Azure Cloud Architect

Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
" Primary Skill: Microsoft Azure Architect
" Secondary: Terraform, CI/CD, Azure Devops
" Experience: 10 + Years

Roles & Responsibilities
Position Summary :-
Azure Cloud Architect with strong hands-on experience in designing Azure solutions and building Terraform-based IaC modules, with proven experience implementing enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure.

Required Skills :-
" Azure Cloud Architecture
" Terraform Terraform Enterprise
" CI/CD Tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR
" Strong understanding of enterprise governance and compliance frameworks

Roles and Responsibilities:-
" Azure Architecture with strong knowledge of Database Platforms, Hands-on experience with Terraform, Strong CI/CD implementation experience.
" Strong Azure Cloud Architecture experience (7+ years) designing secure, scalable, highly available solutions across multi-subscription and multi-region environments.
" Hands-on Terraform experience (7+ years) building reusable IaC modules, managing remote state, workspaces, and environment promotion patterns.
" Terraform Enterprise (TFE) expertise, including workspace design, VCS-driven workflows, policy-as-code (Sentinel/OPA where applicable), and run governance.
" Strong CI/CD experience implementing Terraform automation using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Bitbucket Pipelines, with approvals and quality gates.
" Deep knowledge of Azure database platforms (Azure SQL, SQL MI, Azure PostgreSQL/MySQL, Cosmos DB, Redis) including HA/DR, backup, and performance tuning.
" Hands-on Azure IAM (Entra ID) experience: RBAC, managed identities, service principals, least-privilege design, and enterprise SSO/federation.
" Azure networking expertise including VNets, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, Private Endpoints/Private Link, DNS, and hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute/VPN).
" Strong security and compliance mindset, covering Key Vault/CMK, encryption (DAR/DIT), secrets management, logging/monitoring, and baseline compliance.
" Experience working in regulated enterprise environments (Banking preferred) with ITAM, CSDB, audit, and policy adherence requirements.
" Automation experience (plus) using Ansible for configuration management and post-provisioning tasks.