8+ years of experience in cloud, platform, or solution architecture, with strong experience designing enterprise-grade solutions on Azure.
Azure Mastery: Knowledge of workings of ADLS, ADF, Azure Fabric, Synapse, Stream Analytics, Purview, Azure OpenAI Services, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AD, Database knowledge (Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Neo4j)
Proven expertise in architecture design and solution blueprinting for cloud-native and hybrid environments.
Strong understanding of Azure architecture across data, integration, identity, security, and platform services.
Experience architecting modern data and AI solutions using Azure services such as data lakes, data integration, analytics platforms, governance services, and Azure AI capabilities.
Strong grounding in security, access control, networking considerations, resilience, backup/DR, and operational design.
Ability to define architecture for both structured data platforms and emerging GenAI workloads.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience leading architecture workshops, reviewing designs, and mentoring delivery teams.
Preferred Azure Exposure:
Experience with Azure services in areas such as:
Data platform and analytics services
AI/ML and GenAI services
Identity and access management
Governance and data cataloging
Relational, NoSQL, and graph databases
Monitoring and operational tooling
Good to Have:
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation approaches such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or similar tools.
Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices in Azure environments.
Experience with enterprise integration patterns and API-based architecture.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) preferred.
