OverviewThe Azure Infrastructure Architect is a hands-on consulting architect who designs and delivers the Azure infrastructure foundations that data, analytics and AI programs run on: landing zones and governance, hub-and-spoke networking, infrastructure as code, security, and platform administration for Microsoft Fabric and Databricks. You will work directly with client IT, networking and security teams, serve as the infrastructure technical lead on delivery projects, and support pre-sales, proposals and migrations.
Primary Location: Across Canada
Work Model: Hybrid 2-Days Onsite
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Vacancy Status: Backfill
Compensation Range: $120,000 - $145,000 CAD
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and deploy secure, scalable Azure subscriptions, landing zones, resource providers, naming conventions and tagging standards
- Establish Azure governance using Azure Policy, cost budgets, alerts and FinOps guardrails
- Implement least-privilege, scoped and time-bound RBAC access across delivery and client teams
- Design and build hub-and-spoke Azure network architectures, including VNets, subnets, private endpoints and delegated services
- Configure ExpressRoute and VPN connectivity, VNet peering, remote gateways, NSGs, UDRs, Azure Firewall and third-party network virtual appliances such as Fortinet
- Configure private DNS, conditional forwarding and static egress through NAT Gateway to support secure hybrid connectivity and vendor allowlisting
- Lead end-to-end network connectivity testing, troubleshooting and remediation
- Develop reusable Terraform modules for networking, security, monitoring and data-platform infrastructure, leveraging Bicep/ARM where appropriate
- Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps with OIDC federated credentials and appropriate environment approvals
- Maintain secure infrastructure-as-code practices across Dev, Test and Prod environments, including remote state management and recovery runbooks
- Administer Microsoft Fabric capacity, tenant settings, security groups, private connectivity, managed private endpoints, trusted workspace access and outbound access controls
- Design and implement on-premises and VNet data gateway solutions based on client architecture and availability requirements
- Advise on Databricks workspace architecture, including cluster policies, Unity Catalog governance, access controls and CI/CD
- Provision and support infrastructure for Azure AI and agent-based solutions
- Configure and manage Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Entra ID security groups and managed identities
- Establish monitoring and operational capabilities using Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, diagnostic settings and Fabric capacity metrics
- Support workload migrations to Azure and Microsoft 365/Entra tenant-to-tenant migrations
- Contribute to Azure VMware Solution assessments and cloud modernization initiatives
- Lead architecture and networking design sessions with clients and define clear roles and responsibilities through RACI frameworks
- Review client environments and technical artifacts to identify risks, gaps and architectural anti-patterns, and recommend appropriate mitigations
- Coach client platform and engineering teams on Azure infrastructure, security, governance and operational best practices
- Support pre-sales activities, including proposals, SOWs, technical estimates and solution documentation
- Serve as a trusted infrastructure technical lead across client, Data, AI and delivery teams
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud or enterprise infrastructure engineering or architecture, with deep Microsoft Azure expertise
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure networking, including hub-and-spoke architectures, ExpressRoute, VPN, private endpoints, private DNS, NSGs, UDRs and firewalls
- Production experience building infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or Bicep
- Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD for infrastructure using GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
- Strong understanding of Azure governance, Azure Policy, RBAC and cost management
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Experience provisioning and supporting infrastructure for data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data services and/or Databricks
- Experience implementing monitoring and operational capabilities using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and diagnostic settings
- Strong understanding of cloud security, private networking and least-privilege access principles
- Consulting or client-facing delivery experience with the ability to move seamlessly between architecture, advisory and hands-on implementation
- Proven ability to lead technical discussions and troubleshoot complex infrastructure and connectivity challenges
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear architecture, operational and technical documentation
NICE TO HAVE
- Microsoft certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, AZ-400 and/or DP-600
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification
- Databricks certification
- Hands-on Microsoft Fabric administration experience, including capacity management, gateways, private networking and security features
- Experience with Microsoft 365 and Entra tenant-to-tenant migrations
- Experience with Azure VMware Solution assessments or implementations
- Experience supporting Azure OpenAI and/or Azure AI Foundry infrastructure
- Exposure to Agent365
- Exposure to AWS environments
- Experience supporting client penetration testing findings and remediation
