Azure Cloud Architect

JOB OBJECTIVE

9+ years of IT experience (including 5+ years in Azure)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Design, implement, and troubleshoot full-spectrum Azure services

• Architect secure and scalable

  Azure environments

  covering compute, storage, networking, security, identity, and data services.
• Troubleshoot and optimize

  Azure components

  such as Application Gateway, Load Balancers, Firewalls, Front Door, VPNs, DNS, and routing.
• Configure

  logging, monitoring, and analytics

  (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel, Application Insights) for observability and compliance.
• Setup and manage

  Azure Site Recovery (ASR)

  for disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Drive

  cloud cost management & optimization

  (FinOps, tagging, rightsizing, reserved instances).
• Implement

  security best practices

  (RBAC, Conditional Access, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, governance policies).

• Mentor and guide junior engineers

  when required, fostering best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure applications run reliably, securely, and efficiently in Azure.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering graduates only).
• 9+ years IT experience, with 5+ years in Azure cloud architecture/engineering.
• Deep hands-on expertise in all Azure services required to run applications, including networking, compute, storage, databases, identity, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Experience configuring Azure logging, monitoring, SIEM integrations, and ASR.
• Strong skills in cloud cost optimization and governance frameworks.
• Scripting ability in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert/Network Engineer Associate.
• Experience with AKS, Kubernetes, hybrid cloud.
• Familiarity with event-driven/serverless architectures.

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