Senior Azure Cloud Solution Architect

About the role

Ideal Solutions is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Solution Architect to design, deliver, and scale secure cloud solutions for enterprise and government clients. This strategic role bridges business requirements with technical implementation, working closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable, and well‑governed Azure solutions, including Landing Zones, governance frameworks, subscription structures, policies, RBAC, and environment standards.
• Lead Azure deployments using Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices, and define requirements for monitoring, logging, backup, disaster recovery, and operational readiness.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, RFP/RFI reviews, and architecture discussions, ensuring solutions meet production‑readiness standards.
• Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement to strengthen internal Azure capabilities.

Required profile

• 5+ years of IT experience with at least 3 years of hands‑on Microsoft Azure architecture and implementation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience designing secure, scalable Azure environments for enterprise or government clients.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills, able to work with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Microsoft Azure
• Azure Landing Zones
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., ARM templates, Terraform)
• DevOps practices
• Azure governance, security, identity, and networking
• Monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery design