Azure Infra Lead

Job Summary: We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Azure Infra Lead Level 2 to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise, customer engagement skills, and the ability to drive end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise clients. Key Responsibilities: • Solution Design & Architecture Design end-to-end Azure-based cloud architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Translate business and technical requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Define architecture patterns, reference models, and reusable components. • Client Engagement & Pre-sales Support Collaborate with sales/pre-sales teams in scoping, solutioning, and responding to RFPs/RFIs. Participate in client workshops, technical discovery, and architecture review sessions. Present Azure architecture strategies, roadmaps, and proposals to CxO-level stakeholders. • Implementation Oversight Guide implementation teams during delivery phases to ensure adherence to architecture. Review deployment designs, perform architecture governance, and support troubleshooting. • Best Practices & Innovation Advocate Azure well-architected framework and industry best practices. Stay updated with the latest Azure services and ecosystem advancements. Contribute to internal accelerators, templates, and reusable solution kits. Required Skills & Experience: • Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of Azure core services (VMs, VNET, NSG, Load Balancer, Storage, Azure AD, ARM, Azure Firewall, etc.) Hands-on with PaaS offerings like App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Event Hubs, Logic Apps. Experience in hybrid cloud networking, identity integration, and on-prem to Azure migrations. • Architecture & Design: Proficiency in cloud architecture frameworks and designing for scalability, HA, and DR. Familiarity with DevOps (Azure DevOps/GitHub), CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform). Knowledge of security, governance, cost management, and performance optimization on Azure. • Certifications: Mandatory: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305 or equivalent) Preferred: Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure DevOps Engineer (AZ- 400), TOGAF, or other relevant certifications.