Azure Solution Architect: Lead Cloud-Native Solutions

Datacom; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Learning & development

Learning platforms

Recognition programs

Employee discounts

Meaningful work

Job summary

Datacom is seeking an Azure-focused Solution Architect to design and deliver cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will lead delivery teams, engage with customers, and shape solution approaches across the full lifecycle, from opportunity shaping to implementation.

You will guide architecture, ensure robust, secure designs, and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to drive practical outcomes and ongoing improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering Azure-based solutions.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns.
• Broad technical background across application development, cloud platforms, APIs, data and modern engineering practices.
• Experience leading technical teams and providing architectural guidance in delivery environments.
• Hands-on software engineering experience with .NET, C#, Azure services, APIs or related Microsoft tech.

Responsibilities

• Create end-to-end solution architectures across Azure-based applications, integrations, APIs and data platforms.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, facilitate workshops, translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead and mentor delivery teams, provide architectural guidance and governance.
• Remain engaged with implementation activities through reviews, spikes, and hands-on work.
• Support proposals, estimates, solution assessments, and customer presentations.
• Ensure solutions align with architectural principles, security requirements, and quality standards.
• Help customers modernise applications and data platforms using Azure services.
• Promote engineering excellence, reusable patterns, automation and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with developers, project managers, analysts and stakeholders to drive outcomes.

Skills

Azure design

Enterprise integration

Technical leadership

Frameworks & APIs

Agile delivery

Job description

Datacom is seeking an Azure-focused Solution Architect to design and deliver cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will lead delivery teams, engage with customers, and shape solution approaches across the full lifecycle, from opportunity shaping to implementation.

You will guide architecture, ensure robust, secure designs, and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to drive practical outcomes and ongoing improvements.