Azure Network Architect

Leap29; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a highly skilled Azure Network Architect to design and implement a secure hybrid cloud network. This role involves building routing architecture for Azure clusters, integrating advanced networking appliances, and collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates will possess strong engineering experience in Azure networking and expertise in cloud-native solutions. Exciting opportunity for skilled network engineers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Azure Architect with hands-on engineering in cloud networking.
• Deep knowledge of Azure networking components like VNETs and Route Tables.
• Experience designing hybrid cloud traffic routing and segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Design target state network architecture for secure routing across Azure-hosted RHOS clusters.
• Integrate and configure Application Gateway NVAs such as F5, NGINX.
• Translate traditional infrastructure components into cloud-native equivalents.

Skills

Azure networking components knowledge

Cloud networking engineering experience

Hybrid cloud traffic routing design

SD-WAN integration familiarity

Tools

F5

Cisco

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Network Architect with strong hands‑on engineering capabilities to design and implement a secure, scalable, and compliant hybrid cloud network environment. You will be instrumental in building out network routing architecture to support Red Hat OpenShift (RHOS) clusters in Azure and translating existing infrastructure patterns into cloud‑native solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design target state network architecture for secure north / south traffic routing across Azure‑hosted RHOS clusters.
• Integrate and configure Application Gateway NVAs such as F5, NGINX, or Apache.
• Translate traditional infrastructure components (e.g., F5 LTM iRules, IBM DataPower processing, mTLS) into cloud‑native equivalents using containers.
• Implement and manage mTLS termination with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
• Collaborate with platform and security teams to ensure adherence to policies, segmentation, and governance.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define network requirements and align designs with enterprise standards.
• Produce and maintain detailed network architecture documentation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as an Azure Architect with hands‑on engineering in cloud networking.
• Deep knowledge of Azure networking components: VNETs, NSGs, Route Tables, Azure Firewall (AzFW), Application Load Balancer (ALB).
• Experience designing hybrid cloud traffic routing and segmentation.
• Familiarity with SD‑WAN integration.
• Experience with third‑party networking appliances, especially from vendors like Cisco and F5.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code and automation tools is a plus.

Preferred Experience

• Practical experience deploying DataPower on containers.
• Knowledge of iRules, mTLS, HSMs, and traffic processing patterns.
• Background in working within regulated or secure environments is an advantage.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Azure Network Engineer, if you’re interested, please apply with your updated CV.