Azure Architect

Avanade; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure & DevOps Architect to lead design and delivery of enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure solutions with IaC at the core.

You will be the technical authority on cloud migration, landing zones, platform engineering, and DevOps transformation engagements — and as an early member of our India practice, you will also support pre-sales, solution shaping, and capability building.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of infrastructure experience, with 5+ years architecting solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Deep expertise across Azure IaaS/PaaS: compute, networking, storage, and identity.
• Terraform and/or Bicep IaC with production-scale code management.
• CI/CD with Azure DevOps YAML pipelines or GitHub Actions, including gates.
• Scripting: PowerShell and Python/Bash.
• Git workflows and trunk-based or GitFlow branching.
• Experience delivering large-scale VMware/Hyper-V/physical to Azure migrations.
• Azure security/governance: Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure Policy, Key Vault.
• FinOps/cost optimization and Well-Architected reviews.
• Excellent client-facing communication; AZ-305 certification required.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end Azure infrastructure solutions: landing zones (CAF/Enterprise-Scale), networking, identity, security, and governance.
• Lead datacenter-to-Azure migration programs, including discovery, assessment, wave planning, and cutover.
• Design hybrid and multi-region architectures covering connectivity, resilience, DR, and backup strategies.
• Define and enforce Well-Architected Framework standards across cost, security, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Establish 'everything as code' delivery: all infrastructure provisioned and managed through IaC with no click-ops in production.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, including automated validation and gates.
• Support RFP/RFI responses with solution architecture, effort estimation, and delivery approach.
• Lead client workshops, technical presentations, and proof-of-concept engagements.
• Shape Microsoft-funded engagements and collaborate with field teams on co-sell opportunities.

Skills

Azure Architecture

Cloud Strategy

Solution Design

Pre-sales

Landing Zone Design

Cost Optimization

Client Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Entra ID

RBAC

Job description

Role Summary

As an Azure Infrastructure & DevOps Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure solutions with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code at the core. You will be the technical authority on cloud migration, landing zone design, platform engineering, and DevOps transformation engagements — and as an early member of our India practice, you will also support pre-sales, solution shaping, and capability building.

Key Responsibilities

Solution architecture & delivery

• Architect end-to-end Azure infrastructure solutions: landing zones (CAF/Enterprise-Scale), networking, identity, security, and governance
• Lead datacenter-to-Azure migration programs, including discovery, assessment, wave planning, and cutover
• Design hybrid and multi-region architectures covering connectivity (ExpressRoute, VPN), resilience, DR, and backup strategies
• Define and enforce Well-Architected Framework standards across cost, security, reliability, performance, and operational excellence
• Establish "everything as code" delivery: all infrastructure provisioned and managed through IaC (Bicep, Terraform) with no click-ops in production
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, including automated validation, what-if/plan gates, and approval workflows

Pre-sales & business development

• Support RFP/RFI responses with solution architecture, effort estimation, and delivery approach
• Lead client workshops, technical presentations, and proof-of-concept engagements
• Shape Microsoft-funded engagements (assessments, pilots) and work with Microsoft field teams on co-sell opportunities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of infrastructure experience, with 5+ years architecting solutions on Microsoft Azure
• Deep expertise across Azure IaaS/PaaS: compute, networking (hub-spoke, Virtual WAN, firewalls, load balancing), storage, and identity (Entra ID, hybrid identity)
• Expert-level Infrastructure-as-Code skills: Terraform (modules, state management, workspaces) and/or Bicep, with production experience managing large estates through code
• Strong CI/CD engineering with Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines) and/or GitHub Actions, including infrastructure deployment pipelines with automated testing and gates
• Proficiency in scripting and automation: PowerShell and at least one of Python/Bash
• Working knowledge of Git workflows, code review practices, and trunk-based or GitFlow branching models
• Proven track record delivering large-scale migrations (VMware/Hyper-V/physical to Azure) and Azure landing zone implementations
• Strong grounding in Azure security and governance: Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure Policy, RBAC, Key Vault
• Experience with FinOps/cost optimization and Azure Well-Architected reviews
• Excellent client-facing communication — able to engage from engineer to CIO level
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) required