Cloud Architecture Consultant

Hexa Consulting; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Mental health support

Training & certification

Flexible working

Childcare vouchers

Knowledge exchange

Job summary

Hexa Consulting in Lisbon is seeking an Azure Cloud Architect to design, assess and continuously improve cloud solutions. The role emphasizes Azure architecture, modernization, scalability, governance and cost optimization within a hybrid work model in Lisbon.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, document architectures and guide modernization initiatives across infrastructure, compute, storage and PaaS services. English and Portuguese fluency are required.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience assessing Azure environments and proposing architecture improvements across cloud services.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, availability and scalability principles.
• Ability to independently analyze technical requirements, evaluate alternatives and recommend appropriate cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud governance, resource management and operational best practices.
• Understanding of how architecture decisions influence cloud resource consumption and operational costs.
• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset, with attention to quality and documentation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Fluency in Portuguese and professional working proficiency in English.
• Availability for hybrid work in Lisbon and occasional on-site collaboration when required.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing Azure environments and identify opportunities to improve architecture, performance, scalability, security and operational efficiency.
• Design and document Azure cloud architectures covering infrastructure, networking, storage, compute, databases, PaaS services and containerized workloads.
• Recommend architecture improvements aligned with business requirements, technical constraints and cloud best practices.
• Support cloud modernization initiatives, including infrastructure consolidation, service optimization and migration from IaaS to PaaS where appropriate.
• Apply Azure Well-Architected Framework principles to improve reliability, security, performance efficiency, operational excellence and cost optimization.
• Define and promote cloud governance practices using Azure Policy, subscription organization, management groups and resource tagging.
• Evaluate architectural decisions considering technical feasibility, implementation complexity, operational risks and financial efficiency.
• Contribute to infrastructure standardization and automation initiatives to improve consistency and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to optimize Azure resource utilization through rightsizing, autosizing and appropriate service selection.
• Document architecture recommendations and communicate technical decisions to engineering teams and management stakeholders.

Skills

Azure architecture

Cloud governance

Infrastructure modernization

Cost optimization

Documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Portuguese

English

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Power BI

KQL

Excel

Job description

We are looking for an Azure Cloud Architect to contribute to the design, assessment and continuous improvement of cloud solutions within the technology services sector. The role focuses on Azure architecture, infrastructure modernization, scalability, governance and operational efficiency, with cloud cost optimization as a complementary responsibility.

This opportunity follows a hybrid work model in Lisbon, combining technical autonomy, architecture advisory and collaboration with different stakeholders.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Assess existing Azure environments and identify opportunities to improve architecture, performance, scalability, security and operational efficiency.
• Design and document Azure cloud architectures covering infrastructure, networking, storage, compute, databases, PaaS services and containerized workloads.
• Recommend architecture improvements aligned with business requirements, technical constraints and cloud best practices.
• Support cloud modernization initiatives, including infrastructure consolidation, service optimization and migration from IaaS to PaaS where appropriate.
• Apply Azure Well-Architected Framework principles to improve reliability, security, performance efficiency, operational excellence and cost optimization.
• Define and promote cloud governance practices using Azure Policy, subscription organization, management groups and resource tagging.
• Evaluate architectural decisions considering technical feasibility, implementation complexity, operational risks and financial efficiency.
• Contribute to infrastructure standardization and automation initiatives to improve consistency and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to optimize Azure resource utilization through rightsizing, autoscaling and appropriate service selection.
• Document architecture recommendations and communicate technical decisions to engineering teams and management stakeholders.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience with Microsoft Azure, including hands-on infrastructure experience and participation in cloud architecture or solution design activities.
• Experience assessing Azure environments and proposing architecture improvements across different cloud services.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, availability and scalability principles.
• Ability to independently analyze technical requirements, evaluate alternatives and recommend appropriate cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud governance, resource management and operational best practices.
• Understanding of how architecture decisions influence cloud resource consumption and operational costs.
• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset, with attention to quality, documentation and technical consistency.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Fluency in Portuguese and professional working proficiency in English.
• Availability for hybrid work in Lisbon and occasional on-site collaboration when required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Azure architecture and solution design.
• Azure infrastructure services, including compute, storage, networking and databases.
• Azure Policy and cloud governance practices.
• Azure subscriptions, management groups and resource organization.
• Azure resource tagging and infrastructure management.
• Cloud architecture assessment, modernization and optimization.
• Infrastructure scalability, autoscaling and resource utilization.
• Azure licensing and consumption models, including EA, MCA and CSP.

NICE TO HAVE

• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
• Experience with Power BI, KQL or advanced Excel for cloud resource and consumption analysis.
• Knowledge of Azure Reservations, Savings Plans and Azure Hybrid Benefit.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost allocation approaches.
• Knowledge of Flexera One Cloud Cost Optimization.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Private health insurance available from your first day, without waiting periods and with the possibility of extending coverage to family members.
• Free and confidential mental health support, including psychological assistance, educational resources and live sessions.
• Continuous professional development through training opportunities and certification support.
• Flexibility in working arrangements whenever compatible with project requirements.
• Childcare vouchers and additional measures supporting work-life balance.
• Opportunities to exchange knowledge, participate in team initiatives and strengthen professional connec