Azure Cloud Architect

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 Grid

Redis Cache, SignalR optimization

Distributed tracing & observability (App Insights, OpenTelemetry)

Event-driven architecture & async patterns

Good to Have

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Terraform / Bicep (IaC)

CI / CD with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps