Azure Architect

Location: India

Experience: 10+ years (5+ years in Azure)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-grade cloud solutions. You will define cloud strategy, build scalable hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, and provide technical leadership to the cloud engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive Azure architecture strategy, standards & best practices

• Design secure, scalable, cost-optimized Azure & hybrid cloud solutions

• Architect & implement IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM), DevOps & CI/CD pipelines

• Lead AKS/containerization, serverless, and automation initiatives

• Govern security, compliance, FinOps, DR/BCP frameworks

• Mentor cloud engineers, conduct architecture reviews, ensure delivery excellence

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage, security, DevOps

• Strong IaC & automation knowledge (Terraform/Bicep/ARM, PowerShell/CLI)

• Hands-on with AKS, containers, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)

• Proven experience in large-scale Azure migrations & multi-region deployments

• Strong stakeholder communication & leadership skills

Preferred

• Experience with Azure Arc, ExpressRoute, AKS, FinOps, Well-Architected Framework

• Certification: AZ-305, AZ-400, Azure security & network certifications (AZ-500 / AZ-700)