Architect

Area(s) of responsibility 15+ Years

Key Responsibilities

Architect and maintain enterprise-scale Azure environments.

Manage Windows Server infrastructure in hybrid and Azure environments.

Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform.

Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Lead AVD implementation, administration, and optimization.

Act as escalation point for critical incidents and problem management.

Mentor technical teams and provide cloud leadership.

Participate in 24x7 on-call and escalation coverage.

Mandatory Azure Skills

Expert-level hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and managing large-scale Azure IaaS environments.

Azure Virtual Machines (Windows & Linux)

Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS)

Azure Managed Disks and Storage Accounts

Availability Zones and Availability Sets

Azure Backup and Recovery Services Vault

Azure Site Recovery (ASR)

Azure Compute Gallery (Shared Image Gallery)

Azure Dedicated Hosts

Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

Azure Virtual Networks (VNet

Network Security Groups (NSG)

Application Security Groups (ASG)

User Defined Routes (UDR)

Azure Load Balancer (Internal & External)

Azure Application Gateway (WAF)

Azure Firewall

Azure Front Door

VPN Gateway

ExpressRoute

Private Endpoints and Private Link

Azure DNS

Network Watcher and Connectivity Monitoring

Hub-and-Spoke Network Architecture

Azure App Services

Azure Functions

Azure Logic Apps

Azure API Management (APIM)

Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure SQL Database

Managed Instance

Azure Storage Services

Blob Storage

Azure Files

Queues

Tables

Azure Service Bus

Event Grid

Event Hub

Azure Cache for Redis

Azure Data Factory (Preferred)

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Defender Suite

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365 Integration with Azure Services

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Azure Security Center

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Azure Policies

Azure Blueprints

Azure Key Vault

Managed Identities

Conditional Access

Azure Landing Zones

Subscription and Tenant Governance

Security Hardening and Compliance Management

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics Workspace

Application Insights

Azure Alerts and Action Groups

Azure Automation

Update Management

Operational Excellence and SRE Practices

Capacity Planning and Performance Optimization

Azure DevOps & Infrastructure as Code

Azure DevOps Services

CI/CD Pipeline Design and Implementation

YAML Pipelines

Git Repositories and Branching Strategies

Terraform for Azure Infrastructure Provisioning

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

ARM Templates and Bicep

Release Management and Deployment Automation

Azure Landing Zone Design and Implementation

Enterprise-scale Azure Architecture

Cloud Migration and Modernization

Azure Migrate

Hybrid Cloud Solutions

High Availability and Disaster Recovery Design

Cost Optimization and FinOps

Multi-Subscription Management

Enterprise Governance Frameworks