Lead Azure Architect

Role Overview

• Define and lead the Azure platform architecture, roadmap, and governance model.
• Build and manage Azure Landing Zones aligned with Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and enterprise‑scale patterns.
• Establish platform guardrails including RBAC, Azure Policy, tagging standards, and subscription lifecycle management.
• Ensure platform designs align with all pillars of the Microsoft Well‑Architected Framework.
• Enable DevSecOps capabilities across engineering teams, including secure CI/CD, automated guardrails, and policy‑as‑code.
• Partner with development and security teams to embed secure‑by‑default patterns and continuous compliance.
• Implement GitOps‑aligned workflows for consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Oversee cloud platform operations including monitoring, resilience, incident management, DR readiness, and lifecycle management.
• Define SLOs/SLIs, operational runbooks, and observability standards across the platform.
• Partner with security teams to ensure alignment with Zero Trust, identity, and protective monitoring standards.
• Mature FinOps practices including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, tagging, and optimization.
• Build dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Drive engineering discipline around right‑sizing, reservations, storage optimization, and architectural efficiency.
• Lead and mentor cloud, platform, and DevSecOps engineers.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to application teams, architecture, security, and senior leadership.
• Guide teams through design reviews, cloud enablement sessions, and best‑practice adoption.

Requirements

• Over 7 years in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud architecture roles.
• 4 years or more hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure in enterprise environments.
• Proven expertise with Azure Landing Zones, Azure governance, and CAF.
• Demonstrated experience using Bicep or similar IaC technologies.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD, automation, and cloud security.
• Experience with FinOps principles and cloud cost governance.
• Practical experience applying the Microsoft Well‑Architected Framework.

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Cloud

Benefits

• Be Yourself: Be the best version of your whole self. Your authenticity matters.
• Be Bold: Bravely and respectfully take risks and challenge the norm.
• Have a Growth Mindset: Be open to learning and apply your expertise.
• Be the Difference: Ensure that every interaction with your colleagues, clients and community improves their lives. Pay it forward.
• Assume Positive Intent: Lead with giving the benefit of the doubt.