Azure Architect

Job description

As one of Microsoft’s most recognized global partners, Quisitive sits at the forefront of cloud transformation, enterprise data strategy, cybersecurity, and the emerging frontier of agentic AI. Here, consultants and technologists operate on the edge of innovation—supported by a culture that values craftsmanship, open collaboration, and technical expertise. If you’re looking for a place where you can innovate, solve complex problems, and build solutions that make a measurable impact, join us. Join Quisitive’s growing Azure Management Solutions team and help customers design, implement, and operate cloud solutions built for scalability, compliance, reliability, and performance. In this role, you will serve as an Enterprise Architect and Cloud Operations Lead, guiding clients on security, cost optimization, operational excellence, and modernization. ***This is a remote position; Texas candidates preferred but open to all continental US*.** **What you will do** - Partner directly with customer leaders, including Directors, CIOs, and CTOs, to support executive briefings and innovation initiatives. - Lead customer architecture efforts and work closely with Quisitive’s Azure Management Services operations team and client support teams to achieve defined objectives and service metrics. - Define architecture and operational roadmaps, including disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. - Build a deep understanding of each customer’s Azure environment, cloud adoption position, and use of compute, storage, databases, networking, and modern workloads. - Architect solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements, and create or review architecture and solution design artifacts. - Drive complex, high-visibility initiatives with critical dependencies across technical and business teams. - Guide modernization, architecture, disaster recovery, and business transformation activities. - Identify, communicate, and help mitigate risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions throughout the project lifecycle. - Assess on-premises and cloud infrastructure, document current operating costs, and recommend practical improvements to customer technical and business stakeholders. - Support day-to-day operations while contributing to larger strategic initiatives. **How you will lead** - Serve as a trusted technical advisor who can connect architecture decisions to customer priorities and business outcomes. - Collaborate across customer, operations, support, and delivery teams to keep work aligned and moving forward. - Provide guidance and mentoring to peers and less-experienced consultants. - Help develop and refine standard operating procedures that improve client support processes and the overall customer experience. - Use tools and specialized solutions thoughtfully to solve customer challenges. **Core Azure Expertise - Required** - Azure Infrastructure as a Service, including compute, storage, and networking - Azure Policy - Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Log Analytics and Azure Monitor - Microsoft Entra ID - Identity and access management - Security and compliance - Broad knowledge of core Azure concepts and services **Preferred Experience** - Azure Platform as a Service, including Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Data Factory - Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager templates, or Azure custom policies - Azure DevOps - ITIL practices and IT service management toolsets **Certifications** - **Required:** Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate. Candidates willing to earn one of these certifications within the first month may also be considered. - **Preferred:** Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure. *US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to offer sponsorship now or in the future.​* **About** **Quisitive**​ ​With significant growth since 2016, Quisitive is rapidly progressing our vision of becoming the leading global Microsoft partner as we continue to expand across the United States, Canada and India. With a diversified delivery model that includes both nearshore and offshore capabilities, our team of Microsoft experts delivers cloud solutions, artificial intelligence and business applications that transform our clients’ businesses and achieve remarkable business outcomes. ​