Senior Azure Cloud Architect

Job Title: Senior Azure Cloud Architect

Experience: 10years To 16 Years

Locations: PAN INDIA

• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure Landing Zones aligned with: o Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) o Azure Enterprise-Scale Architecture o Zero Trust Security Model 
• Define and implement: o Management Groups hierarchy o Subscription strategy and lifecycle management o Resource organization standards o Naming conventions and tagging strategy o RBAC and identity governance o Policy-driven governance and compliance 
• Establish multi-subscription, multi-environment (Prod/Non-Prod/Sandbox) architecture. Azure Networking 
• Architect secure and scalable network topologies: o Hub-and-Spoke / Virtual WAN architectures o ExpressRoute and Site-to-Site VPN connectivity o Private Endpoints and Private DNS Zones o Azure Firewall, NSGs, ASGs, Route Tables o Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Front Door 
• Design IP addressing strategy and network segmentation. 
• Implement network security controls and traffic inspection models. 
• Optimize network performance, availability, and resiliency. Azure Security & Governance
• Implement enterprise security posture using: o Microsoft Defender for Cloud o Azure Policy and Initiative assignments o Azure Blueprints (where applicable) o Conditional Access and Identity Protection o Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Design secure identity architecture using: o Entra ID (Azure AD) o RBAC models and least-privilege access o Managed Identities 
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (ISO, SOC2, CIS, NIST – as applicable). 
• stablish logging, monitoring, SIEM integration, and audit controls. Infrastructure as Code & Automation Develop reusable, modular Infrastructure-as-Code using: o Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep • Create standardized deployment pipelines using: o Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions
• Implement CI/CD practices for infrastructure delivery. 
• Enforce version control, peer reviews, testing, and promotion pipelines.
• Automate provisioning, governance, security baselines, and guardrails. Operations, Reliability & Cost Management 
• Design for: o High availability and disaster recovery o Backup and recovery o Scalability and performance optimization