Technical Cloud Azure IaaS Advisor
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Azure Technical Advisor with deep expertise in Azure Infrastructure, Azure networking and network security, hybrid cloud environments, and on-premises infrastructure. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to customers, providing strategic guidance, architecture recommendations, consulting, and operational support to help drive successful solutions and resolutions.
You will work closely with clients on migration, modernization, operational excellence, and resilient architecture initiatives using frameworks such as the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF). While the role requires strong technical expertise and architectural knowledge, it is primarily advisory and customer-facing rather than hands-on implementation or pure engineering delivery.
The successful candidate will have several years of experience with Azure Hybrid Infrastructure, Networking, and Cloud Architectures, along with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
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Qualifications
- Technical experience with Azure infrastructures, Cloud Architecture Design Patterns – CAF and WAF.
- 10+ years’ experience with customer facing roles in Cloud Infrastructure, administration, operations, software support, IT consulting, on-premises and cloud support or consulting for enterprise and/or government customer base, and advanced troubleshooting.
- Understanding of Microsoft’s Modern IT Architecture and Strategy.
- Proven track record in successfully planning, deploying, operating, and optimizing Public/Private Cloud and on premises.
- Advanced Microsoft Azure certifications are preferred (AZ-305 / AZ-104 / AZ-700)
- Characteristics of importance include but are not limited to customer service, problem solving, communication skills, and the ability to read/interpret the needs/wants of customer executives and leaders.
Required Skill Set
Azure Infrastructure Customer Engineer Technical skills:
Broad knowledge of Microsoft’s Cloud services with deep understanding of the following:
- Azure Infrastructure (Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Desktop, Azure VMware Solution)
- Azure Monitor (Log analytics Workspace, KQL, DCRs, AMPLS)
- Azure Network (Hub/Spoke and SD-WAN Architectures / Azure Virtual WAN, Azure DNS, Private Resolver, Express Route/S2S VPN, Private endpoints and Private Links)
- Azure Network Security (Azure Firewall, External NVAs in Azure VMs, WAF)
- Hybrid services (Azure Arc, Azure Site Recovery and Backup)
- General Azure PaaS knowledge (SQL MI, App Services, APIM, App Gateway, LBs, ...)
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