This is a contract position for a Data Center Infrastructure Architect based remotely, with a term of 12+ months. You will design and communicate enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions, bridging on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments while collaborating with cross-functional technical teams.
Responsibilities
Design enterprise data center and colocation hosting architectures aligned with business requirements and operational constraints
Architect Microsoft Azure landing zones and cloud infrastructure, including identity and access, network topology, security, governance, and operations management
Plan for availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and operational readiness; define monitoring, telemetry, and lifecycle management approaches
Design secure connectivity and network segmentation patterns across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments
Create architecture diagrams, dependency maps, data flows, and decision records to guide delivery teams
Communicate technical solutions and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders at all organizational levels
Collaborate with network, security, and platform engineering teams in Agile and DevOps environments
Qualifications
Required
5+ years of solution architecture or infrastructure architecture experience with demonstrated expertise in enterprise data center and colocation hosting models
Strong architectural knowledge of Microsoft Azure platform foundations, including landing zone design areas (identity and access, network topology and connectivity, security, governance, and operations management)
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Proven ability to design for availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and operational readiness with clear understanding of monitoring and telemetry requirements and lifecycle management
Experience architecting secure connectivity and network segmentation patterns between on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments
Strong documentation and visualization skills to produce architecture diagrams, dependency maps, data flows, and decision records
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and influence technical direction through clear articulation of solution trade-offs
Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams including network, security, and platform engineering
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience (9+ years combined)
Preferred
Azure Solutions Architect certification or equivalent Azure architecture credentials
Experience in financial services or regulated industries with strong operational rigor and compliance awareness
Graduate degree in technical discipline
