The Role: s an Azure Cloud Architect for Data Center Migration Projects, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions that support the migration of mission-critical applications, workloads, and data from legacy data center environments to cloud platforms. Leveraging your expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and migration strategies, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute migration plans that meet client requirements and business objectives . Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of cloud architectures that align with client requirements, industry best practices, and cloud provider capabilities (Azure).
- Define architectural patterns, standards, and guidelines for cloud migration projects from On-Prem, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security of cloud-based solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to assess existing infrastructure environments, identify migration requirements, and develop comprehensive migration strategies and plans.
- Define cloud migration approaches, methodologies, and tools, considering factors such as workload dependencies, data gravity, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA).
- Configure and provision cloud resources, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and security services, to support migration activities and post-migration operations.
- Implement automation and orchestration solutions to streamline provisioning, deployment, and management of cloud infrastructure components.
- Design and implement security controls, policies, and procedures to protect cloud-based assets and data, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Optimize cloud infrastructure performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness through resource right-sizing, load balancing, and auto-scaling configurations.
- Document cloud architecture designs, migration plans, implementation procedures, and operational best practices, ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity of operations.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
'Must Have' Experience:
- Expertise in Azure Logic Apps, Azure Integration Services (AIS), Azure Automation, Azure Functions, Web API, WCF, BizTalk Server.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, configuration Management (familiarity tools like Ansible and Jenkins)
- Strong understanding of networking concepts such as load balancing, firewall policies, Security, Cache, Key Vault, Service Bus, ASR, Networking, Storage, VPNs etc.
- Knowledge of Azure cost management tools, budgeting, and strategies for optimizing cloud costs.
- Hands-on experience in designing container-based solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or other container orchestration tools.
'Nice to Have' Experience: zure Solution Architect Certification