Cloud Architect (W2 Only, Direct Hire)

Description

The Cloud Architect will help IT Infrastructure operationalize and mature our Microsoft Azure practices. The primary objective is to establish the architecture, standards, governance, automation, and operational discipline needed to deliver secure, resilient, supportable, and cost-effective cloud services. This role will create the structure that enables developers and analysts to move systems into a cloud model while giving Infrastructure clear ownership, repeatable practices, and the ability to operate those services after implementation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and implement an Azure operating model, including landing zones, subscription and resource organization, governance, architecture standards, reusable patterns, and technical guardrails.

• Build cloud adoption and migration roadmaps that address application and data dependencies, migration sequencing, cutover planning, operational readiness, and post-migration optimization.

• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Enterprise Architecture, application development, data and analytics, risk, audit, vendors, and managed service providers to make and document cloud architecture decisions.

• Establish operational practices for identity and access, network connectivity, monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, recovery, resiliency, incident response, capacity, cost management, documentation, and support handoff.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentor engineers, and create standards, reference architectures, runbooks, and training that improve the organizations long-term cloud capability.

Technical Stack and Experience Needed

• Deep Microsoft Azure architecture and engineering experience across enterprise landing zones, management groups, subscriptions, networking, identity, compute, storage, platform services, monitoring, and hybrid connectivity.

• Advanced infrastructure-as-code and automation experience, preferably with Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have created reusable modules, standards, and controls rather than only consuming existing automation.

• Experience designing secure Azure environments using least privilege, segmentation, encryption, logging, policy enforcement, evidence collection, and other controls appropriate for regulated or high-availability organizations.

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing cloud migrations or modernization efforts involving applications, data, and infrastructure, including operational transition and measurable improvements after migration.

• Experience establishing cloud operations, DevOps or SRE practices, including observability, service objectives, incident response, recovery testing, reliability engineering, and cloud cost optimization or FinOps.

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is preferred. Comparable cloud architecture, cloud security, or FinOps credentials are beneficial, but practical Azure transformation experience is more important than certification alone.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Lansing, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $170000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Offers a competitive benefits package centered on health coverage, retirement savings, paid time off, parental leave, flexible work arrangements, career development, and a family-oriented culture that emphasizes community involvement and employee growth.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Lansing,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.