Job Description:

As per the JD, the mandatory skills for the Cloud Solutions Architect role are:

1. Azure Architecture (Mandatory)

- Enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones
- Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
- Microsoft Well-Architected Framework (WAF)
- Azure Management Groups
- Subscription Topology
- RBAC
- Platform vs. Application Landing Zones

2. Cloud Migration (Mandatory)

- Azure Migrate
- Azure Site Recovery (ASR)
- Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Data Migration Assistant (DMA)
- Storage Migration Service
- AzCopy
- Movere (or similar migration tools)
- Cloud migration strategy using the 6Rs:
- Rehost
- Replatform
- Refactor
- Repurchase
- Retire
- Retain

- Terraform
- Bicep
- PowerShell scripting

4. DevOps & Automation (Mandatory)

- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- CI/CD pipeline design
- Automation
- Infrastructure provisioning

5. Identity & Security (Mandatory)

- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Conditional Access
- Managed Identities

6. Governance & Compliance (Mandatory)

- Azure Policy
- Management Groups
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Governance at enterprise scale




- ISO 27001
- CIS
- SOC 2
- NIST

7. Networking (Mandatory)

- Hub-and-Spoke architecture
- Azure Virtual WAN
- Enterprise networking
- Connectivity Landing Zone

8. Cost Management (Mandatory)

- FinOps
- Cost Optimization
- Budgeting
- Tagging Strategy

9. Azure Platform Services (Mandatory)

- Azure Arc
- Azure Backup
- Azure Migrate
- Azure Networking
- Azure Security Services

10. Architecture Documentation (Mandatory)

- High-Level Design (HLD)
- Low-Level Design (LLD)
- Architecture Decision Records (ADR)
- Migration Runbooks
- Architecture Review Board presentations

11. Experience (Mandatory)

- 10+ years in Cloud/Solution Architecture
- 5+ years designing and delivering Azure solutions at enterprise scale
- Experience leading large-scale cloud migration programs
- Technical leadership and mentoring

Preferred Certifications

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- AZ-104
- AZ-500
- AZ-400
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- TOGAF

📌 Cloud Solutions Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 TechStar Group
📍 Hyderabad