Senior Technical Architect - Azure Platform Monitoring & Observability Identity Access Management

**Scope:** * The Sr Technical Architect - Cloud is responsible for leading the design, architecture, and governance of cloud-based infrastructure solutions. This role provides deep technical expertise across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments, ensuring that solutions are secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and aligned with enterprise strategy. The Sr. Architect partners with leadership, engineering, and operations teams to drive cloud transformation, modernization, and innovation initiatives while mentoring technical teams. **Our current technical environment:** * Microsoft Azure * VMWare Esxi **What you’ll do:** * Define cloud infrastructure architecture, standards, and best practices across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. * Lead the design and delivery of large-scale cloud solutions including migration, hybrid integration, and modernization initiatives. * Provide technical leadership for projects involving containerization, microservices, serverless, and DevOps automation. * Oversee cloud governance, cost management, and security compliance in alignment with organizational policies. * Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, conduct PoCs, and recommend strategic adoption. * Collaborate with application, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure end-to-end solution alignment. * Establish capacity planning, performance tuning, and disaster recovery strategies in cloud environments. * Lead vendor/partner engagements and provide expertise in contract and solution negotiations. * Mentor and guide architects, engineers, and support teams across cloud and infrastructure domains. * Present cloud strategy, architecture roadmaps, and recommendations to senior stakeholders. **What we are looking for:** * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/Computer Science/Electronics or equivalent diploma. * 12+ years of progressive infrastructure experience, with 5+ years in cloud architecture roles. * Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure design and operations (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP). * Strong knowledge of networking, security, identity, and hybrid cloud integration. * Hands-on experience with IaC and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.). * Proficiency in container and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE). * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and observability solutions. * Strong knowledge of governance, compliance, and FinOps principles in cloud. * Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. * This role involves rotational shifts, including night shifts, to provide 24/7 application support. * Flexibility to work weekends and public holidays as per shift schedule. * Ability to handle responsibilities independently during off-hours. **Our Values** If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: [Core Values](https://blueyonder.com/about/core-values) All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.