Azure Technical Architect - S

Tata Consultancy Services; Chennai District, Delhi; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Chennai focuses on designing scalable, secure Azure solutions and guiding cloud modernization across enterprise workloads. The role demands deep Azure expertise and leadership to drive architecture reviews, governance, and secure, cost-aware implementations.

With a strong emphasis on infrastructure, data, and security, you will collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end cloud architectures and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years IT experience with at least 5+ years cloud architecture.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services and architecture design.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions.
• Deep understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, and identity management.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, application integration, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Ability to lead technical discussions with senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and highly available Azure solutions.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop end-to-end architectures for infra, apps, security, and data platforms.
• Define Azure landing zones, governance models, and cloud operating frameworks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into architectural solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to development, infra, and DevOps teams.
• Design disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability strategies.
• Establish cloud security controls, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical assessments.
• Optimize cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost management.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise standards and cloud best practices.
• Support pre-sales, solution proposals, and technical presentations as needed.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative cloud solutions.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud security

DevOps practices

Distributed systems

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Azure Landing Zones

Azure Well-Architected Framework

Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure App Services

Azure Functions

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Virtual Desktop

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

PowerShell

CI/CD Pipelines

Azure Monitor

Cost Management

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and highly available solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop end-to-end solution architectures covering infrastructure, applications, security, networking, and data platforms.
• Define Azure landing zones, governance models, and cloud operating frameworks.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into architectural solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.
• Design and implement disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability strategies.
• Establish cloud security controls, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical solution assessments.
• Optimize cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost management.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards and cloud best practices.
• Support pre-sales, solution proposals, and technical presentations when required.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative cloud solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years of cloud architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services and architecture design.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions.
• Deep understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, and identity management.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, application integration, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Ability to lead technical discussions with senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

• Microsoft Azure
• Azure Landing Zones
• Azure Well-Architected Framework
• Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Compute & Infrastructure

• Azure Virtual Machines
• Azure App Services
• Azure Functions
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Virtual Desktop

Networking

• Virtual Networks (VNet)
• VPN Gateway
• ExpressRoute
• Azure Firewall
• Load Balancer
• Application Gateway
• DNS Management

Identity & Security

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Azure Key Vault
• RBAC
• Conditional Access
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft Sentinel

Data & Analytics

• Azure SQL Database
• Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Synapse Analytics
• Azure Data Lake
• Microsoft Fabric

DevOps & Automation

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• Terraform
• ARM Templates
• Bicep
• PowerShell
• CI/CD Pipelines

Monitoring & Management

• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Application Insights
• Cost Management
• Governance & Compliance