Senior Azure Cloud Architect

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architect to design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure for clients in North America and Europe and Middle East & Africa. The Senior Azure Cloud Architect is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for designing and may be required to implement complex cloud-based solutions that meet client’s business and technical requirements. 

This role supports and influences sales teams by providing deep expertise in cloud computing technologies and architectures ensuring the effective design, deployment and operation of our cloud-based systems to meet client needs.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation, and will play a key role in driving our cloud strategy and digital transformation initiatives.

This role has the opportunity to design solutions with some of the most innovative global organizations, technologies, accelerating the digital transformation business objectives and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Azure (And other cloud technology platforms).
• Lead cloud architecture and infrastructure design sessions with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform or Azure Resource Manager
• Ensure security best practices are followed in all cloud deployments.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud costs and monitor system performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Stay current with Azure services and industry trends to recommend innovative solutions.
• Architect and implement end-to-end Azure solutions tailored to client and internal project needs.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Viewed as a trusted technical advisor to the client and ensure technical solutions will accomplish the client's objectives.
• Designs and architects’ cloud-based systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, performance, and reliability.

Required Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305 or equivalent).
• Advanced knowledge in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Private Cloud, understanding the specific services offered by each platform.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services such as Azure AD, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and ARM templates.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and compliance in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred experience:

• Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.
• 5-7 years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering.
• Advanced familiarity with IaC tools and frameworks on hybrid or multi-cloud environments such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure resource Manager, or Google Cloud deployment Manager.
• Knowledge of serverless architecture and microservices.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or ELK Stack.
• Background in software development or scripting (Python, Bash, etc.).
• Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

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