Cloud Architect Engineer (Azure)

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About Artefact Artefact is a data service provider specializing in data consulting and data-driven digital marketing. The company focuses on transforming data into business impact across the entire value chain of organizations. Its Data Consulting team comprises over 400 consultants covering various offers, including data marketing, data governance, strategy consulting, and product owner roles. Role Overview As a Cloud Architect Manager at Artefact, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions for client data and technology ecosystems. This full-time role involves collaborating with technical teams and business stakeholders to align cloud architecture with business needs, optimizing tool selection, cost efficiency, and scalability. You will also lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to Artefact’s growth through innovation and best practices in cloud technology. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure architectures (cloud, on-premise, hybrid) aligned with business requirements. Define and enforce best practices for cloud platform deployment and configuration, security, networking, operations, and tool selection. Oversee the integration of cloud platforms with data pipelines, storage, and compute services. Standardize coding, deployment, and monitoring practices across cloud environments. Design and implement automated solutions for setting up, monitoring, and adjusting cloud infrastructure efficiently. Lead problem-solving initiatives for complex technical challenges related to cloud environments. Provide technical leadership across multiple cloud projects, ensuring efficient resource management. Foster teamwork by mentoring, coaching, and guiding cloud engineers and ensuring knowledge transfer. Manage client relationships regarding project expectations, timelines, and outcomes. Contribute to Artefact's growth by maintaining tech partnerships, leading technical proposals to support project planning, and identifying potential growth areas with existing accounts. Qualifications and Experience 5-10 years of proven experience designing and implementing cloud architectures on Azure at scale. Strong expertise in cloud security, networking, and compliance frameworks. Experience leading the end-to-end design of highly available, secure, and cost-optimized Azure environments for enterprise customers, leveraging services such as Azure Virtual Network, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure App Service. Demonstrated ability to define multi-region DR/HA architectures using Azure Traffic Manager, paired regions, and Azure Site Recovery, achieving RTOs under 1 hour for mission-critical workloads. Proficiency in enabling automated patching, scaling, and monitoring tasks via Azure DevOps YAML pipelines and PowerShell DSC. Deep understanding of cloud cost optimization, monitoring, and high availability design patterns. Experience collaborating with data engineers to optimize architectures on Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Synapse, and MS Fabric. Required Skills Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing technical teams and large-scale projects. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience creating business-focused presentations. Demonstrated problem-solving abilities for complex, multi-disciplinary cloud projects. Experience managing senior stakeholders and navigating client discussions effectively. Ability to mentor, coach, and develop technical teams in cloud engineering best practices. A track record of contributing to business growth through technical innovation and strategic initiatives. Application Process Candidates interested in this full-time Cloud Architect Manager position are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.