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Azure Cloud Solutions Architect
@ K&K Global Talent Solutions INC.
Ontario
Overview
K&K Global Talent Solutions is hiring a lead Azure Cloud Solutions Architect in Toronto on a full-time permanent basis, with a hybrid or onsite arrangement. The role leads enterprise cloud transformations, designing Azure Landing Zones, hybrid networking and large-scale data center migrations. The posting requires 10+ years of infrastructure experience, including 5+ years of hands-on Azure architecture delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Design Azure Landing Zones and hybrid networking topologies
- Lead large-scale data center and server migrations
- Establish identity, security and governance guardrails
- Standardize infrastructure deployments with Terraform or Bicep
- Act as primary architectural contact for client review boards
Requirements summary:
- 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure engineering experience
- 5+ years of hands-on Azure architecture delivery
- Deep knowledge of Azure Landing Zones and Entra ID
- Strong networking expertise with ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN
- Proficiency in Terraform or Bicep with CI/CD pipelines
- AZ-305 certification strongly preferred
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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K&K Global Talent Solutions INC.
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Position: Azure Cloud Solutions Architect (Infrastructure & Landing Zones)
Location: Hybrid/Onsite- Toronto, ON
Job type: Full-time/Permanent hiring
We are looking for a seasoned Lead Azure Cloud Solutions Architect with 10+ years of infrastructure engineering experience to spearhead enterprise cloud transformations. In this client-facing leadership role, you will design scalable Azure Landing Zones, architect complex hybrid networking topologies, and guide large-scale on-premises data center migrations. You will establish strict governance, identity, and security guardrails while championing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation and FinOps best practices across global delivery teams.
Core Responsibilities
- Enterprise Architecture & Landing Zones: Design and evolve Azure Landing Zones aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework, delivering comprehensive HLD/LLD documents and reference architectures.
- Hybrid Networking & Connectivity: Architect hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN topologies incorporating ExpressRoute, Site-to-Site VPN, Azure Firewall, NVAs, Private Endpoints, and hybrid DNS resolution.
- Identity, Security & Governance: Establish Microsoft Entra ID RBAC models, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Azure Policy guardrails alongside Defender for Cloud and Key Vault aligned with CIS, NIST, and ISO 27001 standards.
- Large-Scale Cloud Migration: Lead server estate discovery and dependency mapping via Azure Migrate, formulating wave plans and executing rehost, replatform, and refactor modernization strategies.
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: Define RPO/RTO targets and cross-region resilience patterns utilizing Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Azure Backup, and availability zones.
- IaC Automation & Observability: Standardize infrastructure deployments via Terraform or Bicep within Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions pipelines, while integrating Azure Monitor and Log Analytics with enterprise SIEM platforms.
- Stakeholder & Technical Leadership: Act as the primary architectural point of contact for client review boards, mentor delivery engineers, drive FinOps cost optimization, and contribute to presales scoping.
Required Technical Skills
- Experience: 10+ years in enterprise infrastructure engineering/architecture, including at least 5+ years of hands-on Azure architecture delivery.
- Core Azure Pillars: Deep mastery of Azure Landing Zones, management group hierarchies, Azure Policy, Entra ID, and large-scale data center migrations.
- Advanced Cloud Networking: Proven expertise configuring ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, Firewalls, UDRs, NSGs, Private DNS Resolvers, and IPAM.
- Infrastructure-as-Code & Scripting: Strong hands-on proficiency writing Terraform and/or Bicep, paired with PowerShell or Azure CLI scripting and CI/CD pipelines.
- Resilience & Security: Solid background designing high-availability architectures, DR drills, backup strategies, and enterprise security controls.
- Certifications (Strongly Preferred): Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305); bonus points for AZ-700, AZ-500, Terraform Associate, or multi-cloud (AWS/OCI) certifications.
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