Principal Consultant – Azure

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If you thrive in a fast-moving innovation-driven environment love building and deploying cutting-edge AI solutions and want to push the boundaries of whats possible this is your moment.
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Inviting applications for the role of Principal Consultant Azure
The Azure Cloud Architect is responsible for designing governing and evolving cloud architectures on Microsoft Azure. This role focuses on enterprise scale solution architecture security performance resiliency and cost optimization while aligning technology decisions with business objectives.

Responsibilities
Design enterprisegrade Azure cloud architectures following Microsoft WellArchitected Framework.
Define reference architecture and design standards for applications platforms and data workloads on Azure.
Lead cloud adoption application modernization and migration initiatives (rehost replatform rearchitect).
Architect highly available secure and scalable solutions using services such as AKS App Services Azure Functions Azure SQL Storage and Networking.
Establish identity security and governance models using Entra ID (Azure AD) RBAC Key Vault and Azure Policy.
Design network topologies including hubspoke landing zones private endpoints and hybrid connectivity.
Drive cost optimization and performance engineering using FinOps principles and Azure monitoring tools.
Review and validate solution designs architecture diagrams and technical documentation.
Collaborate with engineering DevOps security and enterprise architecture teams.
Act as a technical authority and advisor for complex Azure architecture decisions.
Stay current with emerging Azure services cloud patterns and best practices.
Stay current with Azure cloud services and emerging technologies including Generative AI.
Qualifications we seek in you!
Minimum Qualifications / Skills
BE / BTech / MCA or equivalent degree.
Strong handson experience architecting solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Deep knowledge of Azure compute storage networking and security services.
Experience designing cloudnative microservices or eventdriven architectures.
Strong communication analytical and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills
Strong hands-on experience with Azure services such as App Services Azure Functions Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure SQL Storage Service Bus and Event Grid.
Experience designing Microservices and RESTful APIs.
Experience with Azure Landing Zones and enterprise governance models.
Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep ARM Terraform).
Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions).
Experience with hybrid cloud and on prem integration.
Exposure to Generative AI Azure OpenAI AI integration patterns or Python is a plus.
Azure certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable.

Why join Genpact
Lead AI-first transformation Build and scale AI solutions that redefine industries
Make an impact Drive change for global enterprises and solve business challenges that matter
Accelerate your careerGain hands-on experience world-class training mentorship and AI certifications to advance your skills
Grow with the best Learn from top engineers data scientists and AI experts in a dynamic fast-moving workplace
Committed to ethical AI Work in an environment where governance transparency and security are at the core of everything we build
Thrive in a values-driven culture Our courage curiosity and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress
Come join the 140000 coders tech shapers and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.
Lets build tomorrow together.

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