Azure Architect

Role : Azure Architect

Location : Remote

Duration: Long term project

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Azure Architect for a customer-facing, short-term consulting engagement to support Exostar following a recent migration from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.

The Azure environment is currently experiencing stability issues and outages across compute, storage, and networking layers, likely due to architectural and design gaps post-migration. The successful candidate will play a critical role in performing an in-depth assessment, identifying root causes, and leading remediation and stabilization efforts.

This role requires strong technical depth, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work directly with customer stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

· Act as a customer-facing Azure Architecture lead for Exostar

· Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the existing Azure environment, including:

o Compute resources (VMs, scale sets, PaaS services)

o Storage architecture

o Networking (VNets, connectivity, security, routing)

o High availability, resiliency, and scalability design

· Identify root causes of outages and performance issues

· Highlight design gaps, misconfigurations, and architectural anti-patterns

· Develop and present a clear and actionable 30 / 60 / 90-day remediation and stabilization plan

· Lead and guide hands-on remediation efforts, ensuring:

o Improved reliability and performance

o Alignment with Azure best practices and Well-Architected Framework

· Collaborate with customer engineering, operations, and leadership teams

· Provide ongoing architectural guidance and best-practice recommendations

· Document findings, recommendations, and progress for executive and technical audiences

Required Skills & Qualifications

· 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud architecture, or solutions engineering

· 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience

· Strong expertise in:

o Azure compute, storage, and networking services

o Azure security, identity, and access management

o High availability, disaster recovery, and scalability design

· Proven experience supporting post-migration stabilization and production environments

· Deep understanding of Azure Well-Architected Framework

· Ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layer Azure issues

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Proven experience working in customer-facing consulting roles

· Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

· Azure certifications (Architect Expert, Security Engineer, or equivalent)

· Experience with hybrid cloud or complex enterprise migrations

· Familiarity with operational monitoring, logging, and alerting in Azure

· Prior experience in regulated or enterprise-scale environments