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