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Cloud Architect

TheAgilePartners LLC

Full-time

Jersey City, NJ

Job description

Job Title: Cloud Architect – Onsite

U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders are encouraged to apply due to client requirements.

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Onsite)
Experience: 5+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

As a Senior Azure Big Data Architect, you will own the end-to-end architecture of hybrid big-data platforms spanning Azure and on-prem ecosystems. You will define standards, lead design reviews, mentor teams, and ensure solutions meet regulatory, security, and business requirements.

Technical Skills

  • Deep expertise in Azure data services: Databricks, ADLS, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Event Hub, Service Bus
  • Strong architectural background in Hadoop / Cloudera ecosystems: HDFS, Spark, Hive, Impala, Ranger, Sentry
  • Experience designing hybrid connectivity using ExpressRoute, VPN, networking, and security hardening
  • Strong knowledge of identity & access management, RBAC, secrets/keys management, and Zero-Trust principles
  • Experience with data governance frameworks including Purview, data quality, lineage, and schema evolution
  • Proven ability to design scalable batch and streaming architectures
  • Experience applying FinOps practices for compute and storage cost optimization
  • Skilled in creating reference architectures, standards, blueprints, and technical documentation

Functional Skills

  • Ability to mentor engineering teams and lead architecture and design reviews
  • Strong collaboration skills across product managers, compliance, business, and engineering teams
  • Ability to define technology roadmaps, migration strategies, and hybrid modernization plans
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, including executive and leadership alignment

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Define and own the end-to-end architecture of hybrid big-data platforms
  • Establish security models, governance standards, and integration patterns
  • Review and guide engineering designs to ensure alignment with architectural standards
  • Collaborate with PMs and business stakeholders to meet regulatory and business objectives
  • Drive modernization strategy, migration planning, and phased platform evolution
  • Oversee performance, reliability, disaster recovery, and cost-optimized cloud adoption

Other Requirements:

  • Onsite role – Jersey City, NJ
  • Background check is required.
  • No visa sponsorship or transfer available at this time.
  • No third-party agency submissions accepted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person