Azure Architect (contract)

**Job ID:****JP00046499** **Anticipated Start Date: 05/11/2026** Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCForward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date. **Elevance Health** is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. Designs and defines reference infrastructure architectures and components. **Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:** * Recommends new technologies based upon business value drivers and return on investment * Drives new technologies towards implementation and exploitation. * Establishes overall platform architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged * Contributes to the holistic vision of Enterprise Architecture. * Creates the construction of infrastructure architecture components. * Establishes overall infrastructure architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged. * Defines infrastructure architecture standards that are in\-line with customer, IT and industry standards. * Directs projects to identify enterprise level technology and architectural standards, guidelines, principles, frameworks, and reference models. * Competently contributes technical expertise to enterprise programs and projects * Evangelizes architecture and technical strategies, and influences project and program direction toward enterprise technology standards and architectures * Able to escalate non\-conformance to appropriate governance bodies. **Requirements**: * Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years experience in architecture/design in relevant technology disciplines; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. * The candidate must have strong expertise in Self\-Managed Active Directory, Entra ID integration, domain trusts, DNS, and hybrid authentication models. * This candidate MUST have experience setting up/working with the Landing Zone. * This person must have hands on, real world experience but is now functioning in the architect role driving design and decisions and supporting more junior team members. * This person must have good communication skills both written and verbal. * They will be interacting with the hands on keyboard team as well as executives. * Hands\-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), FSLogix, Azure SQL MI AD authentication. * Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform), Azure Policy, RBAC, and enterprise\-scale subscription design is mandatory. * Deep expertise in Azure Landing Zone Setup, Hybrid AD architecture, Entra ID Integration * Strong understanding of Self\-Managed AD, Entra ID Domain Service \& Entra ID, Domain Trusts and Authentication Flows * Experience in Content management and workflow systems, Data center architecture, Mobile infrastructure, Virtualization and Voice Infrastructure strongly preferred. * Must have experience as Microsoft Azure Cloud Architect as well as Identity and Access Management, VM's and Networking. * Experience in health care industry strongly preferred. * Strong knowledge of Azure Security and Governance. * Microsoft Certified – Azure Solution Architect Expert * Possible OT and weekends depending on delivery and release schedules. This is common in the IT space. **Job Type:**Contract Opportunity only **Additional Details:** * 100% remote. * There maybe some occasions of OT, on\-call, and weekends if needed but highly unlikely. **Time Schedule:** * 8:30am\-5pm(Mon \- Fri) Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, contractors are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1\-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location. **About BCForward:** Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black\-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally. BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People\-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work. **BCForward** is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process. This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at\-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration. employed **Pay Rate Range** 50\.95 \- 113\.22 USD hourly **Additional Notes** The pay range is the range BCForward in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. **Benefits Information** BCForward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer\-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short\-term disability, long\-term disability, and 401k. The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws*.* This does not encompass additional non\-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).