About the Company
We are seeking an experienced Azure Architect to lead the design, implementation, optimization, and governance of enterprise-scale Azure cloud environments. The ideal candidate will work closely with client stakeholders, application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity teams, and operations groups to architect scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
About the Role
This role requires strong expertise in Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, security, automation, DevOps, cloud migration, and modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Architecture & Strategy
- Design end-to-end Azure cloud architecture aligned with business and technology objectives.
- Establish cloud adoption roadmaps, landing zones, governance models, and migration strategies.
- Develop reference architecture, standards, and best practices for Azure services.
- Provide technical leadership for cloud transformation initiatives.
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- Azure Infrastructure Design
- Architect and deploy Azure services including:
- Virtual Machines
- Virtual Networks (VNet)
- Azure Load Balancer
- Application Gateway
- Azure Firewall
- VPN Gateway
- Azure DNS
- Azure Storage
- Azure Backup
- Site Recovery
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- Design highly available disaster recovery solutions.
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- Cloud Migration & Modernization
- Lead migration of on-premises workloads to Azure.
- Conduct workload assessments and application modernization planning.
- Design hybrid cloud connectivity and integration architectures.
- Support datacenter consolidation and cloud transformation programs.
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- Security & Governance
- Implement Azure security best practices and enterprise governance standards.
- Design solutions utilizing:
- Azure Entra ID (Azure AD)
- RBAC
- Conditional Access
- MFA
- Key Vault
- Defender for Cloud
- Azure Policies
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- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements. This aligns with enterprise Azure IAM and RBAC governance practices documented internally.
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- DevOps & Automation
- Architect Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using:
- Terraform
- ARM/Bicep
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
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- Drive CI/CD automation and cloud operational efficiency.
- Establish automated monitoring, alerting, and operational workflows.
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- Monitoring & Operations
- Design observability and monitoring solutions leveraging:
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Application Insights
- Sentinel
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- Support incident management, root cause analysis, and operational excellence initiatives.
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- Stakeholder Management
- Engage with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
- Present cloud strategies, architecture decisions, and transformation of roadmaps.
- Act as trusted advisor to customers on Azure adoption and optimization.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
- 12+ years of IT infrastructure/cloud experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
- Proven experience designing enterprise-scale cloud deployments.
- Strong understanding of networking, virtualization, storage, and security architectures.
- Experience leading customer-facing architecture discussions and workshops.
- Strong documentation and presentation skills.
Required Skills
- Azure Services
- Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions, Azure Landing Zone Architecture, Azure Networking, Azure Storage Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure SQL & Managed Services, Azure Functions, Azure API Management
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- Security
- Azure Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Identity & Access Management, Security Compliance Frameworks
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- Automation & DevOps
- Terraform, ARM Templates / Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, PowerShell, Python
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- Containers & Modern Platforms
- Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, Container Registry
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- Monitoring
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, ITSM Integration (ServiceNow preferred)
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Preferred Skills
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- TOGAF Certification (Preferred)
- ITIL Foundation Certification (Preferred)