Cloud Domain Architect FEATURED

ADC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

ADC is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to translate enterprise policies into Azure standards and governance artifacts. You will define robust landing zones, VNets, and identity management with Entra ID/RBAC, while ensuring DR, security controls, and compliance with data residency laws.

The role remains hands-on in designing and reviewing HLDs/LLDs for complex deployments. Ideal candidates have 8–15 years in IT/Infrastructure and 4–8+ years in dedicated cloud architecture, with proven

Qualifications

• Total IT/Infrastructure experience: 8–15 years.
• Dedicated hands-on experience in Solution or Cloud Architecture: 4–8+ years.

Responsibilities

• Translate policies into Azure architecture standards, templates, and governance artifacts.
• Define and maintain Azure landing zones, VNets, identity management, and DR strategies.
• Author, review, and validate HLDs and LLDs for complex deployments.
• Evaluate cloud solutions for scalability, availability, performance, and data residency compliance.
• Identify gaps and remediation paths across cloud environments.
• Promote Infrastructure as Code adoption and standardized deployment patterns.

Skills

Azure architecture

Landing Zones

VNets

RBAC/Entra ID

Security controls

Disaster recovery

HLD/LLD

IaC

Governance frameworks

Cloud governance

Tools

Azure Policy

Entra ID (RBAC)

Job description

Architecture Standards & Governance: Translate enterprise, security, and operational policies into concrete Azure architecture standards, design templates, review checklists, and governance artifacts.

Landing Zone & Core Design: Define and maintain robust Azure landing zones, virtual networking (VNets), identity and access management (Entra ID/RBAC), security controls, and disaster recovery strategies.

Hands-on Technical Design: Author, review, and validate High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for complex infrastructure and application deployments.

Solution Assurance & Quality Gates: Evaluate cloud solutions submitted by delivery teams and external vendors to ensure scalability, availability, performance, and strict alignment with local data residency laws.

Risk & Remediation: Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, and security non-compliance across cloud environments, defining clear technical remediation pathways.

Infrastructure Automation: Promote adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), reusable deployment patterns, and standardized service templates.

Total Experience: 8–15 years of total IT/Infrastructure experience.

Architecture Track Record: 4–8+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience in Solution or Cloud Architecture.

Core Azure Technical Mastery: Proven delivery on Microsoft Azure—specifically Azure Landing Zones, VNets, Azure Policy, Entra ID (RBAC), HLD/LLD creation, and cloud governance frameworks.

Individual Contributor: Demonstrated ability to remain hands-on in designing, reviewing, and troubleshooting architecture (this is a technic...