Solutions Architect - Cloud Solutions

Job Title: Cloud Solutions Architect (Azure)

Role summary

Owns technical solution design and costing for Azure and hybrid-cloud engagements — from architecture through to a priced Bill of Quantities the client can act on.

Key responsibilities

• Designs Azure IaaS/PaaS and hybrid architectures (landing zones, connectivity, DR, security) aligned to the Well-Architected Framework.
• Builds BOQ/BOM and budgetary quotations using the Azure Pricing Calculator — right-sizing compute, storage, networking, DR/backup, and security line items against client requirements.
• Produces high-level solution architecture diagrams and assumptions/exclusions documentation for proposals.
• Validates sizing against workload requirements (RPO/RTO, throughput, licensing) and recommends Azure Well-Architected best practices. Supports presales — responding to RFPs, sizing conversations with clients, and handing off validated designs to delivery/implementation teams.

Required skills

• Strong hands-on knowledge of core Azure services: VMs, Managed Disks, Azure Site Recovery, Backup, networking (VNet, ExpressRoute, Firewall, Front Door), and security (Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Entra ID, WAF).
• Comfortable building and reading BOQs/BOMs and translating technical designs into costed line items. Working knowledge of hybrid/on-prem-to-cloud DR patterns (Active-Active, replication, near-zero RPO/RTO).
• Familiarity with Azure Landing Zone / Cloud Adoption Framework design areas (identity, network, governance, security). Able to produce clear architecture diagrams and proposal-ready documentation.

Experience

3–5 years in cloud infrastructure/solutions architecture, with at least 1–2 years specifically on Azure.