Azure Solution Architect

Azure Solutions Architect Remote Opportunity
Experience: 10+ Years
Role: Azure Solutions Architect

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design and lead enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Azure Landing Zones, cloud migration, Azure networking, security, Terraform, and cloud governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework.
• Lead on-premises to Azure cloud migration initiatives using the 6R migration strategy.
• Develop scalable and secure Azure architectures across compute, networking, identity, security, and PaaS services.
• Design Hub-Spoke networking, ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, Application Gateway, and related connectivity solutions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates.
• Establish Azure governance using Management Groups, Azure Policy, RBAC, tagging, and subscription strategies.
• Design Zero Trust security architectures using Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, PIM, and network segmentation.
• Define High Availability and Disaster Recovery strategies, including RTO/RPO, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Backup.
• Drive FinOps and cloud cost optimization initiatives including rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and cost governance.
• Develop HLD/LLD architecture documents, reference architectures, and technical design artefacts.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, application, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud transformation programs.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture governance throughout the migration and modernization lifecycle.

Must-Have Skills

• 10+ years of overall IT experience with strong experience in Azure Architecture.
• Extensive experience with Azure Landing Zones / CAF.
• Strong experience in Azure Cloud Migration & Modernization.
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong Azure networking knowledge: VNet, Hub-Spoke, ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, NSG, UDR, Private Endpoints.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Security, Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, and Zero Trust.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of HA/DR, Azure Site Recovery, RTO/RPO.
• Experience with FinOps / Azure Cost Management.
• Excellent HLD/LLD documentation and stakeholder management skills.

Good to Have

• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-700.
• Experience with Bicep and ARM templates.
• Exposure to AKS, Azure Functions, App Service, Azure OpenAI, and other modern Azure PaaS services.
• Experience working on large-scale enterprise migration programs.