple years, which signifies our depth of expertise, breadth of our client engagements and our ability to leverage strong partnerships for client benefits. We bring the best of SAP and public cloud experience in any cloud management and migration project. We manage over 4000+ SAP related workloads- one of the world’s largest footprints of SAP ERP in public cloud. Our approach of solving the root causes of client’s business problems, providing the finest IT expertise, and delivering high-performance & high-quality solutions has made us the preferred IT partner for several global enterprises as well as SMEs. At this juncture, our company is looking forward to realizing our growth plans fueled by our long-term investments in new technologies and solution accelerators while further strengthening our expertise and capabilities
