Area(s) of responsibility

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Azure architectures and Landing Zones.

- Define cloud governance, subscription strategy, management groups, policies, RBAC, and resource organization standards.

- Architect Hub-Spoke, Virtual WAN, hybrid cloud, and multi-region Azure environments.

- Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID solutions including Hybrid Identity, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM, Identity Governance, and Zero Trust architectures.

- Develop cloud security architectures leveraging Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, Azure Firewall, and compliance frameworks.

- Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates) and CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

- Design monitoring, observability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.

- Engage with business and technical stakeholders, lead architecture reviews, and mentor cloud engineering teams.

Required Skills

- Azure Landing Zone Architecture

- Microsoft Entra ID &
- Identity Governance

- Azure Networking, Security, and Governance

- Azure Virtual WAN, Management Groups, Azure Policy

- Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates

- Azure DevOps &

- GitHub Actions





- Microsoft Defender for Cloud &

- Sentinel

- Hybrid Cloud and Migration Architectures

- Zero Trust Security Framework

Experience &

- Qualifications

- 12+ years of overall IT experience with 7+ years in Azure Cloud Architecture.

- Proven experience designing and deploying Azure Landing Zones at enterprise scale.

- Strong expertise in Microsoft Entra ID and identity modernization initiatives.

- Experience with cloud migrations, platform modernization, and governance implementation.

- Solid stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Certifications

- Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

- Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

- Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)

- TOGAF (Preferred)

Success Measures

- Successful deployment of enterprise Azure Landing Zones.

- Secure and compliant Microsoft Entra implementation.

- Reduced cloud operational risks through governance and automation.

- Standardized Azure architecture across business units.

- Improved identity security posture aligned to Zero Trust principles.

📌 Sr Architect (India)
🏢 Birlasoft
📍 India