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About the Role
The Azure Platform Architect will establish and maintain enterprise standards, reference architectures, and Infrastructure as Code foundations for secure, consistent, and cost-effective Microsoft Azure deployments. This hands-on role involves creating reference implementations, publishing reusable templates, and advising teams on Azure workloads, while leading the transition from portal-based provisioning to a codified delivery model and providing operational backup for the Azure Administrator.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain the Azure landing zone architecture, including subscriptions, management groups, network topology, and Microsoft Entra ID integration.
- Define and publish enterprise standards for resource naming, tagging, subscription organization, and workload lifecycle.
- Own the Architecture Decision Record (ADR) process for platform-level decisions and maintain the decision history.
- Chair the periodic architecture review forum and set the agenda for platform standards evolution.
- Select and maintain the enterprise Infrastructure as Code standard (Bicep, Terraform, or hybrid).
- Build and maintain a reusable module library for common Azure workload patterns.
- Establish CI/CD patterns for infrastructure delivery, including linting, policy-as-code, drift detection, and secure secrets handling.
- Lead the practical migration from portal-based provisioning to codified delivery.
- Publish reference architectures for common workload archetypes.
- Maintain a template library for consumption by delivery teams.
- Document opinionated patterns for cross-cutting needs including secrets management, private networking, hybrid connectivity, monitoring, and backup.
- Serve as the primary technical advisor for teams designing new Azure workloads.
- Operate in an advisory capacity by default, with formal approval reserved for high-impact decisions.
- Partner with the Security and Compliance team on identity, network, and data control architecture.
- Escalate policy exceptions and cross-team architectural conflicts to the VP of Infrastructure.
- Provide backup coverage for the Azure Administrator during planned time off, holidays, and incident response.
- Maintain day-to-day working knowledge of Azure administrative tasks.
- Cross-train continuously with the Azure Administrator.
- Participate in the platform on-call rotation as needed.
- Partner with the Enterprise Data and Governance team on Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform architecture.
- Collaborate with the Identity and Access Management function on Entra ID architecture.
- Contribute to FinOps standards, tagging discipline, resource optimization patterns, and budget guardrails.
- Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands team.
Requirements
- 7+ years of enterprise IT experience.
- 4+ years in hands-on Azure architecture and administration roles.
- Deep production experience with Azure infrastructure services: compute, networking, storage, identity, and governance.
- Demonstrated production use of Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, or ARM) at enterprise scale, including module design and CI/CD integration.
- Proven track record of establishing standards, reference patterns, and reusable templates in an environment maturing from ad hoc to codified delivery.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID architecture, Azure RBAC, Azure Policy, and management group hierarchies.
- Ability to serve as an operational Azure administrator without a ramp period.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and drive adoption without formal authority.
Skills
- Azure architecture
- Azure administration
- Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM)
- CI/CD integration
- Microsoft Entra ID architecture
- Azure RBAC
- Azure Policy
- Management group hierarchies
- Microsoft Fabric
- Power Platform architecture
- Identity and Access Management
- FinOps standards
- Tagging discipline
- Resource optimization
- Budget guardrails
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior level
- 7+ years of enterprise IT experience
- 4+ years in hands-on Azure architecture and administration roles
Education Level
- AZ-305 (Solutions Architect Expert) Certification preferred
- AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert) Certification preferred
- AZ-104 (Administrator Associate) Certification preferred
About the Company
- Four Hands is a leading designer and wholesaler of furniture and décor with over 25 years of experience.
- The company is recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and has been named one of Austin’s Top Workplaces.
- Four Hands invests in its employees, fostering careers and celebrating achievements.
- Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts timeless, thoughtful designs.
- The company serves trade customers including interior designers and large retailers.
- Four Hands is constantly pursuing better in sourcing materials, finishes, and design inspiration.
Equal Opportunity
- Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.