Azure Technical Architect
Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires PaaS Technical Architect (Azure PaaS) to be based at their client’s office in London, UK.
This is a hybrid role – you can work remotely in the UK and attend the London office 3 days per week .
This is a 6+ month temporary contract to start asap
Day rate: Competitive Market rate
The associate will play a key role in modernizing critical service domains such as scheduling, delivery tracking, and customer engagement by designing and implementing scalable, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. They will be responsible for creating end-to-end Azure PaaS architectures that enhance efficiency, reliability, and innovation across high-impact, national-scale projects.
In this role, the associate will leverage modern Azure services such as App Services, Functions, and API Management while ensuring each solution meets the highest standards of performance, scalability, and security. Operating within a rapidly evolving logistics environment, they will apply Azure best practices and DevOps automation to drive seamless modernization and support the organization’s digital transformation goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and lead end-to-end Azure PaaS architectures for application migration and modernization.
- Assess existing on-premises environments, define migration strategies, and develop cloud roadmaps.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and migration roadmaps on solution level.
- Implement Azure services such as App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Service Bus etc.
- Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
- Ensure best practices around security, scalability, performance, and cost optimization.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development and DevOps teams.
Key Requirements
Essential Skills:
- Proven experience in Azure cloud migration projects.
- Strong Experience in .Net Core, Angular, SQL
- Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings.
- Expertise in designing solutions using Azure App Services, Application Gateway, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure SQL databases.
- Experience with microservices architecture, and API Management
- Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity (Azure AD), monitoring, and security practices
- Expertise in Azure Migrate, and related tools.
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code (e.g., ARM templates).
Desirable Skills:
- Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-305, AZ-104) are highly desirable.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform), and automated deployment pipelines.
- Understanding of Azure security best practices, including identity and access management (Azure AD), role-based access control (RBAC), and data protection strategies
- Good communication and negotiable skills
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