Azure Cloud Architect
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- 10+ years of Infrastructure Engineering/Architecture experience with 5+ years in Azure Architecture.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position: Azure Cloud Architect
Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)
Employment Type: Full Time
Experience Required: 10 + Years
Role Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure to design, implement, and govern enterprise-scale cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Azure Landing Zones, networking, security, governance, cloud migrations, disaster recovery, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep).
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement Azure Landing Zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework.
- Architect secure cloud solutions across Azure Networking, Entra ID, Azure Policy, Management Groups, and Security Services.
- Lead large-scale on premises to Azure migration and modernization initiatives.
- Design hub-and-spoke, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, NSGs, Private Endpoints, and DNS architectures.
- Implement governance, security, and compliance controls using Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, RBAC, and PIM.
- Define Business Continuity, Backup, and Disaster Recovery strategies with Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform/Bicep, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions.
- Develop monitoring and observability solutions using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, architecture review boards, vendors, and delivery teams while mentoring engineers.
Required Skills:
- 10+ years of Infrastructure Engineering/Architecture experience with 5+ years in Azure Architecture.
- Strong expertise in Azure Networking, Entra ID, Governance, Security, and Landing Zones.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
- Experience with DR, HA, Backup Strategy, and Enterprise Cloud Operations.
- Knowledge of AWS services including VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, EC2, S3, IAM, and Route 53.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) – Required
- Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
- Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- OCI Architect Certification
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
More about this job
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and govern enterprise-scale Azure platforms, including landing zones, networking, security, governance, migrations, and disaster recovery. Lead Infrastructure as Code and monitoring initiatives while collaborating with stakeholders and mentoring engineers.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of infrastructure engineering or architecture experience, including 5+ years in Azure architecture, with strong expertise in Azure networking, identity, governance, security, and landing zones. Hands-on Terraform or Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI experience is required, along with cloud operations, disaster recovery, high availability, backup, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Skills
- Azure Architecture
- Azure Landing Zones
- Azure Networking
- Entra ID
- Cloud Governance
- Cloud Security
- Cloud Migration
- Terraform
- Bicep
- PowerShell
- Azure CLI
- Disaster Recovery
- High Availability
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Monitor
- Stakeholder Management
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Categories
- Technology
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Microsoft Azure
- Azure Landing Zones
- Cloud Adoption Framework
- Well-Architected Framework
- Azure Networking
- Entra ID
- Azure Policy
- Management Groups
- Azure Firewall
- ExpressRoute
- Virtual WAN
- Private Endpoints
- Defender for Cloud
- Key Vault
- RBAC
- PIM
- Azure Site Recovery
- Azure Backup
- Terraform
- Bicep
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- AWS
- AZ-305
- AZ-700
- AZ-500
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- Cloud Migration