ValueLabs is hiring for Principal Azure Platform Architect role.
Exp: 10+Years
Location: Hyderabad
WFO: Hybrid mode
Notice Period: Imm to 30days
Primary Skills: Azure Architect, Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, Azure firewall, App Gateway, Application Security.
Below is the detailed JD

We are looking for a Principal Azure Platform Architect to define, own, and evolve our enterprise-wide Azure cloud platform. This is a high-impact leadership role with end-to-end accountability for cloud architecture, platform reliability, security, identity, data services, and AI enablement.
As the technical authority and platform owner, you will set the architectural vision, establish guardrails, and enable multiple engineering teams to deliver securely and efficiently on a stable, scalable, and well-governed cloud foundation.
? What You’ll Do
Own and drive the Azure platform strategy and roadmap
Define and enforce enterprise standards, reference architectures, and best practices
Make high-impact decisions across security, scalability, reliability, and cost




Guide architecture for critical workloads and balance long-term strategy with delivery needs
Enable adoption of contemporary deployment models (Blue/Green, Canary, Zero-downtime)
Champion DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD automation
Lead platform foundations: landing zones, governance, subscription design, and secure defaults
Drive Zero Trust security, monitoring, and cost optimization strategies
Act as a trusted advisor to senior engineering and technology leadership
⚙️ Core Expertise
Enterprise-scale Azure platform ownership
Containers & compute (AKS, App Services, Service Fabric)
Identity & access (Azure Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access)
Networking (hub-and-spoke, private endpoints, secure routing)
Data services (SQL, Cosmos DB, Redis, Storage)
AI enablement (Azure OpenAI Service, governance, cost controls)
CI/CD, IaC (ARM, Bicep, Terraform)
? Preferred Experience
Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
Azure Well

📌 Cloud Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 ValueLabs
📍 Hyderabad