Azure Architect
Sapna DanielUnited StatesSENIORPosted 4d ago
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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Azure Architect to join our team in the Energy/Oil & Gas sector. This role involves designing and implementing enterprise Azure architectures, cloud roadmaps, and secure IT/OT connectivity solutions.
Key Responsibilities
• Define enterprise Azure architecture, reference architectures, and multi-year cloud roadmaps
• Design Azure landing zones, management groups, subscriptions, hub-and-spoke networking, and Virtual WAN
• Architect OSDU-based platforms, Microsoft Energy Data Services, and subsurface/seismic data environments
• Design Azure infrastructure for SAP S/4HANA, mission-critical applications, high availability, and disaster recovery
• Build industrial data platforms using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, and AVEVA PI
• Design secure IT/OT connectivity, network segmentation, DMZ patterns, and edge solutions for remote and offshore sites
• Implement security using Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, private endpoints, and Zero Trust principles
• Establish Infrastructure as Code standards using Terraform/Bicep and CI/CD using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Drive FinOps, observability, reliability, architecture governance, and technical leadership
Requirements
• 12–16 years of overall IT infrastructure/cloud engineering experience
• 8+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience
• 3+ years in Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, Mining, or other asset-heavy industries
• Experience with Azure landing zones, ExpressRoute, VPN, networking, compute, storage, and identity
• Enterprise cloud migrations, HA/DR, and mission-critical workload architecture
• Terraform and/or Bicep, CI/CD, and policy-as-code
• IT/OT security, Purdue Model, network segmentation, and IEC 62443 concepts
• Strong stakeholder management and architecture governance skills
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or equivalent expertise