Description

What You'll Do:

• Partner with customer stakeholders to understand business objectives, technical requirements, and transformation goals.
• Define and drive the strategic direction for cloud infrastructure and platform architecture.
• Act as the primary design authority for Azure infrastructure and cloud architecture decisions.
• Evaluate architecture options and provide recommendations aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Develop enterprise cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Design and review Azure Landing Zone architectures following Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) principles.
• Define resource organization strategies using Management Groups, subscriptions, and governance controls.
• Design scalable Azure networking architectures using Virtual Networks (VNets), ExpressRoute, VPNs, DNS, Azure Firewall, and Private Endpoints.
• Establish cloud architecture blueprints, reusable patterns, and implementation standards.
• Ensure architecture alignment with enterprise operational, security, and compliance requirements.
• Define cloud security architecture and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with security teams to establish identity, access management, and data protection strategies.
• Implement and govern Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, access control, and authorization policies.
• Review architecture designs to identify security risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, security frameworks, and organizational policies.
• Develop cloud security guardrails and operational controls.
• Work closely with Product Owners and delivery teams to prioritize technical initiatives and architecture requirements.
• Participate in sprint planning, solution reviews, and architecture governance processes.
• Define acceptance and validation criteria for technical work items.
• Support delivery teams during implementation, deployment, and migration phases.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive cloud engineering excellence through DevOps and Infrastructure as Code best practices.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns, deployment frameworks, and governance controls.
• Support CI/CD adoption and cloud automation initiatives.
• Promote operational excellence, automation, scalability, and reliability practices across platforms.
• Standardize cloud deployment and infrastructure management processes.
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards and technical governance forums.
• Present architecture decisions, recommendations, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership teams.
• Build strong relationships with technical and business stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between cloud architecture, customer standards, and business strategy.
• Provide technical leadership during enterprise transformation initiatives.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 12 to 15 years of experience in Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture.
• Extensive experience designing Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale cloud platforms.
• Deep knowledge of Azure Networking Services including Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, DNS, Azure Firewall, and Private Endpoints.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, Identity and Access Management (IAM), RBAC, and security controls.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Expertise in Azure Governance services including Management Groups, Policies, Blueprints, and Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
• Proven experience designing Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and resiliency solutions.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Sentinel, and operational monitoring frameworks.
• Strong experience leading Azure migration and cloud transformation projects.
• Knowledge of CI/CD implementation standards and DevOps best practices.
• Experience establishing cloud governance frameworks, cloud operating models, and architectural guardrails.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate architecture trade-offs.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience working with enterprise architecture boards and executive leadership teams.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and influence strategic cloud decisions

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate