• Design the target architecture for an Azure-based data platform, aligned to the platform team’s standards.
• Lead the migration of existing infrastructure — currently built without consistent standards — onto the new target architecture.
• Author and maintain the Terraform code needed to recreate infrastructure to the new standard, and support the data team through the cutover of each resource.
• Document the proposed architecture clearly enough to be reviewed and validated by the client’s enterprise cloud architect.
• Present and defend architectural decisions in validation sessions with the client’s enterprise architecture team, incorporating their feedback.
• Break the migration down into actionable work: create and maintain Jira tickets, write clear acceptance criteria, and track progress to completion.
• Coordinate with DevOps to ensure the proposed specifications align with existing platform standards and operational practices.
• Coordinate with the data team to plan, execute, and validate the migration of each application/workload onto the new infrastructure.
• Act as the connective tissue across DevOps, enterprise architecture, and the data team, resolving misalignments before they become delays.