Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Description:

As per the JD, the mandatory skills for the Cloud Solutions Architect role are:

1. Azure Architecture (Mandatory)

• Enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
• Microsoft Well-Architected Framework (WAF)
• Azure Management Groups
• Subscription Topology
• RBAC
• Platform vs. Application Landing Zones

2. Cloud Migration (Mandatory)

• Azure Migrate
• Azure Site Recovery (ASR)
• Database Migration Service (DMS)
• Data Migration Assistant (DMA)
• Storage Migration Service
• AzCopy
• Movere (or similar migration tools)
• Cloud migration strategy using the 6Rs:
• Rehost
• Replatform
• Refactor
• Repurchase
• Retire
• Retain
• Terraform
• Bicep
• PowerShell scripting

4. DevOps & Automation (Mandatory)

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• CI/CD pipeline design
• Automation
• Infrastructure provisioning

5. Identity & Security (Mandatory)

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Conditional Access
• Managed Identities

6. Governance & Compliance (Mandatory)

• Azure Policy
• Management Groups
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Governance at enterprise scale
• ISO 27001
• CIS
• SOC 2
• NIST

7. Networking (Mandatory)

• Hub-and-Spoke architecture
• Azure Virtual WAN
• Enterprise networking
• Connectivity Landing Zone

8. Cost Management (Mandatory)

• FinOps
• Cost Optimization
• Budgeting
• Tagging Strategy

9. Azure Platform Services (Mandatory)

• Azure Arc
• Azure Backup
• Azure Migrate
• Azure Networking
• Azure Security Services

10. Architecture Documentation (Mandatory)

• High-Level Design (HLD)
• Low-Level Design (LLD)
• Architecture Decision Records (ADR)
• Migration Runbooks
• Architecture Review Board presentations

11. Experience (Mandatory)

• 10+ years in Cloud/Solution Architecture
• 5+ years designing and delivering Azure solutions at enterprise scale
• Experience leading large-scale cloud migration programs
• Technical leadership and mentoring

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• AZ-104
• AZ-500
• AZ-400
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• TOGAF