Senior Azure Architect

Role : Senior Architect Experience : 10 + Years Location : PAN India Notice Period : Immediate / 15 Days NP Work Time : UK Business hours Position : Contract Job Description : 1. Architecture & Design Skills Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF or equivalent understanding) Solution Architecture & High-Level Design (HLD/LLD) Experience preparing Architecture KDD Documentation Ability to define As-Is and To-Be architectures Strong capability in architectural evaluation, scoring, and decision frameworks Ability to define and document NFRs (Performance, Scalability, Availability, Security, Compliance) Proficiency in architecture testing strategies and validation 2. Cloud Architecture (Azure Focus) Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure services, including: Azure Compute (VMs, AKS, App Services) Azure Networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, VPN) Azure Storage, Databases, and Data Services Azure Monitoring & Logging Azure Active Directory and Identity services Azure Resource Deployment (ARM/Bicep/Terraform) Designing scalable, secure architectures in cloud environments Experience deploying solution components into Azure 3. High-Performance Computing (HPC) Skills Knowledge of HPC architectures, clusters, workload orchestration Integration of on-prem HPC to Azure Familiarity with tools like: Azure CycleCloud Azure Batch HPC Pack Understanding of networking requirements for HPC workloads 4. Testing & Validation Skills Ability to create detailed architecture test plans Execution of test scenarios for evaluating multiple vendors/solutions Benchmarking, performance testing, and validation 5. Technical & Development Skills Strong experience with one or more programming/scripting languages: Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar Familiarity with DevOps tools: Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines Containerization understanding (Docker, Kubernetes) 6. Documentation & Diagramming Expertise in creating: HLD/LLD diagrams End-to-end architecture diagrams Deployment diagrams and integration maps Tools: Visio, , Lucidchart, or similar 7. Consulting, Analysis & Leadership Skills Strong stakeholder communication skills (UK business hours collaboration) Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture Vendor evaluation and recommendation capability Decision-making and problem-solving mindset Cross-functional leadership across engineering, testing, cloud, and operations .