Azure Solutions Architect – Johannesburg – up to R800k per annum
e-Merge Recruitment
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design and deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture, infrastructure, security, cloud migration, integration, and optimisation.
You will play a key role in translating business requirements into end-to-end cloud architectures while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end Azure solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
- Develop architecture diagrams, solution designs, and technical documentation.
- Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.
- Design and manage Azure infrastructure, including Virtual Machines, networking, storage, and database services.
- Implement cloud security best practices using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Key Vault.
- Design high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
- Develop integrations using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, APIs, and hybrid cloud technologies.
- Implement monitoring and performance optimisation using Azure Monitor.
- Drive cloud cost management, governance, and resource utilisation optimisation.
- Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security, risk, and governance requirements.
- Explore and support solutions involving Azure AI Services and IoT technologies.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as an Azure Solutions Architect or in a similar cloud architecture role.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud architecture principles.
- Experience in cloud migration, modernisation, and enterprise solution design.
- Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance.
- Experience with Azure networking, storage, databases, and integration services.
- Knowledge of high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
- Experience with cloud monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimisation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Experience with Azure AI Services, IoT, automation, and hybrid cloud solutions.
- Exposure to DevOps practices and infrastructure automation.
The Reference Number for this position is NG61551 which is a Permanent, Hybrid role offering a salary of up to R800k per annum salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on nokuthulag@e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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