Remote Senior Cloud Architect & Infrastructure Lead

Description:

• Credex is seeking a seasoned Senior Cloud Architect & Infrastructure Lead to spearhead the design and implementation of the next-generation platform.
• This individual will be responsible for architecting a scalable, secure, and high-performing Microsoft Azure-based infrastructure that forms the backbone of a modern financial services application.
• The role will focus on building out containerized application environments, orchestrating CI/CD pipelines, enabling high availability, disaster recovery, and performance monitoring capabilities.
• As a technical leader, the architect will drive AI-assisted development strategies, enforce enterprise code and infrastructure standards, and guide the integration of key third-party tools including authentication providers, document generation engines, and automated task processing frameworks.
• This position is pivotal in laying the foundation for a long-term, enterprise-scale platform and requires hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, DevOps practices, and scalable SaaS systems.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years focused on cloud architecture and infrastructure.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Azure, including services such as App Services, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, Azure Batch, Storage Queues, Key Vault, AKS, Azure Container Apps, Azure Front Door, and Azure API Management is required.
• Proven experience with containerized deployments, Kubernetes orchestration, and Azure Container Registry (ACR) is necessary.
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD automation, using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and tools like Snyk, SonarQube, and automated test frameworks is essential.
• Solid experience supporting full-stack applications with Angular (preferred), Blazor, or React on the front end, and C#/.NET on the back end is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in multi-tenant SaaS authentication, using Auth0, Azure AD, OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, and claims-based identity flows is necessary.
• Candidates should be skilled in cloud-native monitoring, logging, and alerting, using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Kusto Query Language (KQL), Azure Diagnostics, and Log Analytics.
• Experience with high-throughput server-side processes, multi-threaded containers, and Azure Batch workloads is required.
• Proficiency in AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Bolt.new, Devin, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or equivalent) is necessary.
• Strong documentation, architecture modeling, and communication skills are essential.
• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum delivery, including sprints, retrospectives, DevOps standups, and continuous planning is required.

Benefits:

• Be part of a high-impact transformation at Valsoft, modernizing a core financial platform.
• Influence the technical strategy of a multi-million dollar project from the ground up.
• Collaborate with top-tier consulting and development partners.
• The position offers a competitive salary, remote flexibility, and opportunities for long-term growth.