Job Summary:
InterSources Inc is looking for an Azure Cloud Architect with extensive experience in cloud architecture. The role involves designing and implementing Azure solutions, focusing on infrastructure, automation, security, and networking while ensuring high availability and resilience.
Responsibilities:
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — Terraform
• CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions
• Strong Azure architecture experience: compute, storage, networking, and platform services
• Enterprise-scale Azure landing zones: management groups, subscriptions, and governance models
• Azure VMs, App Services, Azure Functions, AKS (architecture-level understanding)
• Identity & access management using Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, PIM, and managed identities
• Security architecture: Zero Trust principles, Azure Defender, and secure baseline controls
• Secrets & encryption: Azure Key Vault, certificate and key lifecycle management
• Policy & compliance: Azure Policy, initiatives, and governance enforcement at scale
• Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and routing
• Private connectivity: Private Endpoints, Azure DNS (public/private), name resolution patterns
• Observability & operations: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting and diagnostics
• High availability & DR design: availability zones, regional failover, and backup strategies
• Experience with one or more cloud database platforms: PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or equivalent cloud-native database services
• Database security, encryption at rest/transit, and backup/restore strategies
• Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms
• Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation
• Strong communication skills — able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, security, and compliance teams
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-facing delivery environments
• Hands-on coder: does not just design, but actively builds and validates solutions
Qualifications:
Required:
• 8+ Years in Cloud Architecture (Azure preferred)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — Terraform (primary and non-negotiable)
• CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions
• Strong Azure architecture experience: compute, storage, networking, and platform services
• Enterprise-scale Azure landing zones: management groups, subscriptions, and governance models
• Compute platforms: Azure VMs, App Services, Azure Functions, AKS (architecture-level understanding)
• Identity & access management using Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, PIM, and managed identities
• Security architecture: Zero Trust principles, Azure Defender, and secure baseline controls
• Secrets & encryption: Azure Key Vault, certificate and key lifecycle management
• Policy & compliance: Azure Policy, initiatives, and governance enforcement at scale
• Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and routing
• Private connectivity: Private Endpoints, Azure DNS (public/private), name resolution patterns
• Observability & operations: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting and diagnostics
• High availability & DR design: availability zones, regional failover, and backup strategies
• PostgreSQL — managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server)
• Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or equivalent cloud-native database services
• Database security, encryption at rest/transit, and backup/restore strategies
• Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms
• Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation
• Strong communication skills — able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, security, and compliance teams
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-facing delivery environments
• Hands-on coder: does not just design, but actively builds and validates solutions
Preferred:
• Experience migrating on-premises or AWS/GCP workloads to Azure cloud
• Familiarity with Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, or lift-and-shift patterns
• Knowledge of FinOps practices and Azure Cost Management
• Exposure to containerization strategies and AKS production operations
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments
Company:
InterSources Inc. solves operational problems where protection, performance, compliance, AI, and workforce capability must work together. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Fremont, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.