Azure Technical Architect (Java Application Development and Azure Cloud Solutions IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)

Role/Job Summary: The Transaction Processing and Settlements team is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Azure Cloud Solutions Architect to join our team.

• You will play a crucial role in Architecting, Designing, and leading the implementation of solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. You will be responsible for defining the Solution Architecture for enterprise-grade solutions on Azure, following the Azure Well-Architected Framework, and recommending solution patterns and practices for your team.
• You will directly impact public Cloud adoption, Agile, and DevOps maturity within our Business Unit. The role will require you to be hands-on with Azure products and work across various technologies, collaborating with Enterprise Architects, Cloud Engineering, Business Architects, and Product teams.
• Lead the Architecture and Design of Business solutions implemented on Microsoft Azure
• Guide various Public Cloud solution options, discuss benefits/risks, and provide recommendations that align with strategic business needs
• Provide thought leadership, recommendations, and roadmaps for large transformation and greenfield programs on Azure Public Cloud
• Assess and provide recommendations on various cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Drive Proof of Concepts, map solution options to business problems, and aid in defining business value and benefits
• Collaborate with application engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure requirements and best practices are reflected in the Azure solution design
• Provide architecture guidance based on the Azure Well-Architected Framework to help build reliable, secure, and cost-effective workloads in Azure
• Be proactive in keeping the team informed about cloud industry best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders, recognize challenges, and proactively offer solutions
• Mentor team on cloud architecture principles, best practices, and emerging technologies.

Requirement Summary and Key Skillset for this Role

• 15+ years of proven IT experience with at least 5+ years of solid hands-on experience in architecting cloud solutions, including design and deployment of workloads on Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on expertise in programming and scripting languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, PowerShell, & Bash, etc.,
• Extensive experience with implementing solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Prior consulting experience with large-scale implementations on Azure
• Experience with cloud deployment, technical and security architecture, database architecture, virtualization, software design, networking, DevOps and DevSecOps
• Strong expertise in cloud architecture, and design, including fault tolerance, scalability, and globally highly available systems
• Strong understanding of Cloud Native design principles and modern architectures (e.g. event-driven architectures, stream processing, event sourcing/CQRS)
• Familiarity with cloud migration strategies and tools, defining migration roadmaps as well as integration patterns and technologies.
• Proficiency in cloud infrastructures with hands-on experience in deploying and managing cloud resources using Azure in enterprise-wide environments
• Sound knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and secure networking
• Experience with IaC using Terraform with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions
• Experience in Azure Infrastructure, Networks, Storage, Apps and Azure DevOps
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Virtual Networks, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory, and Azure Site Recovery
• Experience in developing and deploying Cloud Native Applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities involving App Services Plans, Key Vault, SQL Azure DB, Azure Functions, Containers, Azure Container Apps, AKS
• Experience in Integration Technologies such as IPaaS, Azure API Management, Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid
• Experience with IAM, Authentication, and Authorization of applications using Azure AD, OAuth, (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, and RBAC
• Excellent knowledge of Monitoring, diagnostics, and alerting of Azure workloads and services
• Experience working in a fast-paced growth organization in a Global Delivery Model
• Ability to present ideas to both technical and business stakeholders and facilitate strategic discussions.
• Strong management and communication skills
• Financial Services domain knowledge will be a plus
• Understanding of the SCRUM agile process
• Bachelor s degree or equivalent work experience.