Azure Architect

Industry: Payroll solutions

Remote work: yes

FTE: full-time

Project language: English

Project length: 6 months contracts + prolongations.

Start: ASAP

Assignment type: B2B

Summary: The Infrastructure Project Architect plays a pivotal role in leading the migration of the private data center estate to Microsoft Azure, ensuring technical program management and infrastructure integrity throughout the transition process.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver the full migration of private data center workloads, including Microsoft Windows VMs and Microsoft SQL Server databases into Azure.

• Drive delivery across all infrastructure streams, covering networks, firewalls, storage, and Azure landing zones.

• Coordinate technical teams, architects, Agile squads, and product owners to ensure alignment and timely delivery.

• Maintain execution momentum, remove blockers, and ensure team productivity.

• Provide leadership, ownership, and hands-on direction throughout the program life cycle.

• Participate in technical discussions on network configurations and migration strategies.

• Manage migration waves and workload sequencing while ensuring operational readiness.

• Align project goals with business objectives through effective stakeholder management.

Key Requirements:

• 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience in networking, infrastructure, systems, or cloud engineering.

• Proven experience in migrating Microsoft Windows VMs and SQL Server databases to Azure.

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, compute, storage, and networking.

• Leadership experience in large-scale data center migration programs.

• Expertise in Agile methodologies and project management tools.

• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in an Agile environment.

• Ability to influence and convey confidence across various teams.

• Interest in emerging technologies and current challenges in IT.