Azure Network & Security Architect

Job Title: Azure Network & Security Architect

Experience: 10+ Years

Notice Period: Immediate to 1 Month

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Azure Cloud Architect with deep expertise in Azure Networking, Azure Security, and Enterprise-scale Landing Zone architecture. The candidate will be responsible for designing, building, securing, and operating production-grade Azure environments aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework principles. The role requires hands-on mastery of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep), automation, governance, identity, security controls, and scalable network design. The individual will also serve as a technical advisor to stakeholders, lead cloud transformation initiatives, and mentor engineering teams. Strong communication, stakeholder management, documentation, and presentation skills are mandatory.

Enterprise Architecture & Landing Zone

• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure Landing Zones aligned with: o Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) o Azure Enterprise-Scale Architecture o Zero Trust Security Model

• Define and implement: o Management Groups hierarchy o Subscription strategy and lifecycle management o Resource organization standards o Naming conventions and tagging strategy o RBAC and identity governance o Policy-driven governance and compliance

• Establish multi-subscription, multi-environment (Prod/Non-Prod/Sandbox) architecture.

Azure Networking

• Architect secure and scalable network topologies: o Hub-and-Spoke / Virtual WAN architectures o ExpressRoute and Site-to-Site VPN connectivity o Private Endpoints and Private DNS Zones o Azure Firewall, NSGs, ASGs, Route Tables o Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Front Door

• Design IP addressing strategy and network segmentation.

• Implement network security controls and traffic inspection models.

• Optimize network performance, availability, and resiliency.

Azure Security & Governance

• Implement enterprise security posture using: o Microsoft Defender for Cloud o Azure Policy and Initiative assignments o Azure Blueprints (where applicable) o Conditional Access and Identity Protection o Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

• Design secure identity architecture using: o Entra ID (Azure AD) o RBAC models and least-privilege access o Managed Identities

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (ISO, SOC2, CIS, NIST – as applicable).

• Establish logging, monitoring, SIEM integration, and audit controls.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Develop reusable, modular Infrastructure-as-Code using: o Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep

•Create standardized deployment pipelines using: o Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

• Implement CI/CD practices for infrastructure delivery.

• Enforce version control, peer reviews, testing, and promotion pipelines.

• Automate provisioning, governance, security baselines, and guardrails.

Operations, Reliability & Cost Management

• Design for: o High availability and disaster recovery o Backup and recovery o Scalability and performance optimization

• Implement observability using: o Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights

• Enable cost governance: o Cost Management + Billing o Budgeting and chargeback/showback models o Rightsizing and optimization

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Translate business requirements into technical architecture.

• Produce high-quality architecture documentation, diagrams, and runbooks.

• Lead technical discussions with customers, auditors, security teams, and delivery teams.

• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence.

• Participate in design reviews, audits, and governance forums.

Required Skills & Qualifications Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on expertise with: o Microsoft Azure platform (IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Security) o Azure Landing Zone design and deployment o Enterprise networking architectures o Identity and access management o Azure security tooling and governance

• Expert-level proficiency in: o Terraform and/or Bicep o Git-based workflows o CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure

• Deep knowledge of: o TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall concepts o Hybrid connectivity models o Cloud security best practices o Infrastructure automation patterns

• Experience working in multi-subscription, enterprise environments.