Azure Solution Architect – Senior Consultant

Years of Experience: 10+ Years 
Location: Bangalore 

• Design, architect and lead the implementation of Cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure Services. 
• Assess and recommend public and hybrid Cloud solutions, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). 
• Collaborate closely with global teams to develop proposals, presentations, statement of work (SOW) and proactively recommend strategies around Microsoft technologies specifically Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure Stack. 
• Advice customers on various Cloud solution options, discuss benefits and risks of each, and recommend a solution that aligns with the customer's business needs and requirements. 
• Should be able to execute short term strategic consulting projects on Microsoft Azure, assessments, POC/pilots, map solutions to client business processes, and develop value proposition and business case. 

Essential Skill Requirements: 
• 12+ years overall IT experience and 3+ years of relevant Microsoft Azure architecture, design & delivery experience 
• Consulting experience with large-scale implementations on Microsoft Azure & Microsoft Azure Stack 
• Experience in Azure Infra, Networks, Storage, Apps and Azure DevOps 
• Experience in Creating solutions, presenting, and articulating winning prepositions for Microsoft Azure & Microsoft Azure Stack 
• Well versed with cloud architecture styles and design patterns 
• Experience in developing cloud migration approaches, defining migration roadmaps, and providing estimates. 
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Blob Storage, PowerShell DSC, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory, and Azure Site Recovery 
• Experience in developing and deploying Cloud Native Applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities (App Services Plans, Key Vault, SQL Azure DB, Azure Functions, Containers, AKS, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management) 
• Should have implemented at-least one project with Authentication and Authorization of the applications using AD OR OAuth. 
• Experience with claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, and RBAC 
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, & Bash etc., 
• Experience with Azure Governance and Best Practices (Role Based Access Control, Networking Architectures, Cost Management controls, etc.) 
• Able to support pre-sales engagements by identifying and communicating potential solutions that meet our customer's need within their constraints. 
• Knowledge on VMC on AVS (Azure VMware Solution) 
• Hands on experience with cloud assessment and Migrations (ASR)