Azure Solution Architect
First seen by Alion on Sep 7, 2026.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design end-to-end Azure cloud solutions based on business and technical requirements.
- Define cloud architecture, technology standards, and best practices.
- Design and implement solutions using Azure Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, and Integration services.
- Architect highly available, scalable, secure, and cost-effective Azure environments.
- Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
- Design Azure networking including VNet, Subnets, NSG, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN, and ExpressRoute.
- Work with Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, and security controls.
- Design and implement Azure DevOps / CI-CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform/ARM/Bicep.
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
- Troubleshoot complex cloud architecture and performance issues.
- Ensure solutions comply with security, governance, availability, and compliance requirements.
- Optimize Azure infrastructure for performance and cost.
Mandatory Skills :
- Strong experience in Microsoft Azure Architecture
- Azure Compute: VM, VMSS, App Services, AKS
- Azure Storage: Blob, Files, Data Lake
- Azure Networking: VNet, NSG, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN, ExpressRoute
- Azure SQL / Cosmos DB
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Key Vault
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
- Azure DevOps / CI-CD
- Terraform / ARM / Bicep
- Strong understanding of Cloud Security, HA, DR, scalability and disaster recovery
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
Skills
Azure, Solution Architect, Azure Architect, Entra ID, Cloud Computing, Load Balancing Tools, Cloud Storage