TO THE NEW - Azure Technical Architect

At TO THE NEW, we are hiring for the position of Azure Technical Architect for our Noida office.

Major Duties & Responsibilities :

- Assess and optimize ABC Banks Cloud footprint for security, compliance, performance, and cost efficiency.

- Design, implement, and manage Azure Landing Zones, subscription strategies, tenant governance, and networking architectures.

- Drive On-prem to Cloud migrations, minimizing technical debt and ensuring scalability.

- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Azure CLI, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Configure and manage IAM, policies, RBAC, and security controls aligned with Azure security best practices.

- Architect and manage Azure networking (VNets, peering, ExpressRoute, VPN, private connectivity with Datacenter, 3rd parties, and multi-cloud providers).

- Monitor infrastructure, generate utilization/cost reports, and lead cost optimization initiatives.

- Support Disaster Recovery, ensure operational readiness, and provide billing/administrative support.

- Produce and maintain architectural designs, documentation, and standards.

- Design and implement scalable, highly available solutions using VM Scale Sets, Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager, and CDN.

- Stay updated on cloud innovations, promote DevOps practices, and mentor team members.

- Provide after-hours support for deployments, outages, and emergency situations.

Qualifications & Experience :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent industry experience.

- Microsoft Azure Architect certifications preferred; Linux/Windows certifications a plus.

- Strong expertise in Azure networking (VNets, Peering, ExpressRoute, VPNs, private connectivity with Datacenter, 3rd parties, and multi-cloud providers).

- Hands-on experience with scalable architectures - Azure VM Scale Sets, Load Balancers, Application Gateways, Traffic Manager, and CDN.

- In-depth knowledge of Azure security best practices - IAM, RBAC, Conditional Access, Key Vault, Managed Identities, Security Center, Defender for Cloud, encryption, and compliance frameworks (CIS/NIST).

- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), scripting (Shell, PowerShell, Python), and CI/CD pipelines.

- Experience in On-prem to Cloud migrations, TCO analysis, DR strategy, and high-availability architectures.

- Experience with serverless technologies (Azure Functions), monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, CloudWatch,

CloudTrail), and automation pipelines.4Solid understanding of Linux/Windows administration, system hardening, and image management (golden images).

- Familiarity with multi-cloud and SaaS integrations (Salesforce, Tableau, Informatica, on-prem DBs to Azure services like Blob, SQL, Redshift, etc.).