Senior Azure Cloud Architect — Hybrid & Flexible

SGS; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Hybrid work model

Continuous learning (SGS University)

Job summary

SGS is seeking an Senior Azure Cloud Architect to design, govern, and evolve the organization’s Azure cloud architecture strategy. You will position Azure as the primary enterprise cloud platform while ensuring security, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Collaborate with architects, cybersecurity, DevOps, and business stakeholders to drive cloud adoption and modernization. You will lead Landing Zones, govern by standards, and promote Azure-native solutions while ensuring interoperability with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure architecture strategy and governance for enterprise-scale adoption.
• Design landing zones, networking, and security baselines across Azure.
• Drive cloud migration, modernization, and cost governance (FinOps).
• Collaborate with executives and stakeholders to align cloud strategy with business goals.
• Mentor engineering and operations teams on Azure best practices.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Azure

AKS

App Services

API Management

Azure Monitor

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Entra ID

Defender for Cloud

Sentinel

Key Vault

Kubernetes

Job description

SGS is seeking an Senior Azure Cloud Architect to design, govern, and evolve the organization’s Azure cloud architecture strategy. You will position Azure as the primary enterprise cloud platform while ensuring security, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Collaborate with architects, cybersecurity, DevOps, and business stakeholders to drive cloud adoption and modernization. You will lead Landing Zones, govern by standards, and promote Azure-native solutions while ensuring interoperability with