Job Title : Azure Cloud Architect
Experience : 3+ Years
Location : Remote
Job Description
We are looking for a skilled Azure Cloud Architect with strong hands-on experience designing, optimizing, and scaling cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate should have deep technical knowledge of Azure services, performance engineering, distributed systems, and modern .NET architecture.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and architect scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions on Azure.
- Optimize Azure Functions , including cold start mitigation, scaling behaviors, and Durable Functions workflows.
- Improve performance and reliability of Azure SQL through query tuning, indexing strategies, and resource optimization.
- Implement and manage Azure Service Bus , Event Grid , and event-driven architectures.
- Configure and optimize Redis Cache and SignalR for real-time application performance.
- Build distributed tracing and observability using Application Insights, OpenTelemetry, and Azure Monitor.
- Apply advanced performance engineering for .NET 8+ , EF Core, and asynchronous patterns.
- Lead architectural decisions for event-driven, asynchronous, and microservices-based systems.
Must-Have Skills
Azure Functions (Performance, Cold Starts, Durable Functions)Azure SQL (Query Optimization, Indexing, Execution Plans)Azure Service Bus / Event GridRedis Cache, SignalR optimizationDistributed tracing & observability (App Insights, OpenTelemetry).NET 8+, EF Core performance tuningEvent-driven architecture & async patternsGood to Have
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Terraform / Bicep (IaC)CI / CD with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps