Azure Cloud Architect

66degrees; India; Remote; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

66degrees is seeking an experienced Azure-focused Solutions Architect to lead advisory engagements with strategic accounts and drive Azure transformation initiatives. You will architect, design, and govern cloud solutions, coordinating stakeholders and workshops to translate business needs into actionable blueprints.

The role requires deep Azure expertise, certification, and hands-on experience with landing zones, security, networking, and DevOps practices across global deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Azure experience; experience in other clouds beneficial.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification required; other Microsoft, Kubernetes, or Terraform certifications a plus.
• Must have played 2+ years as an Azure Architect.
• Lead cloud architecture strategy, requirements gathering, solution definition, and technical discovery for Azure transformation initiatives.
• Experience in building, architecting, designing, and implementing distributed global cloud-based systems.
• Lead architecture workshops and translate business requirements into target-state architectures, solution designs, architecture diagrams, and implementation roadmaps.
• Design and implement Azure Landing Zones, governance, identity, networking, security, monitoring, and operational frameworks.
• Extensive experience with security (Zero Trust) and networking in cloud environments.
• Strong experience designing and advising on CI/CD and DevSecOps practices, with hands-on understanding of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience in containerising workloads using Kubernetes/AKS, Docker, Helm, and Azure Container Registry.
• Experience with structured Cloud Architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premises-to-Azure migration deployments and roadmaps.
• Develop migration strategies and roadmaps covering discovery, assessment, landing-zone readiness, migration, modernization, and optimization.
• Knowledge of technology solutions and ability to learn emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space.

Responsibilities

• Build a trusted advisory relationship with strategic accounts and engage with management.
• Identify customer priorities, technical objections, and design strategies encompassing the Microsoft Azure ecosystem to deliver business growth and resolve blockers.
• Lead requirements gathering and project scoping.
• Solution design, problem-solving, and architecture diagramming.
• Provide domain expertise around public cloud and enterprise technology, and promote Azure with clients at conferences and online.
• Provide recommendations on integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure needed to implement a complete solution for clients.
• Lead planning, status, and standup meetings.
• Travel to customer sites, conferences, and related events as required.

Skills

Azure experience

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code

Azure Pipelines

Azure Landing Zones

Security (Zero Trust)

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build a trusted advisory relationship with strategic accounts and engage with management.
• Identify customer priorities, technical objections, and design strategies encompassing the Microsoft Azure ecosystem to deliver business growth and resolve blockers.
• Lead requirements gathering and project scoping.
• Solution design, problem-solving, and architecture diagramming.
• Provide domain expertise around public cloud and enterprise technology, and effectively promote Azure with clients, at conferences, and online.
• Provide recommendations on integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure needed to implement a complete solution for clients.
• Lead planning, status, and standup meetings.
• Travel to customer sites, conferences, and other related events as required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Azure experience is a must. Experience in other clouds is beneficial.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification required, other Microsoft, Kubernetes, or Terraform certifications a plus.
• Must have played 2+ years as an Azure Architect.
• Lead cloud architecture strategy, requirements gathering, solution definition, and technical discovery for Azure transformation initiatives.
• Experience in building, architecting, designing, and implementing distributed global cloud-based systems.
• Lead architecture workshops and translate business requirements into target-state architectures, solution designs, architecture diagrams, and implementation roadmaps.
• Design and implement Azure Landing Zones, governance, identity, networking, security, monitoring, and operational frameworks.
• Extensive experience with security (Zero Trust) and networking (Azure Vnets, Hub-and-Spoke, Express route, VPN, Entra ID etc..) in cloud environments.
• Strong experience designing and advising on CI/CD and DevSecOps practices, with hands-on understanding of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience in containerising workloads using Kubernetes/AKS, Docker, Helm, and Azure Container Registry.
• Experience with structured Cloud Architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premises-to-Azure migration deployments and roadmaps.
• Develop migration strategies and roadmaps covering discovery, assessment, landing-zone readiness, migration, modernization, and optimization.
• Knowledge of technology solutions and ability to learn emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space.