Responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing the Microsoft Azure cloud architecture.
Develop holistic cloud and hybrid architectures.
Advise internal stakeholders on the selection and integration of technologies.
Translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and high‑performance cloud solutions.
Define and implement governance, security, and compliance frameworks for the Azure environment.
Design solutions for data management, identity and access control, network architecture, as well as business continuity and disaster recovery.
Collaborate closely with IT security, network and data architects, DevOps teams, and external service providers.
Conduct architecture reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and standards.
Support the selection and adoption of new cloud services and technologies.

University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification.
Several years of proven experience designing and implementing Azure cloud architectures in complex enterprise environments.
Familiar with Azure services such as compute, storage, networking, security, governance, and monitoring.
Solid knowledge of general IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, business continuity, governance, data platforms, and ideally security and disaster recovery.
Experience designing, implementing, and administering Microsoft Cloud/Azure infrastructures, architectures, and resources.
Scripting skills, preferably in PowerShell.
Proficient with Intune and Entra.
Experience working with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
Very good German and English language skills.

Senior Cloud Architect

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