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We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Azure Solutions Architect with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and optimizing containerized workloads on Microsoft Azure. This role demands hands-on mastery of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), PaaS offerings, and a strategic understanding of Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA), and cost optimization in cloud environments. You’ll lead architecture efforts for mission-critical applications, ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native solutions that meet performance and business objectives. 🛠️ Key Responsibilities • Architect and implement containerized solutions using AKS, Azure Container Apps, and other Azure-native services. • Lead end-to-end Kubernetes lifecycle management: deployment, configuration, scaling, monitoring, and security hardening. • Design and integrate Azure PaaS services (App Services, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, etc.) into cloud-native architectures. • Optimize container performance through resource tuning, image optimization, and efficient orchestration strategies. • Manage and secure Azure Container Registry (ACR), including image lifecycle policies, access controls, and geo-replication. • Implement container security best practices, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and runtime protection. • Oversee CVE management for container images, ensuring timely patching and compliance with security standards. • Develop and maintain DR and HA strategies across regions and availability zones using Azure Site Recovery, Traffic Manager, and Load Balancer. • Deliver cost-effective solutions, leveraging Azure pricing calculators, reserved instances, autoscaling, and workload right-sizing. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, guiding cloud adoption and DevOps practices. • Create and maintain architecture diagrams, documentation, and runbooks for operational excellence. • Stay current with Azure innovations and proactively recommend improvements. 🎯 Required Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, with at least 5 years focused on Microsoft Azure. • Proven hands-on expertise with AKS and container orchestration tools (Helm, Kustomize, etc.). • Strong experience with Azure PaaS services and microservices architecture. • Deep understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, security, and performance tuning. • Expertise in container optimization, registry management, and security hardening. • Solid experience with CVE tracking and remediation for container images. • Strong grasp of Azure DR and HA strategies, including geo-redundancy and failover mechanisms. • Experience with cost estimation and optimization in Azure environments. • Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. 🌟 Preferred Qualifications • Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. • Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud strategies. • Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd). • Background in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, etc.) with compliance requirements.

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