Hybrid Azure Solutions Architect for Secure Cloud

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

Job summary

e-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable cloud solutions in a hybrid setup in Johannesburg. You will translate business requirements into end-to-end Azure architectures while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and security requirements.

Responsibilities include designing end-to-end Azure solutions, leading migrations, building architecture diagrams, and implementing monitoring and cost governance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Azure Solutions Architect or in a similar cloud architecture role.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 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, scalability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

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

Microsoft Azure

Cloud migration

Security

Hybrid cloud

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Azure Monitor

Azure Key Vault

Azure Logic Apps

Azure Functions

Job description

e-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable cloud solutions in a hybrid setup in Johannesburg. You will translate business requirements into end-to-end Azure architectures while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and security requirements.

Responsibilities include designing end-to-end Azure solutions, leading migrations, building architecture diagrams, and implementing monitoring and cost governance.