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Infrastructure Cloud Architect

Avanade1 day ago
Calgary, AB
Mid Level

Top Benefits

80+ hours annual training and paid certifications
Real‑time access to global technical resources
Dedicated career advisor for growth

About the role

Come join us

Our Infrastructure team plays an instrumental part in delivering outstanding, complex projects with global impact and helping our clients transform their businesses through digital innovation. We are a fast-growing, diverse group of passionate enthusiasts and specialists in Microsoft technologies. We actively encourage learning, focus on progress, and acknowledge, and reward quality. We’re ambitious, curious, and want to bring on more people with a similar passion for technology.

Everyone has a career advisor who works with you to create a plan and guides you in choosing from the many training opportunities we offer, as well as being a mentor in making sure you thrive and feel valued. Together we do what matters.

Skills and experiences

  • Strong expertise in Azure services such as Virtual Machines, App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, and Azure Networking.
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates, Terraform, and Bicep (nice to have).
  • Experience with CI/CD tools and practices, particularly Azure DevOps and YAML Pipelines.
  • Solid understanding of security principles and best practices in the cloud.
  • Experience with cloud transformation and migration solutions, infrastructure solutions, networking, data center operations, platform migration.
  • Consulting focused on infrastructure modernization and migration to Azure (IaaS/PaaS).
  • Infrastructure migration or data center migration.
  • Cloud automation and security.
  • Application modernization and containers.
  • Operation management, systems security, testing, databases, and mobility considerations.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of Microsoft products.
  • Experience working with global and offshore teams on projects.
  • Advanced skills and experience in application lifecycle management, agile development methods, and software planning.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with serverless architectures and microservices.
  • Knowledge of networking concepts and protocols.
  • Excellent technical documentation skills utilizing Word, Excel, Visio, and PPT.
  • Willingness to support weekend migration cutovers (up to 1 weekend per month).
  • Familiarity with M&A integration processes in insurance or financial services (nice to have).

Certifications (Preferred)

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

About you

Characteristics that can spell success for this role:

  • Great communication and interpersonal skills – you’re working directly with clients, alongside a team of consultants, or within a client team. You’re good at communicating hard concepts so everyone understands.

  • Relevant technology business leadership experience in areas such as architecture and project delivery.

  • Demonstrated people and/or business leadership experience, particularly leading consultants.

  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor engineers.

  • Ability to manage client expectations.

  • Strategic thinker about business issues across product areas and industries.

  • Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to completion effectively.

  • Monitor, mentor, and lead teams to overcome roadblocks and challenges and implement coordination.

What you'll do

  • Define and deliver modern infrastructure architectures for public and hybrid cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure and the broader Microsoft technology stack.

  • Plan and design relationships across software, hardware, networks, people, and operations to enable cloud-oriented operating models.

  • Lead discovery, assessment, planning, and execution phases, including architecture design sessions, proof-of-concepts, and solution delivery.

  • Architect, design, and implement scalable, secure, and cost-efficient Azure solutions in collaboration with development teams.

  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to support continuous integration and deployment.

  • Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure resources to ensure performance, reliability, and high availability.

  • Apply and enforce security best practices, governance frameworks, and compliance with industry standards.

  • Engage directly with clients, advising on strategy, governance, and evolving business requirements.

  • Provide hands-on development support while mentoring and guiding junior engineers and team members.

  • Stay up to date with the latest Azure technologies, trends, and best practices to drive innovation.

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

  • Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)

  • Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally

  • Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth

  • Engaged and helpful co-workers genuinely interested in you

Find out more about some of our benefits here .

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.

Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting

Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one

Learn more

To learn more about the types of projects our Infrastructure team works on check out these case studies:

  • VentilatorChallengeUK manufactures 20 years’ worth of ventilators in 12 weeks to help save lives

Landmark Information Group finds a new home for its data in the cloud

Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:

  • Avanade Insights – exchange ideas that drive tomorrow’s innovation

  • Inside Avanade – explore what life is like working at Avanade

About Avanade

IT Services and IT Consulting
10,000+

Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft. Trusted by over 5,000 clients worldwide, we deliver AI-driven solutions that unlock the full potential of people and technology, optimize operations, foster innovation and drive growth.

As Microsoft’s Global SI Partner we combine global scale with local expertise in AI, cloud, data analytics, cybersecurity, ERP to design solutions that prioritize people and drive meaningful impact.

We champion diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, ensuring our work benefits society and business.

Learn more at www.avanade.com

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