Azure Infrastructure Architect

Infrastructure Architect – Azure St. Louis, MO Owns the overall technical architecture and standards across network, compute, and endpoint domains for the integration program, ensuring vendor-delivered and internally-built solutions align to a consistent target-state design.

Reports to

Program Director / Client Engagement Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Define target-state infrastructure architecture (network, compute, endpoint) applied consistently across all integrations
• Set technical standards followed by the Network Engineer, Desktop Engineers, and Azure Compute Engineer
• Review and approve vendor delivery designs against architecture standards
• Provide technical escalation and design decisions for complex or non-standard site requirements
• Partner with the Project Lead on technical feasibility and sequencing of integration waves
• Own architecture documentation and evolve standards based on lessons learned across waves

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years in infrastructure architecture spanning network, compute, and endpoint domains
• Experience architecting solutions for multi-site or M&A integration programs
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant architecture certification (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, CCNP/CCDP)
• Experience across both on-premises and cloud (Azure) infrastructure; background in managed services