Location: India
Experience: 10+ years (5+ years in Azure)
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-grade cloud solutions. You will define cloud strategy, build scalable hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, and provide technical leadership to the cloud engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

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Define and drive Azure architecture strategy, standards & best practices

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Design secure, scalable, cost-optimized Azure & hybrid cloud solutions

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Architect & implement IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM), DevOps & CI/CD pipelines

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Lead AKS/containerization, serverless, and automation initiatives

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Govern security, compliance, FinOps, DR/BCP frameworks

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Mentor cloud engineers, conduct architecture reviews,



ensure delivery excellence

Must-Have Skills

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Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage, security, DevOps

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Robust IaC & automation knowledge (Terraform/Bicep/ARM, PowerShell/CLI)

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Hands-on with AKS, containers, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)

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Proven experience in large-scale Azure migrations & multi-region deployments

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Strong stakeholder communication & leadership skills

Preferred
- Experience with Azure Arc, ExpressRoute, AKS, FinOps, Well-Architected Framework

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Certification: AZ-305, AZ-400, Azure security & network certifications (AZ-500 / AZ-700)

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