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LEAD CONSULTANT – AZURE CLOUD ARCHITECT
WHO WE ARE
Everforth Apex Systems is a leading global technology and digital engineering firm dedicated to helping organizations adapt, innovate, and thrive in a world of constant change. Leveraging deep industry insights and proven expertise, we deliver end-to-end solutions that accelerate time-to-value and realize our clients’ digital visions across commercial and federal sectors. Our comprehensive solution portfolio spans AI & data, cloud and infrastructure, digital engineering, customer experience, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms, application development, strategy, transformation, and managed services. Powered by proprietary assets, accelerators, and strong alliances with cutting-edge technology partners—including Adobe, AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, and more—we turn complexity into progress and measurable business outcomes. With a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India, Everforth Apex Systems innovates alongside our customers, building and deploying tailored artificial intelligence solutions to enhance business value and improve customer experiences. As part of the commercial segment of Everforth, we are committed to driving the next wave of global IT services and digital transformation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Everforth Apex Systems is searching for a skilled Azure Cloud Architect professional with excellent consultative abilities to assume the position of a Lead Consultant within our Cloud & Infrastructure practice. This individual will serve in a strategic role at Apex, collaborating with internal and client project teams to offer direction in designing, implementing, and supporting our Cloud Architecture capability and service offerings. The consultant will also provide technical support for Apex sales, solution management, and account teams during the scoping of new Cloud & Infrastructure based opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Develop strong client relationships as trusted advisor.
- Continually innovate, seek creative solutions, and find new ways of adding value.
- Listen and seek to understand the client and meet their needs, providing consultative guidance.
- Stay attuned to the future needs of the client and work with internal resources to identify opportunities.
- Proactively provide solutions and approach adversity with a solution-focused mindset.
- Meet or exceed client expectations in the execution of Solutions Delivery services engagements.
- Produce high quality deliverables, meet project deadlines, and take responsibility for engagement and team success.
- Demonstrate a passion for quality and process improvement.
- Demonstrate strong technical knowledge.
- Serve as a subject matter expert internally and externally.
- Build trust and respect among internal and external stakeholders and model collaborative teamwork.
- Collaborate internally with Apex Account Teams, Solution Leaders, Industry Leaders, Practice Leaders, and others to develop Apex Solutions Delivery Services business.
- Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to acquire skills to meet business needs.
- Build strong client, industry, and internal relationships and represent Apex Systems as a leader within Industry and Professional events and communities. Develop and maintain strong internal and external customer relationships.
- Lead team members and direct reports to Lead the development, growth, and success of your team, developing professionals for the next stage of their careers.
- This role may be responsible for managing hybrid project teams consisting of Apex Contract Employees, Internal Apex employees, client employees and external vendors.
- Stay current on relevant technology trends and practices.
- Continually innovate, seek creative solutions, and find new ways of adding value.
Cloud Architecture & Solution Design
- Define and architect secure, scalable, highly available, resilient, and cost-effective enterprise solutions within Microsoft Azure.
- Lead architecture for Azure migration, modernization, platform transformation, and cloud adoption initiatives.
- Design enterprise Azure landing zones, network topology, identity architecture, governance models, security controls, and management frameworks.
- Develop reference architectures, architecture patterns, standards, and reusable solutions that enable consistent cloud adoption across the organization.
- Translate business, application, security, and operational requirements into end-to-end Azure solution architectures.
- Evaluate architectural options and provide recommendations based on scalability, security, resiliency, performance, cost, and operational requirements.
- Ensure cloud architectures align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, regulatory requirements, and Microsoft Azure best practices.
Architecture Leadership & Delivery
- Serve as a technical design authority throughout discovery, assessment, architecture, migration, implementation, and modernization efforts.
- Lead architecture workshops and design sessions with infrastructure, application, security, networking, data, and business stakeholders.
- Provide architectural guidance to Azure engineers, DevOps engineers, application teams, and other technical resources responsible for implementing cloud solutions.
- Review solution designs and implementations to ensure alignment with defined architecture, standards, and cloud best practices.
- Identify architectural risks, dependencies, technical constraints, and design trade-offs while defining appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Produce and maintain architecture diagrams, design documentation, decision records, implementation roadmaps, and technical standards.
Cloud Automation, DevOps & Platform Architecture
- Define architectural standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, CI/CD, and cloud-native delivery.
- Establish patterns for automated Azure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, Azure DevOps, and/or GitHub Actions.
- Architect platform engineering solutions that improve developer experience, deployment consistency, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
- Define architecture and deployment patterns for containerized workloads leveraging Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related technologies.
- Partner with engineering teams to establish reusable modules, templates, pipelines, and cloud platform capabilities.
Security, Governance & Operational Architecture
- Architect Azure identity, security, networking, monitoring, and governance frameworks across enterprise cloud environments.
- Define solutions incorporating Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
- Establish architectural standards for identity and access management, Zero Trust, network segmentation, data protection, monitoring, logging, and security posture management.
- Incorporate cost optimization and FinOps principles into Azure architecture and cloud adoption strategies.
- Ensure solutions meet organizational security, compliance, business continuity, disaster recovery, and resiliency requirements.
- Design integration patterns for hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments where appropriate.
Job Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise infrastructure, cloud, or platform solutions.
- 5+ years of architecture and solution design experience within Microsoft Azure.
- Deep knowledge of Azure networking, identity, compute, storage, security, governance, monitoring, and platform services.
- Strong experience designing Azure landing zones and enterprise-scale Azure environments.
- Experience architecting cloud migration and modernization solutions for complex enterprise workloads.
- Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, and/or ARM templates.
- Experience defining DevOps and CI/CD architectures using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to develop reference architectures, solution designs, architecture standards, and technical roadmaps.
- Proven ability to lead architecture discussions and communicate technical concepts, risks, and trade-offs to both technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong client-facing communication, presentation, documentation, and technical leadership skills.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
- Experience architecting Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container-based platforms.
- Experience designing Zero Trust architectures leveraging Microsoft Entra ID and Azure-native security capabilities.
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics.
- Experience with enterprise landing zone frameworks, Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, FinOps, and cloud governance.
- Exposure to AI/ML platforms and services including Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, AWS Bedrock, or Vertex AI.
- Experience designing hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud architectures.
- Prior consulting or client-facing architecture experience supporting large-scale enterprise cloud transformation programs.
OUR COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Long and Short-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Incentives
- Vacation and Holiday Pay
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Employee Stock Purchase
- Training and Advancement opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Birthdays Off
- Philanthropic Opportunities
- Referral Program
- Partial Gym Membership Paid
- Team Building Events
- Discount Programs
Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact CorporateRecruiting@apexsystems.com.
LEAD CONSULTANT – AZURE CLOUD ARCHITECT
WHO WE ARE
Everforth Apex Systems is a leading global technology and digital engineering firm dedicated to helping organizations adapt, innovate, and thrive in a world of constant change. Leveraging deep industry insights and proven expertise, we deliver end-to-end solutions that accelerate time-to-value and realize our clients’ digital visions across commercial and federal sectors. Our comprehensive solution portfolio spans AI & data, cloud and infrastructure, digital engineering, customer experience, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms, application development, strategy, transformation, and managed services. Powered by proprietary assets, accelerators, and strong alliances with cutting-edge technology partners—including Adobe, AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, and more—we turn complexity into progress and measurable business outcomes. With a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India, Everforth Apex Systems innovates alongside our customers, building and deploying tailored artificial intelligence solutions to enhance business value and improve customer experiences. As part of the commercial segment of Everforth, we are committed to driving the next wave of global IT services and digital transformation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Everforth Apex Systems is searching for a skilled Azure Cloud Architect professional with excellent consultative abilities to assume the position of a Lead Consultant within our Cloud & Infrastructure practice. This individual will serve in a strategic role at Apex, collaborating with internal and client project teams to offer direction in designing, implementing, and supporting our Cloud Architecture capability and service offerings. The consultant will also provide technical support for Apex sales, solution management, and account teams during the scoping of new Cloud & Infrastructure based opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Develop strong client relationships as trusted advisor.
- Continually innovate, seek creative solutions, and find new ways of adding value.
- Listen and seek to understand the client and meet their needs, providing consultative guidance.
- Stay attuned to the future needs of the client and work with internal resources to identify opportunities.
- Proactively provide solutions and approach adversity with a solution-focused mindset.
- Meet or exceed client expectations in the execution of Solutions Delivery services engagements.
- Produce high quality deliverables, meet project deadlines, and take responsibility for engagement and team success.
- Demonstrate a passion for quality and process improvement.
- Demonstrate strong technical knowledge.
- Serve as a subject matter expert internally and externally.
- Build trust and respect among internal and external stakeholders and model collaborative teamwork.
- Collaborate internally with Apex Account Teams, Solution Leaders, Industry Leaders, Practice Leaders, and others to develop Apex Solutions Delivery Services business.
- Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to acquire skills to meet business needs.
- Build strong client, industry, and internal relationships and represent Apex Systems as a leader within Industry and Professional events and communities. Develop and maintain strong internal and external customer relationships.
- Lead team members and direct reports to Lead the development, growth, and success of your team, developing professionals for the next stage of their careers.
- This role may be responsible for managing hybrid project teams consisting of Apex Contract Employees, Internal Apex employees, client employees and external vendors.
- Stay current on relevant technology trends and practices.
- Continually innovate, seek creative solutions, and find new ways of adding value.
Cloud Architecture & Solution Design
- Define and architect secure, scalable, highly available, resilient, and cost-effective enterprise solutions within Microsoft Azure.
- Lead architecture for Azure migration, modernization, platform transformation, and cloud adoption initiatives.
- Design enterprise Azure landing zones, network topology, identity architecture, governance models, security controls, and management frameworks.
- Develop reference architectures, architecture patterns, standards, and reusable solutions that enable consistent cloud adoption across the organization.
- Translate business, application, security, and operational requirements into end-to-end Azure solution architectures.
- Evaluate architectural options and provide recommendations based on scalability, security, resiliency, performance, cost, and operational requirements.
- Ensure cloud architectures align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, regulatory requirements, and Microsoft Azure best practices.
Architecture Leadership & Delivery
- Serve as a technical design authority throughout discovery, assessment, architecture, migration, implementation, and modernization efforts.
- Lead architecture workshops and design sessions with infrastructure, application, security, networking, data, and business stakeholders.
- Provide architectural guidance to Azure engineers, DevOps engineers, application teams, and other technical resources responsible for implementing cloud solutions.
- Review solution designs and implementations to ensure alignment with defined architecture, standards, and cloud best practices.
- Identify architectural risks, dependencies, technical constraints, and design trade-offs while defining appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Produce and maintain architecture diagrams, design documentation, decision records, implementation roadmaps, and technical standards.
Cloud Automation, DevOps & Platform Architecture
- Define architectural standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, CI/CD, and cloud-native delivery.
- Establish patterns for automated Azure provisioning using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, Azure DevOps, and/or GitHub Actions.
- Architect platform engineering solutions that improve developer experience, deployment consistency, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
- Define architecture and deployment patterns for containerized workloads leveraging Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related technologies.
- Partner with engineering teams to establish reusable modules, templates, pipelines, and cloud platform capabilities.
Security, Governance & Operational Architecture
- Architect Azure identity, security, networking, monitoring, and governance frameworks across enterprise cloud environments.
- Define solutions incorporating Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
- Establish architectural standards for identity and access management, Zero Trust, network segmentation, data protection, monitoring, logging, and security posture management.
- Incorporate cost optimization and FinOps principles into Azure architecture and cloud adoption strategies.
- Ensure solutions meet organizational security, compliance, business continuity, disaster recovery, and resiliency requirements.
- Design integration patterns for hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments where appropriate.
Job Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise infrastructure, cloud, or platform solutions.
- 5+ years of architecture and solution design experience within Microsoft Azure.
- Deep knowledge of Azure networking, identity, compute, storage, security, governance, monitoring, and platform services.
- Strong experience designing Azure landing zones and enterprise-scale Azure environments.
- Experience architecting cloud migration and modernization solutions for complex enterprise workloads.
- Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, and/or ARM templates.
- Experience defining DevOps and CI/CD architectures using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to develop reference architectures, solution designs, architecture standards, and technical roadmaps.
- Proven ability to lead architecture discussions and communicate technical concepts, risks, and trade-offs to both technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong client-facing communication, presentation, documentation, and technical leadership skills.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
- Experience architecting Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container-based platforms.
- Experience designing Zero Trust architectures leveraging Microsoft Entra ID and Azure-native security capabilities.
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics.
- Experience with enterprise landing zone frameworks, Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, FinOps, and cloud governance.
- Exposure to AI/ML platforms and services including Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, AWS Bedrock, or Vertex AI.
- Experience designing hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud architectures.
- Prior consulting or client-facing architecture experience supporting large-scale enterprise cloud transformation programs.
OUR COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Long and Short-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Incentives
- Vacation and Holiday Pay
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Employee Stock Purchase
- Training and Advancement opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Birthdays Off
- Philanthropic Opportunities
- Referral Program
- Partial Gym Membership Paid
- Team Building Events
- Discount Programs
Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact CorporateRecruiting@apexsystems.com.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in azure architect jobs.
- Five or more years of hands-on Azure infrastructure design and deployment experience
- Active Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (AZ-305)
- Proficiency with Azure networking, identity, and security services including Virtual WAN and Entra ID
- Experience designing hybrid or multi-cloud architectures using Azure Arc or Azure Stack
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Azure Architect Job Search
Align your resume to Azure certifications
Hiring managers scan for AZ-104, AZ-305, and AZ-700 certifications before reading your work history. List each certification with its credential ID and renewal date so recruiters can verify it instantly without following up.
Quantify migration scopes you have led
Vague claims like 'led cloud migration' get skipped. Replace them with the number of workloads moved, the size of the environment in virtual machines or terabytes, and the outcome, such as reduced latency or cost savings achieved.
Target openings by workload specialty
Job titles like Azure Solutions Architect and Azure Infrastructure Architect describe different scopes. Filter by the workload type you know best, whether that is networking, data platform, or hybrid identity, so your application matches the actual role requirements.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists azure architect openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a whiteboard architecture walkthrough
Most azure architect interviews include a live design exercise. Practice walking through a reference architecture out loud, explaining your choices for redundancy, identity boundaries, and cost controls, so you can defend tradeoffs under time pressure.
Negotiate against total compensation, not base pay
Azure architect offers often include cloud training budgets, certification reimbursements, and equity. Get each element in writing before accepting, then compare offers on total value rather than base salary alone.
Azure Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most azure architects?
HCLTech, LTM Limited, and Gointellects are hiring the most azure architects right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, California, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially high at managed service providers and large enterprises running active cloud migration programs.
How many azure architect jobs are remote?
About 82% of azure architect openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer comfort with distributed cloud teams. Roles focused on pure design work and advisory consulting tend to be the most remote, while positions involving on-premises integration or hands-on data center work are more likely to require an on-site presence.
How do you become an azure architect?
Start by building hands-on Azure experience through cloud engineering or sysadmin roles, then earn the AZ-104 administrator certification as a foundation. Progress to the AZ-305 Solutions Architect Expert certification by designing real workloads across networking, storage, and identity. Move into architecture roles by owning end-to-end design projects, documenting your decisions, and presenting them to stakeholders.
How do you get hired as an azure architect with little experience?
Focus on completing the AZ-104 and at least one specialty certification, then build a portfolio of architecture diagrams using Azure's free tier to demonstrate design thinking. Apply for cloud engineer or platform engineer roles at companies with active Azure environments, since internal transitions into architect titles are common once you can show ownership of design decisions on live workloads.
What does the azure architect interview process look like?
Most azure architect interviews include an initial screening call focused on your certification background and recent project scope, followed by a technical panel where you walk through a past architecture and defend your design choices. Expect at least one live whiteboard or virtual design exercise where you are asked to architect a solution for a given scenario, covering high availability, security boundaries, and cost optimization.
Where can I find and apply to azure architect jobs?
You can find and apply to azure architect jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search for roles that match your certification level and workload specialty, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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