Senior Azure Architect | Managed Services Leader

Altron Digital Business; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Altron Digital Business in Gauteng is seeking an experienced Microsoft Azure Architect to provide technical leadership across enterprise Azure environments delivered as managed services.

This senior role combines Azure architecture, operational excellence, security and governance, working with multiple enterprise clients to resolve complex platform challenges and drive improvements in performance and resilience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in infrastructure and/or cloud engineering.
• 5+ years’ hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Proven experience in an MSP or enterprise managed services environment.
• Strong knowledge of Azure security, networking and governance.
• National Diploma or Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure managed services operations across multiple enterprise clients.
• Provide architectural guidance and design validation for Azure workloads.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex incidents and platform issues.
• Drive proactive monitoring, automation, performance optimisation and service health improvements.
• Support strong cloud security, governance and operational standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards and runbooks.
• Work closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to support service excellence and SLA delivery.

Skills

Azure architecture

Cloud engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

National Diploma or Degree

Tools

Azure

MSP environment

Job description

Altron Digital Business in Gauteng is seeking an experienced Microsoft Azure Architect to provide technical leadership across enterprise Azure environments delivered as managed services.

This senior role combines Azure architecture, operational excellence, security and governance, working with multiple enterprise clients to resolve complex platform challenges and drive improvements in performance and resilience.