Azure Architect (1099)

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Nava</strong></h2> <div>Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div></div><p><strong>Position type:</strong> Hourly, Part-time<br><strong style="font-size: 14px;">Contract type: </strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">1099 Independent contractor<br></span><strong style="font-size: 14px;">Location: </strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Remote (U.S.based)<br></span><strong style="font-size: 14px;">Contract duration: </strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">6 months with potential extension</span><strong style="font-size: 14px;"> <br></strong><strong style="font-size: 14px;">Compensation&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">$100 - 130/hr USD&nbsp;</span></p> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2><strong>Position summary&nbsp;</strong></h2> <div>As the Azure Cloud Architect, you will guide our government partner in designing the new Azure tenant, establishing governance and security foundations, and enabling the government agency to operate independently.</div> <h2>What you'll do</h2> <ul> <li>Assess the existing Azure environment, infrastructure dependencies, and modernization requirements to inform the target architecture</li> <li>Design the Azure tenant structure, including management groups, subscriptions, landing zones, networking, and resource organization</li> <li>Define cloud architecture standards, naming conventions, tagging strategies, and architecture decision records (ADRs)</li> <li>Advi