The Role
Lead design and delivery of secure, scalable enterprise cloud solutions on Azure (with multi-cloud support). Provide architecture leadership, define best practices and reference architectures, drive IaC and CI/CD automation, enable cloud onboarding, promote governance and cost optimization, and design AI-driven solutions like Copilot agents while collaborating with DevOps, platform engineers, and stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Senior Azure Cloud Solution Architect, you will:
- Design, architect, and deliver secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure while supporting multi-cloud environments, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Provide architectural leadership and technical guidance to DevOps teams throughout their cloud adoption and modernization journey.
- Act as a trusted advisor to engineering teams, helping them design cloud-native and hybrid solutions that align with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards.
- Support cloud onboarding initiatives by defining best practices, reference architectures, and reusable solution patterns.
- Design and review cloud infrastructure using Azure IaaS and PaaS services, ensuring high availability, resilience, scalability, and operational excellence.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve automation capabilities through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployment practices.
- Promote cloud governance, cost optimization, security, and operational best practices across cloud platforms.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and AI capabilities, validating new solutions to accelerate enterprise cloud adoption.
- Design and develop AI-driven solutions, including Copilot agents and intelligent automation capabilities, to enhance operational efficiency and customer support.
- Document architecture decisions, technical designs, deployment standards, and implementation guidelines.
- Work closely with architects, platform engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to drive cloud transformation initiatives.
- Identify platform improvement opportunities and contribute to the evolution of cloud services and engineering standards.
What You Bring to the Table:
- 10+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Solution Architecture, or Enterprise Platform Architecture.
- At least 5 years of experience designing enterprise cloud solutions as a Cloud Solution Architect.
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture, services, and cloud-native application design.
- Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments is highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing Azure IaaS solutions, including Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Networking, and Storage.
- Strong experience with Azure PaaS services such as Web Apps, Managed Databases, Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, and Kubernetes-based platforms.
- Expertise in Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Deep understanding of cloud data integration patterns, modern data architectures, and distributed systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills for complex cloud deployments.
- Experience applying engineering and software development practices within Agile delivery environments.
- Proven ability to design enterprise architectures, manage technical risks, and lead cloud transformation initiatives.
- Experience designing AI-powered solutions such as Copilot agents, intelligent assistants, or enterprise AI services.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, consulting, and leadership skills.
You Should Possess the Ability to:
- Architect secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise cloud solutions.
- Guide DevOps teams through cloud adoption, modernization, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Design cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
- Lead architecture reviews, technical governance, and solution design discussions.
- Drive cloud automation through Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.
- Balance innovation with security, compliance, governance, and cost optimization.
- Evaluate emerging cloud and AI technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
- Collaborate effectively with engineering teams, architects, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
What We Bring to the Table:
- Opportunity to shape enterprise cloud strategy and architecture within a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE).
- Exposure to cutting-edge Azure, Google Cloud, AI, and cloud-native technologies.
- Collaborative environment with experienced cloud architects, DevOps engineers, platform specialists, and business stakeholders.
- Challenging cloud transformation initiatives spanning enterprise infrastructure, automation, and AI innovation.
- Opportunities to influence architecture standards, cloud governance, and platform evolution.
- Continuous learning, professional development, and technical leadership opportunities.
Let’s Connect
Want to discuss this opportunity in more detail? Feel free to reach out.
Recruiter: Giftson Paul Davidson
Phone: +31 20 369 0609 ; Extn : 151
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giftsonpauldavidson/
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Solution Architecture, or Enterprise Platform Architecture
- At least 5 years designing enterprise cloud solutions as a Cloud Solution Architect
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture, services, and cloud-native application design
- Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in multi-cloud or hybrid environments
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing Azure IaaS solutions including Virtual Machines, AKS, Networking, and Storage
- Strong experience with Azure PaaS services such as Web Apps, Managed Databases, Azure Data Lake, and Azure Databricks
- Expertise in Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
- Deep understanding of cloud data integration patterns, modern data architectures, and distributed systems
- Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills for complex cloud deployments
- Experience applying engineering and software development practices within Agile delivery environments
- Proven ability to design enterprise architectures, manage technical risks, and lead cloud transformation initiatives
- Experience designing AI-powered solutions such as Copilot agents, intelligent assistants, or enterprise AI services
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, consulting, and leadership skills
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