Azure Technical Architect (Full-time at a Fortune 500 tech MNC)

Job Description: Role Summary

• 13+ Years of development and application containerization experience.
• Experience in hosting and configuring applications onto the Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) platform, along with migration experience.
• Expertise in application containerization using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Instance (ACI) .
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find alternate ways to reach goals.
• Ability to understand application architecture, dependencies, and integrations .
• Should have led and managed a team of more than 5 members and be able to guide the team technically .
• Very good understanding of application migration scenarios and pathways.

Primary Skills

• Hands-on application development skills .
• Hands-on experience in developing and hosting web applications on a containerization platform .
• Rich experience in Azure managed services on PaaS (AKS, Azure Container Apps (ACA), Web App for Containers , etc.).
• Primary database skills (e.g., database connectivity, configurations, etc.).
• Ability to analyze application dependencies .
• Ability to manage AKS clusters .
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architect, Data Platform, DevOps, and Integration Teams to ensure cloud adoption follows standard best practices.
• Well-versed with containerizing web application front-end and web services .
• Should understand the detailed complexities of hosting containerized applications on Kubernetes .
• Application performance assessment pre- and post-migration.
• Ensure that the proposed solution covers Azure strategy , stakeholder management , and the actual solution (covering business, application, and Infrastructure), including commercial aspects in terms of value for money (not commercial costing, etc.).
• Understanding customer Infra landscape , ability to Design Azure Landing Zone and provide the Azure target state solution architecture .

Secondary Skills

• Work with Internal stakeholders, Customer stakeholders, and Project Managers to understand migration requirements and provide solutions accordingly.
• Troubleshooting experience with the Azure PaaS platform.
• Basic understanding of containerization and AKS service .

Soft Skills

• Good customer relationship management (connect) .
• Positive attitude and excellent communication skills to manage customer calls.
• Prepare solution presentations .
• Ability to work well in a team .
• Excellent problem-solving skills .
• Good communication .