Job Description

Job Summary
The Senior Azure Architect is responsible for leading the design, engineering, automation, and administration of the organisation's Azure cloud infrastructure. This role is critical in ensuring a secure, scalable, resilient, and high-availability cloud environment while supporting DevOps initiatives and modern infrastructure best practices.
The incumbent will provide technical leadership, architect enterprise-grade solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable reliable cloud platforms aligned with business and technology objectives.
Key Deliverables
Cloud Engineering & Automation
Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and resilient Azure infrastructure solutions.
Automate cloud operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and integrate cloud-native services.
Administer, optimise, and govern Azure services including Azure Active Directory, Virtual Networks, Compute, Storage, and Monitoring services.
Containerisation & DevOps
Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Integrate cloud platforms with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Implement end-to-end monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery (DR)
Architect and implement high availability and disaster recovery strategies, including:
o Availability Zones and Availability Sets for virtual machine redundancy.
o Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup for workload protection.
o Geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) and multi-region deployments for mission-critical services.
o Azure Front Door or Azure Traffic Manager for global load balancing and failover routing.
Design active-active and active-passive architectures for services such as Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, and App Services.
Define, implement, and regularly test Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
Maintain and routinely test a documented Disaster Recovery plan aligned with business continuity requirements.
Job Requirements
Experience
5-10 years of hands-on experience in Azure cloud engineering, architecture, and administration.
Proven experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale Azure environments.
Experience working in hybrid cloud environments with on-premises system integration.
Technical Skills
Strong expertise in Azure IaaS and PaaS services.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, and/or ARM templates).
Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
Solid understanding of cloud networking, identity management, and security principles.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and exposure to Prometheus and/or Grafana.
Experience with Microsoft Fabric in data integration and analytics workflows.
DevOps & Methodologies
Strong familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tooling such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
Working knowledge of ITIL frameworks and operational best practices.
Qualifications & Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications, including:
o AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate
o AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
o AZ-400: DevOps Engineer Expert
Additional cloud, security, or architecture certifications will be advantageous
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