Hybrid Azure Solutions Architect — Cloud, Security & AI

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 720,000 - 880,000; Full time

Job summary

e-Merge IT Recruitment in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable cloud solutions and lead migration, integration, and optimisation initiatives. The role emphasizes aligning with enterprise standards and governance while delivering cost-effective architectures.

You will translate business requirements into end-to-end cloud architectures, ensure security compliance, and drive performance tuning and governance across Azure services and hybrid

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Azure Solutions Architect or in a similar cloud architecture role.
• Strong knowledge of Azure infrastructure and cloud architecture principles.
• Experience in cloud migration, modernisation, and enterprise solution design.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance.
• Experience with Azure networking, storage, databases, and integration services.
• Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Experience with Azure AI Services, IoT, automation, and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Azure solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Develop architecture diagrams, solution designs, and technical documentation.
• Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.
• Design and manage Azure infrastructure, including Virtual Machines, networking, storage, and database services.
• Implement cloud security best practices using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Key Vault.
• Design high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Develop integrations using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, APIs, and hybrid cloud technologies.
• Implement monitoring and performance optimisation using Azure Monitor.
• Drive cloud cost management, governance, and resource utilisation optimisation.
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security, risk, and governance requirements.
• Explore and support solutions involving Azure AI Services and IoT technologies.

Skills

Azure Solutions Architect

Azure infrastructure

Cloud migration

Security governance

Azure networking

Azure storage

Azure databases

Availability & DR

Cost optimisation

Azure AI

IoT

Hybrid cloud

DevOps

Job description

e-Merge IT Recruitment in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable cloud solutions and lead migration, integration, and optimisation initiatives. The role emphasizes aligning with enterprise standards and governance while delivering cost-effective architectures.

You will translate business requirements into end-to-end cloud architectures, ensure security compliance, and drive performance tuning and governance across Azure services and hybrid