Azure Consulting/ Azure Technical Architect

Can work Remote in USA Roles & Responsibilities- Understand customer's IT estate, LOB applications, IT and business priorities and success measures to design implementation architectures and cloud-native solutions.

- Collaborate with network, security, AD, backup, tools, and application architects and SMEs to develop enterprise-grade solutions.

- Develop deep relationships with key customer IT decision-makers.

- Define long-term cloud strategy and mentor operations teams to implement the solutions.

- Keep up to date with market trends and competitive insights and maintain technical skills and knowledge.

- Advocate new features and solutions to bring operational efficiency and cost reduction.

- Act as a subject-matter expert on Microsoft Azure and assist Sales/Pre-Sales in RFP activities.

Requirements- Subject matter level expertise on Azure Governance & Cost Management, Azure Network & Security, Azure Active Directory, Compute & Storage, Backup & DR, and Monitoring.

- Extensive experience in conducting design workshops and documentation of HLD (High Level Design) documents.

- Rich experience in Migration projects and hands-on experience with ASR/Azure Migrate.

- Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., BICEP, Terraform, Ansible) and automation tools for deployment and management of cloud infrastructure.

- Experience in PaaS services and Containers - Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, GCP) for hybrid or multi-cloud strategies.

- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and security standards (e.g., ISO 27001). - Experience with cost optimization techniques - Skills in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum). - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to lead and mentor teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

- Proven track record of building deep technical relationships with senior IT executives and growing data services in large or highly strategic accounts.

- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

- Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences (Senior Executives, IT management, and developers). (1.) Creation of solution and architectural views (logical conceptual development execution infrastructure & operations architecture) (2.) To assess the domain IT landscape assessment and Application portfolio optimization for gap analysis (3.) To contribute towards white/technical papers and knowledge base (4.)To ensure knowledge up-gradation and work with new and emerging products/technologies (5.) To manage Non Functional Requirement adaption for the solution (6.) To study and define system requirements addressing stake holder portfolio concerns Disclaimer HCL is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law.

Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to for investigation.

Compensation and Benefits A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their work location, skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law.

This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies.

In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.