Azure Architect

The Azure Architect will serve as a senior technical consultant, responsible for ensuring the optimal performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience of our client's production applications on the Microsoft Azure platform. This role requires a blend of deep technical diagnostic skills and strong consultative abilities to not only identify issues but also to drive the implementation of solutions through collaboration with client technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Performance and Configuration Assessment (Diagnostic)

• Current State Analysis: Conduct comprehensive reviews of all production application configurations, underlying infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS), networking, and security settings within the Azure environment.
• Performance Diagnostics: Utilize Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics to analyze application metrics, telemetry, and logs to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Issue Identification: Proactively identify and diagnose critical performance issues, including high CPU usage, memory leaks, excessive response times, front-end errors, server errors, and ineffective scaling mechanisms.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Lead detailed Root Cause Analysis for complex, persistent performance and reliability issues, providing clear documentation of findings and technical impact.

2. Solution Design and Implementation Drive (Optimization)

• Strategic Solutioning: Develop and propose clear, actionable, and well-architected solutions to resolve identified issues, aligning with the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Optimization Roadmaps: Design and prioritize tactical and strategic improvements covering resource scaling, database optimization, network configuration, and application code/architecture adjustments.
• Implementation Oversight: Work in partnership with DevOps and Development teams to ensure the successful, measurable, and validated implementation of all proposed solutions.

3. Communication and Stakeholder Management (Consultative)

• Client Communication: Serve as the primary technical liaison, clearly communicating complex technical findings, risks, and recommended solutions to both technical teams and non-technical client executives/stakeholders.
• Action Item Ownership: Drive the prioritization and completion of all solution action items by effectively influencing client teams and managing expectations across organizational boundaries.
• Reporting & Presentation: Prepare and deliver professional presentations and detailed reports summarizing performance metrics, issues identified, solution roadmaps, and the measurable return on investment (ROI) from performance improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Overall 10+ year of experience with 5+ years in cloud architecture or a similar consulting role, with a strong focus on performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting in large-scale Azure production environments.
• Platform Expertise: Deep, hands-on expertise with core Azure services, including App Service, AKS, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Networking, and Security features.
• IaC Proficiency: Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Azure Resource Manager (ARM)/Bicep.
• Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) is highly preferred.

Critical Success Factors (Soft Skills)

• Exceptional Communication: The ability to translate deep technical complexity into clear, concise, and strategic business language.
• Consultative Approach: Proven experience in a client-facing role, demonstrating the ability to influence and drive action without direct authority.

Analytical Prowess: A highly analytical and structured approach to identifying the root cause of complex, multi-layered technical problems.