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Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Solution Architect – Azure Infrastructure & Hybrid Cloud based in Nanjing, China, with 8+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience and 5+ years of Azure architecture experience.
The role focuses on designing and guiding enterprise-scale Azure and hybrid-cloud solutions, including Azure Landing Zones, governance, enterprise networking, ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, compute, storage, backup, and disaster recovery.
The architect will also lead hybrid-cloud and modernization initiatives using Azure Arc, Azure Local/Stack HCI, Windows Server, Linux, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud platforms. The role involves data center migration, server consolidation, private-cloud implementation, and enterprise infrastructure modernization.Strong experience in Azure identity, Entra ID, Active Directory, networking, virtualization, HA/DR, and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM, PowerShell, and Azure CLI is required.The position is highly customer-facing, requiring experience working with enterprise customers, leading architecture discussions, technical workshops, presentations, and large-scale cloud transformation projects. AZ-305 and AZ-104 are preferred, along with AZ-700, AZ-800/801, Terraform, or Kubernetes certifications.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Azure Cloud Platform & Hybrid Cloud Architecture Responsible for designing and providing guidance on enterprise-scale solutions, including:
Landing Zone & Governance
Azure Landing Zone
Management Groups
Azure Policy
Azure Governance
Enterprise-Scale Architecture
CAF (Cloud Adoption Framework)
Network Architecture
Azure Virtual WAN
Hub-Spoke Networking
ExpressRoute
VPN Gateway
Azure Firewall
Azure Application Gateway
Load Balancer
DNS and network security architecture
Compute & Storage
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Storage
Azure Files
Azure NetApp Files
Azure Backup
Azure Site Recovery
Hybrid Cloud Platforms
Azure Arc
Azure Local
Azure Stack HCI
Windows Server Hybrid Services
Multi-cloud and cross-cloud governance
Identity Architecture
Microsoft Entra ID
Active Directory
Hybrid Identity
Federation
PKI / ADCS
Windows Hello for Business
Data Center Migration & Modernization
Lead critical customer transformation projects
Data Center Modernization
Data center migration
Server consolidation and optimization
Private cloud platform implementation
Hybrid cloud architecture design
Operating System Modernization
Windows Server Modernization
Linux platform migration
High-availability architecture design
Automated operations platform implementation
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Capabilities
Cloud Platforms
Microsoft Azure / AWS / GCP
Hybrid Cloud
Multi-Cloud Strategy
Infrastructure
Windows Server
Linux
Active Directory
Entra ID
DNS
DHCP
PKI / ADCS
Identity Federation
Virtualization
VMware vSphere
Hyper-V
Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI
Kubernetes Infrastructure
Containers and cloud-native platforms
Networking
Enterprise network architecture design
SD-WAN
BGP
VPN
ExpressRoute
DNS Architecture
Load Balancing
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
HA Architecture
Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity Planning
Azure Site Recovery
Automation
PowerShell
Azure CLI
ARM Templates
Bicep
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
Experience Requirements
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
8+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience
5+ years of Azure architecture design experience
Experience in consulting for large enterprise customers or enterprise architecture design
Strong customer communication and technical presentation skills
Preferred
Candidates with the following experience will be preferred
Hyperscale Environment Experience
Environments with 10,000+ VMs
Multi-region cloud platform design
Million-scale identity systems
PB-scale storage architecture
AI / GPU platform implementation
Industry Experience
Internet platforms
E-commerce
Financial services
Manufacturing
Retail
Gaming
Transformation Project Experience
Cloud projects with investments exceeding USD 1 million
Enterprise-scale migration projects
Data center modernization projects
AI Transformation projects
Preferred Certifications
Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700)
Azure Hybrid Infrastructure (AZ-800 / AZ-801)
Terraform Associate
Kubernetes CKA / CKAD
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