Cloud Architect
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026.
Introduction
Business Unit: Altron Digital Business
Department: Service Delivery
Location: Gauteng
Appointment Type: Permanent
The Microsoft Azure Architect provides technical leadership across enterprise Azure environments delivered as managed services. The role is responsible for Azure architecture, operational excellence, security, governance and continuous service improvement across multiple clients.
Required Tasks
Lead Azure managed services operations across enterprise clients.
Provide Azure architectural guidance and design validation.
Act as senior escalation point for complex incidents and platform issues.
Drive monitoring, automation, performance optimisation and service improvements.
Support cloud security, networking and governance standards.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards and runbooks.
Support SLA delivery and effective client engagement.
Requirements
Experience & Qualifications:
10+ years’ infrastructure/cloud engineering experience.
5+ years’ hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
MSP or enterprise managed services experience.
Strong Azure security, networking and governance knowledge.
National Diploma or Degree preferred.
Mandatory Certifications:
Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
ITIL Foundation or equivalent.
AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate or AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer Associate.
General Comment/s
Key Competencies:
Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
Analytical with strong problem-solving ability.
Client-focused with a service excellence mindset.
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