Job Summary:
Stenger & Stenger, P.C. is a small, start-up company looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to design, deploy, and maintain secure Azure environments. The role involves working closely with developers and leadership to ensure a reliable and cost-effective cloud platform while balancing architecture decisions with security and operational realities.
Responsibilities:
• Design and evolve cloud architectures on Microsoft Azure with a focus on scalability, security, and maintainability
• Build, operate and optimize containerized workloads using Azure Container Apps (and related services)
• Deploy and support large ML models and LLM-based workloads with performance and cost considerations
• Design and manage Azure networking (VNets, subnets, private endpoints, routing, DNS, firewall rules)
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls using Azure Firewall, Azure Sentinel, and other Azure-native security tooling
• Define and enforce security best practices to support SOC 2 compliance and audit readiness
• Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
• Serve as a trusted advisor and technical leader, helping teams make sound architectural decisions
Qualifications:
Required:
• Microsoft Azure architecture and core services
• Containers and container orchestration (especially Azure Container Apps)
• Azure networking and security fundamentals
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Monitoring, logging, and operational excellence
• Cost management and optimization in cloud environments
• Deploying and operating ML or LLM workloads in production
Preferred:
• Azure Sentinel and SIEM/SOAR workflows
• Supporting or passing SOC 2 audits (or similar compliance frameworks)
• Experience in regulated or security-conscious environments
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
Company:
Stenger & Stenger, P.C., established in 1994, is a collections law firm dedicated to providing banks, creditors and debt buyers legal representation in multiple states, including Colorado, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, and Iowa . Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.