Azure Infra Architect

Job Title: Infrastructure Architect

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite Required)

Duration: Long-Term Contract / Full-Time

Experience: 18+ Years

Education: B.Tech or Equivalent

Preference: Local candidates strongly preferred

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure Architect with deep expertise in Azure Cloud, Observability Platforms, and Enterprise Architecture . This is a senior-level architectural role requiring hands-on technical leadership in designing scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in Azure infrastructure, observability stacks (New Relic, Prometheus, LGTM), Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD integration, along with the ability to translate business requirements into future-ready architecture solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise architecture solutions
  

• Lead observability strategy, including dashboards, alerts, logs, and reliability metrics
  

• Architect and develop LGTM stack dashboards for real-time monitoring and visualization
  

• Define and implement SLOs, SLIs, alerting mechanisms, and reliability KPIs
  

• Integrate multiple APIs and data sources to enhance monitoring and analytics capabilities
  

• Drive Azure cloud architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience, and security
  

• Integrate code scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
  

• Architect and support containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
  

• Lead infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC tools
  

• Document architecture designs, migration workflows, and best practices
  

• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical guidance and code reviews
  

• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies aligned with business goals
  

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align architecture with strategic objectives
  

• Support migration initiatives (including observability platform transitions such as New Relic to LGTM, where applicable)
  

Requirements

Required Technical Skills

• 5+ years in an Architectural role
  

• 10+ years of Azure Infrastructure experience
  

• 6+ years working with Azure CLI and PowerShell
  

• 8+ years of experience with observability tools such as New Relic, LGTM stack, or Prometheus
  

• 3+ years defining and implementing SLO/SLI metrics and alerting frameworks
  

• 6+ years of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible)
  

• 6+ years of containerization and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes, including AKS)
  

• 6+ years in Agile development environments
  

• 6+ years defining solutions, designing architecture, and deploying applications on Azure
  

• 3+ years integrating APIs and multiple data sources for analytics dashboards
  

• Experience with New Relic APM, NRQL queries, dashboards, alerts, and logs
  

• Experience integrating static code analysis tools (e.g., CodeQL) into CI/CD pipelines
  

• Strong understanding of microservices architecture
  

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on experience in .NET or other programming languages
  

• Experience executing migration from New Relic to LGTM stack
  

Soft Skills & Leadership Expectations

• Strong communication, presentation, and documentation skills
  

• Ability to align technical decisions with long-term business strategy
  

• Confident decision-maker with strong understanding of trade-offs and scalability
  

• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
  

• Analytical mindset with proactive risk identification and resolution
  

• Ability to mentor teams and provide constructive technical feedback
  

• Strong organizational and time management skills