Azure Cloud Application Architect

Orion Innovation Naukri; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Innovation Naukri is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Application Architect to design and implement enterprise-grade solutions using Azure services. The role involves defining best practices for architecture, governance, security, and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience and should be skilled in technical leadership, as well as pre-sales and post-sales engagement. The position offers opportunities for mentoring teams and engaging in strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience as an Azure Cloud Application Architect.
• Ability to manage estimates, tasks, escalations, and risks/issues.
• Ability to articulate concepts to persons with varying technical backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native application architectures using Azure services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to development teams.

Skills

Azure Cloud Application Architect

Cloud-Native Solutions

DevOps

Governance

Cost Optimization

Technical Leadership

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Application Architect to design and implement enterprise-grade, cloud-native solutions using Azure services. This role involves defining best practices for architecture, governance, security, and cost optimization while enabling CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code. You will provide technical leadership, mentor teams, and act as a trusted advisor to clients, driving modernization, migration, and innovation initiatives. The position also includes pre‑sales and post‑sales engagement, building strategic partnerships, and contributing to thought leadership through white papers and presentations.

Experience: 10+ years

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native application architectures using Azure services (App Services, AKS, Functions, Service Bus, etc.).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Establish governance, cost optimization, and security best practices for Azure applications.
• Work closely with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to development teams.
• Define and implement best practices architecture design, deployment, and operations.
• Design highly available, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions meeting business requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, development, and business units, to align cloud solutions with organizational goals.
• Analyse complex technical issues, provide recommendations, and lead the resolution efforts for cloud-related challenges.
• Build capabilities, offerings, service accelerators and differentiators.
• Build a go‑to‑market strategy that highlights our cloud offerings that best support our customers' challenges.
• Innovation and Thought leadership, bringing out white papers, blogs, presentations, and collaterals.
• Responsible for delivering solutions architecture for major clients.
• Client Relationship Management (both pre‑sales, solution & post‑sales).
• Be client CIO/CTO's trusted advisor.
• Deliver superior value and conduct project reviews.
• Enable teams to deliver better value in projects.
• Coaching, mentoring and provide team a clear direction.

Hands‑On Activities

• Create and maintain architectural documentation, reports, and presentations for stakeholders.
• Define solution blueprints and oversee application modernization and migration to Azure.
• Pre‑sales / post‑sales (play an active role in winning business).
• Build and grow relationships with cloud and alliance partners to expand our relationship, offerings, and revenues.
• Build relationships with key client decision makers and influencers in partnership with sales and marketing.

Key Skills

• At least 10+ years of relevant experience as an Azure Cloud App Architect.
• Ability to manage estimates, tasks, escalations, risks/issues.
• Ability to clearly articulate concepts to people with varying technical background.