Azure Cloud Architect

Project Description: You will take full operational and architectural ownership of the enterprise Azure estate representing the mission-critical GNLA/RESQ application. This role sits at the intersection of high-level infrastructure design, daily cloud operations, FinOps governance, and cross-team project execution.

Responsibilities:

• Estate Ownership & Operations: Manage, scale, schedule, and monitor the complete GNLA/RESQ Azure cloud environment.
• Infrastructure Lifecycle & Automation: Frequently provision new infrastructure and decommission legacy environments utilizing Azure DevOps and Bicep.
• DC Footprint Reduction: Lead strategies to optimize hybrid topologies and actively reduce local data center footprints.
• Change Analysis & Design: Perform deep system design analysis, software integration design, and infrastructure change impact assessments prior to deployment.
• Security & Compliance: Oversee enterprise cloud security posture. Manage user profiles, enforce RBAC, execute security assignments, and audit compliance across environments.
• Project Leadership & Syncs: Act as the Senior Infrastructure PM and primary point of contact in daily syncs with application teams, managing and delegating technical requests.
• FinOps & Analytics: Track cloud budget metrics, generate cost management reports on demand, and benchmark system performance.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• Cloud Architecture & Design (Expert Level): 10+ years of deep infrastructure design spanning Azure, AWS, and Private Cloud environments.
• Azure DevOps & Bicep (Mid-Level): Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) specifically using Azure Bicep.
• Networking, Security & Storage (Senior Level): Advanced design of hybrid topologies (ExpressRoute, VPNs, Hub-and-Spoke), Azure Security (RBAC, Zero Trust, Key Vault, NSGs, Defender), and Cloud Storage engineering.
• Operating Systems (Senior Level): Strong administration and troubleshooting across UNIX, Linux, and Windows platforms.
• Project & Change Management (Senior Level): Proven capability in system design analysis, evaluating infrastructure change impacts, and leading cross-functional infrastructure projects.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• AWS Infrastructure: Mid-level cloud experience.
• Database Foundations: Senior-level structural understanding of database engines (Oracle, MS-SQL, SQL Server DB technology) to support hosting requirements.
• Data Integration: Mid-level familiarity with ETL tools operating within cloud pipelines.