Azure network and security architect (Cloud Area)

Role: Azure network and security architect (Cloud Area)
Job Ref Id: JD-1346
Competence level: 10 + Years
Start date: 2026-11-15
End date: 2027-05-31
Extension option: Yes
Scope: Yes
Location: India
Remote work: Yes
Language: English
Application deadline: 2026-11-30
Number of consultants: 1
Security clearance: No

About the assignment

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Azure Cloud Architect with deep expertise in Azure Networking, Azure Security, and Enterprise-scale Landing Zone architecture. You will design, build, secure and operate production-grade Azure environments aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework, using Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, governance and identity/security controls. The role includes acting as a technical advisor, leading cloud transformation initiatives and mentoring engineering teams, requiring strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure Landing Zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, Azure Enterprise-Scale Architecture and Zero Trust Security Model.

• Define and implement management groups hierarchy, subscription strategy and lifecycle management, resource organization standards, naming conventions and tagging strategy, RBAC and identity governance, and policy-driven governance and compliance.

• Establish multi-subscription, multi-environment (Prod/Non-Prod/Sandbox) architecture.

• Azure Networking:

• Architect secure and scalable network topologies including Hub-and-Spoke, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute and Site-to-Site VPN connectivity.

• Design private connectivity patterns such as Private Endpoints and Private DNS Zones and implement Azure Firewall, NSGs, ASGs, route tables, load balancers, Application Gateway and Front Door.

• Design IP addressing strategy and network segmentation, implement network security controls and traffic inspection models, and optimize network performance, availability and resiliency.

• Azure Security & Governance:

• Implement enterprise security posture using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy and Initiative assignments, Azure Blueprints (where applicable), Conditional Access, Identity Protection and Privileged Identity Management.

• Design secure identity architecture using Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC models, least-privilege access and Managed Identities.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (ISO, SOC2, CIS, NIST as applicable) and establish logging, monitoring, SIEM integration and audit controls.

• Infrastructure as Code & Automation:

• Develop reusable, modular Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep.

• Create standardized deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions and implement CI/CD practices for infrastructure delivery.

• Enforce version control, peer reviews, testing and promotion pipelines and automate provisioning, governance, security baselines and guardrails.

• Operations, Reliability & Cost Management:

• Design for high availability and disaster recovery, backup and recovery, scalability and performance optimization.

• Implement observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights and enable cost governance using Cost Management, budgeting and rightsizing.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership:

• Translate business requirements into technical architecture and produce high-quality architecture documentation, diagrams and runbooks.

• Lead technical discussions with customers, auditors, security teams and delivery teams, mentor junior engineers, and participate in design reviews, audits and governance forums.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Experience: 10+ Years
• Strong hands-on expertise with: Microsoft Azure platform (IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Security); Azure Landing Zone design and deployment; Enterprise networking architectures; Identity and access management; Azure security tooling and governance
• Expert-level proficiency in: Terraform and/or Bicep; Git-based workflows; CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure
• Deep knowledge of: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall concepts; Hybrid connectivity models; Cloud security best practices; Infrastructure automation patterns
• Experience working in multi-subscription, enterprise environments.

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