Azure Cloud Architect

Who we are We are a global IT service company based in Uruguay, serving humans like humans. Our main focus is on providing staffing and delivery team services to companies seeking a strategic partner for their products and services. Our mission is to revolutionize people’s lives through work, individually improving their world and our ecosystem. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, we received the award for being one of the best B2B development companies in Latin America by Clutch and we are ranked number 10 on the list of companies in Argentina by The Manifest. We are also verified as a service provider in Latin America by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) and we are partners with CUTI. We value people who are collaborative, curious, results-driven, and take ownership. We embrace individuals who want to be themselves, have daily flexibility, grow, learn, and make a difference wherever the opportunity presents itself. Description of the Role The Azure Architect will be responsible for architecting, designing, implementation of cloud architectures and migrating workloads to the cloud. They will be working on multiple assignments involving migration activities – setup, migrate, and optimize. The Azure Cloud Architect will work with Business Teams to understand the needs, understand their as-is environment, and build out target public cloud architectures while referring to the underlying rationale for architecture decisions that are based on industry standards (e.g. Azure Architecture Framework). They will support workload migrations and will be expected to bring forward ideas on how optimize that process. Having a mind-set that focuses on the use of automation and tools is important. Remote CST Hours (Mexico City, Mexico) is required Responsibilities of the Role Architect solutions in Azure - Azure Networking, Azure Functions, AppService, Data Factory, Azure File Share, Custom Role Based Access Control, Virtual Machine Hardening, IoT, Storage, Azure Databases, Sentinel, Backup Recovery modules, Azure AD, containers, Security, analytics etc. Support the migration of customer workloads to the public cloud; Build out target public cloud architectures for existing on-premises customer workloads that will be moved Support analysis of applications targeted at migration to the public cloud Create architecture diagrams of target public architecture based on best-practices and with customer requirements in mind; walkthrough diagrams with customer and gain buy-in Perform migration from on premises environments into Azure using 6R techniques such as Rehosting, Re-platforming, Refactoring, etc. depending on the customer’s needs Build and maintain security, network and systems management applications within an AWS and/or Azure environment. Implement availability, scalability, and performance plans for AWS managed service environments. Implement processes and quality improvements through task automation: Implement Infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automate security controls and alerts as well as routine maintenance tasks. Work closely with a team of architects, engineers, and developers to create functional design specifications. Lead and develop best practices for larger Cloud Engineering team Closely coordinate with DevOps team on additional cloud automation above the infrastructure layer Offer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloud Responsible for design, development, and architecture of Cloud solutions. Work closely with developers and engineers to recommend and design database or data storage solutions that effectively reflect our business needs, security, and service level requirements Manage the migration of existing databases from on premise to cloud using various tools provided Review coding done to advance application upgrade, extension, or other development Analyze application for data integrity issues Mentor less experienced technical staff; may use high end development tools to assist or facilitate development process Development of automated solutions to monitor and support our software development and release processes Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or an equivalent qualification from an accredited institution is required. Azure Architecture & Hybrid Cloud: Design and implementation of Azure solutions integrated with on‑prem environments. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with Terraform, Bicep and/or ARM templates. Azure Networking: VNets, Hub‑Spoke, VPN, ExpressRoute, network security patterns. DevOps & CI/CD: Automation of infrastructure and deployments; collaboration with DevOps teams. Cloud Security & Governance: Azure Policy, RBAC, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, enterprise security controls. Containers & AKS: Experience with containerized workloads and Azure Kubernetes Service. Workload Migration: Application of 6R strategies for on‑prem to cloud migrations. Nice to Have Multi‑Cloud Exposure (AWS experience) FinOps & Cost Optimization awareness Scripting & Automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python) Enterprise Architecture knowledge (TOGAF) Azure Certifications (Associate / Expert) What We Offer Competitive salaries throughout LATAM (USD). 100% remote work from anywhere in LATAM. Opportunity to join a collaborative and fast-growing global team. Daily interaction and close collaboration with international teams, including the US. A role with high visibility and ownership, where your work directly impacts the business.