This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 1150000 - Rs 1250000 (ie INR 11.5 - 12.5 LPA)
Min Experience: 9 years
Location: Remote (India)
JobType: full-time
We are seeking an experienced Azure Architect to design, deploy, and manage a brand-new Azure tenant along with its associated cloud infrastructure. This role requires deep expertise in Azure architecture, governance, security, networking, disaster recovery, and enterprise-grade cloud solutions.
The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end Azure environment setup, implement best practices for performance and availability, and ensure security, compliance, and operational excellence across the platform.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Azure Tenant & Governance Setup
- Design and implement a new Azure tenant from scratch
- Establish governance frameworks, policies, access controls, and compliance standards
- Architect the Azure environment to meet defined performance, scalability, and availability requirements
Core Infrastructure Deployment & Configuration
Configure and manage the following Azure services:
- Azure Traffic Manager
- Azure Front Door
- Azure DDoS Protection
- Azure Firewall
- Microsoft Defender
- Azure ExpressRoute
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Blob Storage
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure Event Hubs
- Azure App Services & Azure VM Scale Sets
- Azure Functions
- Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Log Analytics
- Azure Monitor
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure API Management
- Azure Cache for Redis
- Azure Backup Service
- Azure Site Recovery (including Disaster Recovery and failover setup)
- Azure Health Data Services (FHIR)
- Power BI integration
Disaster Recovery & High Availability
- Establish and test a DR environment using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup
- Ensure high availability, business continuity, and data integrity
- Design and validate failover strategies
Security & Compliance
- Implement security best practices across the Azure ecosystem
- Configure DDoS protection, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender, and secure secrets via Key Vault
- Ensure compliance requirements, including healthcare standards using Azure Health Data Services (FHIR)
Networking & Performance Optimization
- Optimize global traffic routing using Azure Traffic Manager and Front Door
- Configure and manage secure hybrid connectivity via ExpressRoute
- Ensure low latency, resilience, and performance efficiency
Monitoring & Operations
- Implement centralized monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel
- Establish proactive alerting and incident response processes
- Provide ongoing infrastructure optimization and post-deployment support
Collaboration & Enablement
- Work closely with development teams to integrate AKS, API Management, Event Hubs, Functions, Logic Apps, and Cosmos DB
- Provide detailed architecture diagrams and technical documentation
- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions
- Offer post-implementation operational support
Core Skills
- Azure Configuration & Architecture
- Disaster Recovery & High Availability
- Azure Traffic Manager
- FHIR / Azure Health Data Services
- Cloud Security & Governance
