Azure Architect

Adfolks LLC; Ernakulam; Remote; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions provider in India is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architect. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade cloud solutions, define cloud strategy, and mentor engineering teams. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, extensive Azure expertise, and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, especially Azure.
• Proven experience in leading cloud engineering teams.
• Certification in Azure (e.g., AZ-305, AZ-400) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive Azure architecture strategy.
• Design secure and scalable Azure cloud solutions.
• Mentor cloud engineers and ensure delivery excellence.

Skills

Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage

Strong IaC & automation knowledge

Hands-on with AKS and containers

Proven experience in large-scale Azure migrations

Strong stakeholder communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Location: India

Experience: 10+ years (5+ years in Azure)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-grade cloud solutions. You will define cloud strategy, build scalable hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, and provide technical leadership to the cloud engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive Azure architecture strategy, standards & best practices

• Design secure, scalable, cost-optimized Azure & hybrid cloud solutions

• Architect & implement IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM), DevOps & CI/CD pipelines

• Lead AKS/containerization, serverless, and automation initiatives

• Govern security, compliance, FinOps, DR/BCP frameworks

• Mentor cloud engineers, conduct architecture reviews, ensure delivery excellence

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage, security, DevOps

• Strong IaC & automation knowledge (Terraform/Bicep/ARM, PowerShell/CLI)

• Hands-on with AKS, containers, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)

• Proven experience in large-scale Azure migrations & multi-region deployments

• Strong stakeholder communication & leadership skills

Preferred

• Experience with Azure Arc, ExpressRoute, AKS, FinOps, Well-Architected Framework
• Certification: AZ-305, AZ-400, Azure security & network certifications (AZ-500 / AZ-700)