Senior Azure Cloud Architect

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Oct 13, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Director
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Design and lead secure, scalable, highly available Azure architectures, including landing zones, governance, networking, security, and infrastructure automation. Drive cloud migration and modernization, DevSecOps, resilience, monitoring, and cost optimization while providing technical leadership and collaborating with engineering, security, application, and business teams.

Job details

Senior Azure Cloud Architect Location: Downtown Toronto, Canada Work Model: Hybrid Job Overview We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Azure cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Azure architecture, networking, security, governance, automation, and cloud modernization, with experience working in complex enterprise or regulated environments. Key Responsibilities Design scalable, secure, highly available, and resilient Azure cloud architectures. Lead Azure Landing Zone, subscription management, governance, and enterprise cloud strategy. Architect Azure networking solutions including VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, VPN, and ExpressRoute. Implement Azure security using Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Managed Identities, Key Vault, Azure Policy, and Zero Trust principles. Develop infrastructure automation using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. Drive cloud migration, modernization, DevSecOps, and CI/CD initiatives. Define strategies for high availability, disaster recovery, monitoring, scalability, and cost optimization. Ensure Azure solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with cloud engineering, infrastructure, security, application, and business teams. Provide technical leadership, architecture documentation, and guidance to engineering teams. Mandatory Skills 12–15+ years of overall IT experience with significant Azure Cloud Architecture experience. Strong expertise in Azure Landing Zones, cloud governance, and enterprise architecture. Advanced knowledge of Azure networking and hybrid connectivity. Strong experience with Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policy, and cloud security. Hands-on experience with Terraform/Bicep and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Experience with cloud migration, modernization, HA/DR, monitoring, and enterprise infrastructure. Strong architectural design, technical documentation, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Skills Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Docker, and containers. Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Azure Solutions Architect Expert / AZ-305 certification. Experience within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated environments. Qualifications 12–15+ years of professional IT experience. Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade Azure solutions. Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, compliance, and architecture best practices. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Banking or financial services experience is strongly preferred.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 12–15+ years of IT experience and substantial expertise designing enterprise Azure solutions, including landing zones, governance, networking, security, automation, and hybrid connectivity. Candidates should have experience with cloud migration, modernization, high availability and disaster recovery, and strong architectural documentation and stakeholder management skills; regulated-industry experience and AZ-305 certification are preferred.