Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Network Architect with strong handson engineering capabilities to design and implement a secure scalable and compliant hybrid cloud network environment. You will be instrumental in building out network routing architecture to support Red Hat OpenShift (RHOS) clusters in Azure and translating existing infrastructure patterns into cloudnative solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design target state network architecture for secure north/south traffic routing across Azurehosted RHOS clusters.
- Integrate and configure Application Gateway NVAs such as F5 NGINX or Apache.
- Translate traditional infrastructure components (e.g. F5 LTM iRules IBM DataPower processing mTLS) into cloudnative equivalents using containers.
- Implement and manage mTLS termination with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
- Collaborate with platform and security teams to ensure adherence to policies segmentation and governance.
- Work closely with stakeholders to define network requirements and align designs with enterprise standards.
- Produce and maintain detailed network architecture documentation.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as an Azure Architect with handson engineering in cloud networking.
- Deep knowledge of Azure networking components: VNETs NSGs Route Tables Azure Firewall (AzFW) Application Load Balancer (ALB).
- Experience designing hybrid cloud traffic routing and segmentation.
- Familiarity with SDWAN integration.
- Experience with thirdparty networking appliances especially from vendors like Cisco and F5.
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code and automation tools is a plus.
Preferred Experience
- Practical experience deploying DataPower on containers.
- Knowledge of iRules mTLS HSMs and traffic processing patterns.
- Background in working within regulated or secure environments is an advantage.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Azure Network Engineer if youre interested please apply with your updated CV.