Azure Solution Architect

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will lead the design of a large-scale cloud transformation initiative. You will define the target Azure architecture for a security analytics and observability platform, ensuring feature parity with an existing AWS environment while enabling expansion into new regions. Working closely with client stakeholders, cloud vendors, and engineering teams, you will drive architecture decisions, migration strategy, security compliance, and delivery planning.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and own the target Microsoft Azure architecture for a multi-region security analytics and observability platform, ensuring scalability, resilience, and operational excellence
• Analyze the existing AWS environment and define mappings to Azure-native services, including Kubernetes, storage, networking, identity, and data platforms
• Create the migration and re-platforming strategy, ensuring seamless feature, security, and compliance parity across cloud environments
• Lead architecture workshops, design reviews, and technical discussions with client engineering teams, cloud providers, and senior stakeholders
• Develop and present delivery scenarios, solution approaches, risks, dependencies, and Level of Effort (LOE) estimates to support project planning
• Define and enforce security, governance, and compliance standards aligned with SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and enterprise security best practices
• Establish cloud networking, identity, access management, secrets management, and operational standards for multi-region deployments
• Mentor and guide senior and mid-level engineers, providing technical leadership throughout architecture design and implementation phases

REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure solutions, including AKS, containers, Azure networking, PrivateLink, management groups, subscriptions, and IAM
• Strong knowledge of AWS architecture and services such as EKS, S3, DynamoDB, EFS, VPC networking, and IAM, with experience mapping workloads to Azure-native services
• Experience designing multi-region cloud environments with data residency considerations and high availability requirements
• Hands-on expertise with Splunk Cloud, Enterprise Security (ES), SOAR, or comparable SIEM and observability platforms
• Strong understanding of security, governance, and compliance frameworks, including SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, PKI, certificates, HashiCorp Vault, Okta, and Microsoft Entra ID
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation practices, and configuration management tools; Puppet is a plus
• Proven ability to lead architecture engagements, facilitate design reviews, and define delivery plans and effort estimates
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills in multicultural and distributed environments
• Fluent English, used to influence technical and business decision-makers at different organizational levels

SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.