Lead Azure Architect

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Azure cloud architecture and Landing Zones
• Develop cloud reference architectures, standards, and best practices
• Lead cloud adoption, migration, and modernization initiatives
• Assess existing infra and recommend Azure-based solutions
• Define Azure security architecture — identity, access, data protection
• Implement governance via Azure Policy, RBAC, Blueprints, Management Groups
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, audit, and SRE standards
• Collaborate with security teams on threat modelling and risk mitigation
• Architect CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Drive IaC adoption using Terraform, ARM, or Bicep
• Enable cloud automation, monitoring, and operational excellence
• Champion DevOps and SRE best practices across teams
• Serve as technical authority and mentor for cloud and engineering teams
• Lead architecture reviews and technical decision forums
• Collaborate with application teams, enterprise architects, and stakeholders
• Translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Qualifications:

• 12+ years in cloud architecture design and deployment
• Proven enterprise-scale Azure architecture experience
• Hands-on with Azure Landing Zone design and cloud migrations
• Azure services: AKS, App Services, Functions, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB
• IaC: Terraform (preferred), ARM, Bicep
• Azure networking and security stack
• Azure governance: Policy, RBAC, Blueprints, Management Groups
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Cloud observability, monitoring, and SRE tooling