Associate Principal - Architecture

Job Description:


15+ years overall IT experience and 3+ years of relevant Microsoft Azure architecture, design & delivery experience
• Consulting experience with large-scale implementations on Microsoft Azure • Experience in Azure Infra, Networks, Storage, Apps and Azure DevOps
• Experience in Creating solutions, presenting, and articulating winning prepositions for Microsoft Azure • Well versed with cloud architecture styles and design patterns
• Experience in developing cloud migration approaches, defining migration roadmaps and providing estimates.
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Blob Storage, PowerShell DSC, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory, and Azure Site Recovery • Experience in developing and deploying Cloud Native Applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities (App Services Plans, Key Vault, SQL Azure DB, Azure • Functions, Containers, AKS, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management)
• Experience in Enterprise Integration Technologies such as BizTalk, Azure API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus
• Demonstrates strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills. • Should have implemented at-least one project with Authentication and Authorization of the applications using AD OR OAuth. • Experience in authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, and RBAC.
• Understands setting up Monitoring and diagnostics on Azure for a web application. • Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as .Net/ C#, JavaScript, PowerShell, & Bash etc.,
• Experience with Azure Governance and Best Practices (Role Based Access Control, Networking Architectures, Cost Management controls, etc.)
• Should be able communicate with business teams and be able to articulate his thought clearly.
• Should be comfortable and able to present ideas to both technical and business stakeholders and facilitate strategic discussions.
• Good to have Microsoft Azure Architecture Certification.


Roles and Responsibilities:
• Design, architect and lead the implementation of Cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure Services.
• Assess and recommend public and hybrid Cloud solutions, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
• Should be able to execute short term strategic consulting projects on Microsoft Azure, assessments, POC/pilots, map solutions to client business processes, and develop value proposition and business case.
• Advice customers on various Cloud solution options, discuss benefits and risks of each, and recommend a solution that aligns with the customer's business needs and requirements.
• Provide thought leadership and IT transformation recommendations for large collaboration programs around Microsoft Azure