Azure Cloud Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION
Azure Cloud Architect
We are looking for a seasoned Azure Cloud Architect with hands-on development experience to lead cloud infrastructure strategy design and delivery. The ideal candidate brings deep Azure expertise strong architectural thinking and the ability to implement enterprise-grade solutions using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.

ROLE OVERVIEW

CORE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
The following skills are essential for this role. Candidates must demonstrate strong proficiency across these areas:
Infrastructure & Automation
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform (primary and non-negotiable)
CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket Jenkins XLR AWS CodePipeline GitHub Actions
Azure Architecture
Strong Azure architecture experience: compute storage networking and platform services
Enterprise-scale Azure landing zones: management groups subscriptions and governance models
Compute platforms: Azure VMs App Services Azure Functions AKS (architecture-level understanding)
Identity & Security
Identity & access management using Entra ID (Azure AD) RBAC PIM and managed identities
Security architecture: Zero Trust principles Azure Defender and secure baseline controls
Secrets & encryption: Azure Key Vault certificate and key lifecycle management
Policy & compliance: Azure Policy initiatives and governance enforcement at scale
Networking
Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs subnets NSGs UDRs and routing
Private connectivity: Private Endpoints Azure DNS (public/private) name resolution patterns
Observability & Resilience
Observability & operations: Azure Monitor Log Analytics alerting and diagnostics
High availability & DR design: availability zones regional failover and backup strategies

DATABASE EXPERIENCE
Candidates should have experience with one or more cloud database platforms:
PostgreSQL (preferred) - managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server)
Azure SQL Cosmos DB or equivalent cloud-native database services
Database security encryption at rest/transit and backup/restore strategies
Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms

GOOD TO HAVE
The following are not mandatory but will strengthen a candidates profile:
Experience migrating on-premises or AWS/GCP workloads to Azure cloud Good to have
Familiarity with Azure Migrate Azure Site Recovery or lift-and-shift patterns Good to have
Knowledge of FinOps practices and Azure Cost Management Good to have
Exposure to containerization strategies and AKS production operations Good to have
Experience working in regulated financial services environments Good to have

ARCHITECT PROFILE & SOFT SKILLS
Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation
Strong communication skills - able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering security and compliance teams
Comfortable working in fast-paced client-facing delivery environments
Hands-on coder: does not just design but actively builds and validates solutions

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