Azure Cloud Architect

Job Description : Role Summary :

We are looking for a client-facing Azure cloud architect - pre-sales specialist who can discover requirements, shape winning cloud solutions, and help clients modernize to Microsoft Azure. The person must combine hands-on Azure architecture depth with strong commercial thinking, migration experience, and the ability to clearly position end-to-end solutions to business and technical stakeholders.

What success looks like in this role :

• Lead discovery discussions and translate customer requirements into Azure-led solution options, effort estimates, and proposal inputs.

• Drive migration conversations for both On-Prem to Azure and other cloud vendors to Azure scenarios.

• Recommend cost-optimized Azure architectures with clear trade-offs, TCO - ROI thinking, and governance guidance.

• Design end-to-end cloud solutions including security, networking, observability, DevOps, backup/DR, data services, and supporting tools required on Azure.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, sales teams, and internal delivery stakeholders during pursuits and solution shaping.

Key Responsibilities : 1. Pre-sales & client advisory :

• Run discovery workshops with business and technical stakeholders to understand current state, pain points, future state goals, and decision criteria.

• Support RFI - RFP - proposal responses, solution decks, commercials, effort estimates, and PoC definition.

• Present architecture options, assumptions, risks, dependencies, and recommended Azure approach in a crisp, client-friendly manner.

2. Azure architecture & migration :

• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-conscious architectures on Microsoft Azure across IaaS, PaaS, and platform services.

• Shape migration strategies for On-Prem to Azure, AWS to Azure, GCP to Azure, and hybrid transition scenarios.

• Define migration approach (rehost, re-platform, refactor, re-architect), landing zones, identity model, networking, security controls, and deployment patterns.

3. Cost optimization & solution completeness :

• Work with clients to optimize existing or proposed cloud spend through right-sizing, architecture choices, reservations - savings options, governance, and cost visibility practices.

• Recommend the complete set of services and tools needed for the chosen Azure solution, including security, monitoring, CI/CD, backup/DR, integration, and data services.

• Articulate business case, TCO - ROI, and modernization benefits for Azure migration and cloud optimization programs.

4. Internal collaboration :

• Work closely with sales, delivery, DevOps, infra, app modernization, security, and partner teams to ensure proposed solutions are feasible and competitive.

• Contribute reusable solution patterns, estimation assumptions, reference architectures, and best practices for the presales function.

Must-Have Skills :

• Hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure is mandatory.

• Strong experience in solution architecture - cloud advisory - pre-sales or a closely related consulting role.

• Hands-on migration expertise in On-Prem to Azure and experience or strong exposure in AWS - GCP - other cloud to Azure migration.

• Ability to recommend end-to-end Azure solutions covering compute, storage, networking, identity, security, monitoring, automation, CI/CD, backup/DR, and integration.

• Experience discussing cloud cost optimization, governance, and architecture trade-offs with clients.

• Strong proposal writing, effort estimation, solution documentation, and presentation skills.

• Confident communication with CXO - IT leadership and the ability to simplify complex architecture decisions.

Good-to-Have :

• Exposure to FinOps or cloud cost management tooling and practices.

• Experience with Azure landing zones, IaC (Terraform - ARM - Bicep), Azure DevOps, AKS - containers, and hybrid connectivity.

• Awareness of compliance, backup, observability, and security design patterns for enterprise cloud environments.

• Experience in industries such as manufacturing, retail, BFSI, healthcare, or enterprise services.

Preferred Certifications :

• Microsoft Certified : Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

• Azure Administrator - Azure Security Engineer - Azure DevOps Engineer.

• Relevant FinOps - cost optimization certification is a plus.

Role Details :

• Role : Pre Sales Consultant

• Industry Type : IT Services & Consulting

• Department : Sales & Business Development

• Employment Type : Full Time, Permanent

• Role Category : BD - Pre Sales