Sr Architect

Birlasoft; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Birlasoft seeks a Sr Architect to lead design and implementation of enterprise-scale Azure architectures, Landing Zones, and governance. You will mentor cloud engineering teams and collaborate with business stakeholders to align cloud strategy with enterprise goals.

The role requires 12+ years IT experience, 7+ years in Azure architecture, and proven experience delivering Landing Zones, Entra identity modernization, and hybrid/multi-region deployments in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Lead the design and deployment of Azure Landing Zones at enterprise scale.
• Define and enforce cloud governance, subscription strategy, and RBAC.
• Architect Hub-Spoke, Virtual WAN and multi-region Azure environments.
• Design Entra ID solutions incl. identity governance and Zero Trust.
• Develop cloud security architectures using Defender for Cloud and Sentinel.
• Drive IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates) and CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Plan monitoring, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Engage stakeholders, lead reviews, and mentor cloud teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Azure architectures and Landing Zones.
• Define cloud governance, subscription strategy, management groups, policies, RBAC, and resource organization standards.
• Architect Hub-Spoke, Virtual WAN, hybrid cloud, and multi-region Azure environments.
• Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID solutions including Hybrid Identity, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM, Identity Governance, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Develop cloud security architectures leveraging Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, Azure Firewall, and compliance frameworks.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates) and CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Design monitoring, observability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Engage with business and technical stakeholders, lead architecture reviews, and mentor cloud engineering teams.

Skills

Azure Landing Zone

Entra ID Governance

Azure Networking & Security

Azure Policy

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Defender for Cloud

Sentinel

Hybrid Cloud

Zero Trust

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Location: INDIA-COIMBATORE-BIRLASOFT OFFICE

Title: Sr Architect

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Area(s) of responsibility

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Azure architectures and Landing Zones.
• Define cloud governance, subscription strategy, management groups, policies, RBAC, and resource organization standards.
• Architect Hub-Spoke, Virtual WAN, hybrid cloud, and multi-region Azure environments.
• Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID solutions including Hybrid Identity, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM, Identity Governance, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Develop cloud security architectures leveraging Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, Azure Firewall, and compliance frameworks.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates) and CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Design monitoring, observability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Engage with business and technical stakeholders, lead architecture reviews, and mentor cloud engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Azure Landing Zone Architecture
• Microsoft Entra ID & Identity Governance
• Azure Networking, Security, and Governance
• Azure Virtual WAN, Management Groups, Azure Policy
• Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates
• Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud & Sentinel
• Hybrid Cloud and Migration Architectures
• Zero Trust Security Framework

Experience & Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall IT experience with 7+ years in Azure Cloud Architecture.
• Proven experience designing and deploying Azure Landing Zones at enterprise scale.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Entra ID and identity modernization initiatives.
• Experience with cloud migrations, platform modernization, and governance implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)
• TOGAF (Preferred)

Success Measures

• Successful deployment of enterprise Azure Landing Zones.
• Secure and compliant Microsoft Entra implementation.
• Reduced cloud operational risks through governance and automation.
• Standardized Azure architecture across business units.
• Improved identity security posture aligned to Zero Trust principles.