Senior Backend Azure Architect

As an experienced Azure Architect, with a proven track record of designing and implementing cloud-based solutions and a strong background in Azure services and architecture you will:

• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure AI-solutions: Build scalable, highly available, and secure Azure-based solutions in our environment, leveraging Azure cloud services. Ensure designs follow best practices and meet performance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Translate complex business logic into scalable and secure technical requirements for architecture definition and setup in Azure cloud services.
• Guiding and empowering colleagues, providing best security, compliance, cloud and networking practices in Azure.
• Drive continuous improvement: Further develop our service portfolio by contributing to performance optimizations, cost improvements, and evolving architectural standards. Lead initiatives to refine processes, improve reliability, and implement new Azure features that add value.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, especially Azure Network, Infrastructure, Security and IAM
• Azure Functions, Azure AI Foundry (Azure OpenAI GPT-4.1, o1-preview, whisper), Azure AI Search, Azure Web Apps, Azure DevOps, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Cloud Security, EntraID
• Compute & Containers: Azure App Services for hosting web applications and APIs; Azure Functions for serverless computing and workflow orchestration; Virtual Machines and VM Scale Sets configuration; containerization with Docker; and use of Azure Container Registry for managing container images.
• DevOps & Automation: Experience setting up automated build/deploy pipelines and scripting to automate Azure resource management and routine tasks.