Azure Cloud Architect

Azure Cloud Architect

The Azure Cloud Administration Specialist will design and architect solutions to implement a secure, scalable, and production-ready Azure cloud environment spanning multiple environments, including Development, QA, UAT, Staging, and Production. The role will support structured development, automated deployment using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub, testing, and secure application releases.

The solution will be built in alignment with the Azure Well-Architected Framework, ensuring strong governance, security, performance, cost optimization, and seamless integration across cloud and on-premises systems. The Azure Cloud Specialist will provide architectural leadership and hands-on expertise across design, implementation, and operational readiness.

Engaging experienced specialists will help reduce delivery risk, accelerate implementation timelines, ensure regulatory and organizational compliance, and provide long-term sustainability and operational stability of the cloud environment.

Responsibilities

• Azure Architecture & Design
• Infrastructure Provisioning
• Security Architecture
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Governance, Risk & Compliance
• DevSecOps & Documentation

The consultant will ensure the applications are securely deployed, reliably operated, and scalable enough to handle public use while meeting strict government security and performance requirements.

Required Skills

• Extensive experience designing and implementing Azure cloud architecture across enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of Azure Well-Architected Framework and cloud best practices (security, scalability, resilience, governance)
• Hands-on experience with Azure networking (VNets, subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, WAF, private endpoints)
• Experience with Azure infrastructure provisioning (App Services, VMs, Storage, SQL, Key Vault etc.)
• Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management (Azure Entra ID, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM)
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust security architecture and implementation
• Experience implementing Azure Policy, governance controls, and security baselines
• Knowledge of cloud security, threat modeling, and risk assessment practices
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.)
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security integration
• Strong documentation skills (architecture diagrams, runbooks, technical documentation)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills

Desired Skills

• PowerShell and Azure CLI scripting
• Azure cost, GitHub Actions
• Cost Management
• Azure certifications:
• Azure Administrator Associate
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert