Azure Cloud Architect - Enterprise DevOps Leader

Avanade Inc.; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade Inc. is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect in Madrid to lead design and governance of enterprise Azure platforms, aligning with CAF and WAF.

You will mentor delivery teams, shape cloud strategies, and drive secure, scalable cloud solutions across IaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native services. You will collaborate with executives and engineers to ensure delivery excellence, oversee pre-sales activities, and guide adoption of modern cloud-native patterns while maintaining governance,

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of DevOps CI/CD strategies and enterprise delivery pipelines
• Architect and oversee implementation of Azure cloud solutions aligned to client business and technology strategies
• Define and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and DevOps practices across Azure environments
• Provide technical leadership across project teams from requirements through architecture, delivery oversight, and operational handover
• Design secure, scalable, and resilient Azure architectures for modern workloads
• Lead technical assessments and cloud adoption strategies for customers moving to Azure
• Conduct architectural and technical reviews to ensure solutions meet security, compliance, performance, and business objectives
• Mentor and guide analysts and consultants in delivery and capability development
• Contribute to pre-sales activities including solution shaping, estimations, proposals, and client presentations
• Partner with enterprise clients to define cloud strategy, roadmap, and transformation initiatives
• Translate business needs into scalable Azure solutions aligned to Microsoft best practices
• Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and executive-level discussions
• Architect secure, scalable, and resilient Azure platforms across IaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native services
• Design Azure Landing Zones aligned with CAF covering governance, security, and compliance
• Guide teams on adopting modern cloud-native patterns (microservices, containers, serverless)
• Ensure solutions comply with Azure Well-Architected Framework principles (security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization)
• Conduct architecture assessments and optimization reviews
• Implement Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) using Terraform
• Build automated pipelines for continuous integration, deployment, and governance
• Define enterprise-scale Azure governance models (RBAC, Policies, Management Groups)
• Implement security and compliance frameworks using Microsoft-native tools
• Establish monitoring, observability, and operational excellence practices
• Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams
• Ensure end-to-end solution delivery quality, scalability, and business alignment
• Drive best practices, reusable assets, and accelerators
• Lead from the front to design and implement enterprise-grade cloud solutions aligned with CAF and WAF
• Work closely with clients to shape cloud strategies, define architectures, and guide engineering teams through execution
• Provide mentorship and technical expertise to colleagues and nurture client relationships across projects
• Be accountable for delivery of complex initiatives with schedule, budget, and quality governance
• Manage the sales process: review solutions for deliverability within budget and draft contracts

Job description

Avanade Inc. is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect in Madrid to lead design and governance of enterprise Azure platforms, aligning with CAF and WAF.

You will mentor delivery teams, shape cloud strategies, and drive secure, scalable cloud solutions across IaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native services. You will collaborate with executives and engineers to ensure delivery excellence, oversee pre-sales activities, and guide adoption of modern cloud-native patterns while maintaining governance,