Enterprise Architect

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of an enterprise-scale Azure cloud platform aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) principles for the Judicial Branch of Arizona.
• Provide architectural leadership across cloud domains, including landing zone design, governance, security, networking, DevOps, and resilience.
• Design and oversee Azure infrastructure (VMs, App Services, Storage, SQL).
• Establish identity and access management using Azure AD and RBAC.
• Enforce security and compliance through policies and encryption.
• Implement monitoring and optimization strategies.
• Ensure alignment with judicial compliance requirements and support transition to commercial Azure and/or cloud-agnostic solutions.
• Drive DevOps enablement, infrastructure-as-code adoption, automation, and scalable platform design.
• Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and ongoing architectural guidance.

Skills

• Azure cloud architecture and platform design
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) expertise
• Enterprise landing zone design and implementation
• Azure services: VMs, App Services, Storage, Azure SQL
• Identity and Access Management (Azure AD, RBAC, Managed Identities)
• Security and compliance (Azure Policy, Key Vault, encryption)
• Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform or similar)
• Monitoring and logging (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
• DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Networking design and hybrid/cloud connectivity
• Governance frameworks and policy enforcement

Skills Preferred

• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture framework
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Experience with cloud-agnostic or multi-cloud strategies
• Cost optimization and FinOps practices
• Experience in government or judicial environments
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience
• Proven experience designing and implementing Azure cloud solutions at scale
• Hands-on experience with CAF-aligned cloud adoption and landing zones
• Experience implementing security, compliance, and governance frameworks
• Experience with DevOps transformation and automation
• Experience leading cross-functional architecture initiatives
• Experience migrating from Government Azure to Commercial Azure
• Experience with large-scale public sector or regulated environments
• Experience with performance optimization and cost management in Azure
• Prior experience establishing enterprise governance models

Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Master's degree in a related technical or business field
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.