Azure Technical Architect - S

Job description

**Key Responsibilities** - Design and architect end-to-end Azure solutions leveraging IaaS and PaaS services. - Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks. - Lead Azure migration and modernization initiatives (on-prem to cloud / hybrid). - Architect solutions using Azure services such as Virtual Machines, VNETs, Load Balancers, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage, and Integration services. - Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including security, scalability, performance, availability, and cost optimization. - Implement cloud security best practices using Azure AD, RBAC, Key Vault, Private Endpoints, and Azure Security Center / Defender for Cloud. - Collaborate with application, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions. - Provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and mentoring to engineering teams. - Review and validate technical designs, build documents, and implementation plans. - Support pre-sales, solutioning, and customer-facing architecture discussions (if applicable). **Technical Skills** - Strong hands-on experience with **Microsoft Azure IaaS & PaaS services**. - Expertise in: - Azure Compute: VM, Scale Sets, App Services, AKS - Azure Networking: VNET, NSG, Azure Firewall, VPN, ExpressRoute - Azure Storage: Blob, File, Queue, Disk - Azure Databases: Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, Cosmos DB (preferred) - Experience with **Hybrid Cloud** and **Azure Landing Zones**. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using **ARM Templates, Bicep, or Terraform**. - CI/CD and DevOps integration with **Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions**. - Monitoring and logging using **Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights**. - Cost management and optimization using Azure Cost Management.