Azure Solution Architect

Role Overview : We are looking for an experienced Azure Solution Architect to lead the design of scalable, secure, and enterprise-grade cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. This role is primarily focused on architecture design, technical solutioning, and stakeholder advisory, with a strong emphasis on data and AI platforms.The ideal candidate will translate business requirements into robust architecture blueprints, define high-level and low-level designs, and guide delivery teams in implementing solutions aligned to Azure best practices, security standards, and operational resilience requirements.Key Responsibilities : - Lead end-to-end architecture design for Azure-based enterprise solutions, with a focus on data, analytics, and GenAI platforms.- Create high-level designs (HLDs) and low-level designs (LLDs) covering application, data, integration, security, network, and platform architecture.- Define target-state architectures, architecture roadmaps, and transition plans for cloud adoption, modernization, and migration initiatives.- Ensure solutions align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework, including reliability, security, performance efficiency, operational excellence, and cost optimization.- Design for scalability, availability, disaster recovery, backup, observability, and governance.- Provide architecture oversight across the solution lifecycle, including design reviews, risk assessments, and technical decision-making.- Partner with business stakeholders, delivery teams, and leadership to translate functional and non-functional requirements into practical architecture patterns.- Establish reusable reference architectures, design standards, and best practices for Azure solution delivery.- Guide engineering teams during implementation to ensure adherence to approved architecture and enterprise standards.Required Skills & Experience : - 8 to 12 years of experience in cloud, platform, or solution architecture, with strong experience designing enterprise-grade solutions on Azure.- Azure Mastery : Knowledge of workings of ADLS, ADF, Azure Fabric, Synapse, Stream Analytics, Purview, Azure OpenAI Services, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AD, Database knowledge (Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Neo4j)- Proven expertise in architecture design and solution blueprinting for cloud-native and hybrid environments.- Strong understanding of Azure architecture across data, integration, identity, security, and platform services.- Experience architecting modern data and AI solutions using Azure services such as data lakes, data integration, analytics platforms, governance services, and Azure AI capabilities.- Strong grounding in security, access control, networking considerations, resilience, backup/DR, and operational design.- Ability to define architecture for both structured data platforms and emerging GenAI workloads.- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.- Experience leading architecture workshops, reviewing designs, and mentoring delivery teams.Preferred Azure Exposure : - Experience with Azure services in areas such as : a. Data platform and analytics servicesb. AI/ML and GenAI servicesc. Identity and access managementd. Governance and data cataloginge. Relational, NoSQL, and graph databasesf. Monitoring and operational tooling- Good to Have Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation approaches such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or similar tools.- Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices in Azure environments.- Experience with enterprise integration patterns and API-based architectures.Qualifications : - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.- Microsoft Certified : Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) preferred.Leadership Expectations : - Ability to lead architecture discussions and influence technical direction across teams.- Strong consulting mindset with the ability to shape client-facing solution narratives and executive-level communication.- Ability to mentor engineers and act as the architecture point of contact for complex engagements (ref:hirist.tech)