Azure/Microsoft Technology Consultant

Responsibilities

• Act as day-to-day senior advisor to the department head and direct reports on Azure, Microsoft infrastructure, data and AI, networking and DevOps
• Shape the cloud and infrastructure roadmap: workload placement across Azure and on-premises, modernization priorities and target-state architecture
• Review and evolve the Azure landing zone, including management groups, subscriptions, identity, Azure Policy, tagging standards and guardrails for new workloads
• Advise on network architecture across Azure and on-premises: hub-and-spoke or Virtual WAN, hybrid connectivity, DNS and IP management
• Guide the hybrid strategy for the VMware estate, deciding what stays on-premises, what moves to Azure and how both are governed consistently
• Support data and AI platform decisions on Azure (data and analytics services, Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry) within landing zone standards and predictable cost
• Own the FinOps agenda: consumption analysis, savings (reservations, savings plans, rightsizing, licensing, Azure Hybrid Benefit), cost governance, showback/chargeback and tracking results
• Serve as design authority for solutions from internal teams and vendors, reviewing for standards fit, resilience and cost, and recommending changes before approval
• Guide DevOps and automation practices: Azure DevOps pipeline standards, IaC (Terraform, Bicep), SPN and managed identity based automation, and alignment with IDP golden paths
• Perform hands-on work when needed: proof-of-concepts, landing zone and policy changes, IaC modules, cost analysis and troubleshooting escalations

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