- Minimum 8+ years of dedicated experience in cloud infrastructure design, enterprise systems architecture, or senior cloud consulting, with a masterful command of the Microsoft Azure platform.
- Cloud Cost Governance & Optimization: Proven track record of auditing complex, multi-region production workloads and successfully implementing cost-optimization models and right-sizing strategies.
- Enterprise Identity Architecture: Deep, expert-level architecture experience designing and deploying enterprise identity solutions, Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and directory integrations utilizing Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, or specialized middleware.
- Automation & Orchestration: Advanced capability in writing production-grade Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates to ensure zero-downtime, fully repeatable environmental deployments.
- Security & Network Engineering: Strong experience in network security topology (Hub-and-Spoke, VPN Gateways, ExpressRoute, NSGs), role-based access control (RBAC), and aligning cloud configurations with enterprise compliance requirements (such as SOC 2).


