Technical Architect – Azure Infrastructure

Technical Architect Azure Infrastructure

Location: Remote

Job Description

• 15+ years of IT experience with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Azure Infrastructure, Azure Migrate, Azure Networking, Azure IaaS/PaaS, Data Center, Cloud Security, SIAM, Data/Storage, Azure Key Vault, and Azure IAM.
• Experience working with teams of 5+ members, providing technical guidance, management, and governance.
• Willingness to provide 24x7 support and work flexible shifts.

Primary Skills

• Expertise in on-premises/public cloud infrastructure assessments using Azure Migrate.
• Experience driving cloud solutioning and Azure activities for large, complex migrations.
• Ensure proposed solutions cover Azure strategy, stakeholder management, business applications, infrastructure, and value-for-money considerations.
• Working experience across various industry domains such as Banking, Healthcare, and Insurance.
• Understanding of customer infrastructure landscapes and experience designing and building Azure Landing Zones.
• Strong understanding of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and ROI (Return on Investment).
• Ability to provide Azure target architecture, including Bill of Materials (BoM), pricing, and licensing-related details.
• Create Azure target solution architecture diagrams covering Azure services, including HLD and LLD.
• Experience migrating on-premises workloads to Azure using Azure Migrate.
• Strong troubleshooting experience with Azure and Windows environments, including processor, networking, clustering, I/O, memory, and related issues.
• Ability to define and realize end-to-end solution architecture addressing business processes, specifications, domain regulations, system quality attributes, and solution economics.
• Strong knowledge of Windows File and Print Services and troubleshooting cluster-related issues.
• Hands-on experience with server consolidation and Windows Clustering.
• Strong administration skills with DNS, WINS, and DHCP servers.
• Strong knowledge of upgrading and migrating Windows Servers to later versions.
• Strong knowledge of server backup and restoration.
• Hands-on experience restoring OS and data files from backups.
• Hands-on experience configuring and managing DFS (Distributed File System).

Secondary Skills

• Design infrastructure solutions.
• Design Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) solutions.
• Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions, with at least minimum exposure.
• Work with internal stakeholders, customer stakeholders, and project managers to understand migration requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Ensure technical risks are identified and mitigated through a rigorous risk mitigation plan.
• Actively participate in post-project reviews and capture key lessons learned to improve future engagements.

Certifications Good to Have

• AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

Soft Skills

• Strong customer-facing skills and ability to prepare solution presentations.
• Positive attitude and excellent communication skills to manage customer calls.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong