Senior Solution Architect-Azure

<p><b>Job Tittle: Senior Solution Architect- Azure</b></p><p><b>Job Location: Chennai</b></p><p><b><u>Job Description:</u></b></p><p class="BodyPara">We are looking for an experienced Azure Senior Solutions Architect to join our growing practice. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end design, solutioning, and technical delivery of Microsoft Azure cloud solutions for our enterprise clients. You will work closely with customers to assess their on-premises and hybrid environments, develop compelling business cases, architect scalable and secure Azure solutions, and guide delivery teams through migration and transformation engagements. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients while contributing to pre-sales, delivery excellence, and Cloud Kinetics’ Azure practice growth.</p><p class="BodyPara"><b><u>Key Responsibilities</u></b></p><p class="SubHeader"><u><b>Assessment & Discovery</b></u></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Conduct comprehensive assessments of customer on-premises datacenter environments including compute, storage, networking, and application dependencies</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Perform infrastructure discovery using agentless and agent-based tools to collect configuration data, performance metrics, and network dependency mappings</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Analyze existing workloads to determine Azure readiness, migration complexity, and optimal migration strategies (re-host, re-platform, re-factor, re-architect)</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Develop directional business cases including TCO analysis, projected Azure cloud costs, right-sizing recommendations, and ROI projections</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Assess application interdependencies, data flows, and integration patterns to define migration wave planning</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Evaluate existing licensing models and recommend optimization strategies including Azure Hybrid Benefit, BYOL, and License Included options</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Document current-state architecture, identify technical debt, and recommend Azure modernization opportunities</p><p class="SubHeader"><br /></p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u>Solution Architecture & Design</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Design and architect highly available, scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-optimized solutions on Microsoft Azure</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Develop end-to-end Azure solution architectures aligned to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) pillars: Reliability, Security, Cost Optimization, Operational Excellence, and Performance Efficiency</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Lead technical discovery workshops and architecture design sessions (ADS) with enterprise customers</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Define Azure Landing Zone designs including management groups, subscriptions, policies, RBAC, and networking topology</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Architect hybrid connectivity solutions using Azure ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, and Azure Arc</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Design security architectures incorporating Azure AD/Entra ID, Conditional Access, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and Zero Trust principles</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Create High Level Designs (HLDs), Low Level Designs (LLDs), solution reference architectures, and reusable delivery artifacts</p><p class="SubHeader"><br /></p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u>Technical Delivery</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Lead the technical delivery of Azure cloud migration, modernization, and transformation projects for enterprise clients</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Own the solution design and delivery throughout the project lifecycle — from discovery and planning to implementation and handover</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Collaborate with project managers, delivery leads, and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth execution of engagements</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Provide technical guidance and mentorship to delivery engineers and junior architects</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Conduct architecture reviews, define best practices, and ensure adherence to Azure Well-Architected Framework principles</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates, reference architectures, and reusable delivery artifacts</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Engage in pre-sales activities including solution scoping, effort estimation, and technical proposal development</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Manage technical risks and escalations during project delivery</p><p class="BodyPara"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Drive continuous improvement in Azure delivery processes, tooling, and methodologies</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;"><br /></p><p class="SectionHeader"><b><u>Required Qualifications</u></b></p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u>On-Premises Datacenter & Assessment Expertise</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Virtualization Platforms: </b>Strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere/vCenter, ESXi, Hyper-V, and related hypervisor technologies</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Physical Infrastructure: </b>Knowledge of enterprise server hardware (Dell, HP, Cisco UCS), SAN/NAS storage (NetApp, EMC, Pure Storage), and datacenter networking (Cisco, Juniper, F5)</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Operating Systems: </b>Deep expertise in Windows Server and Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) administration in enterprise environments</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>CMDB & ITSM Tools: </b>Familiarity with ServiceNow, BMC Helix, or similar CMDB tools for asset inventory and dependency mapping</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Monitoring & Management: </b>Experience with enterprise monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix, Datadog, or PRTG</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Networking: </b>Strong understanding of enterprise networking — VLANs, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, DHCP, MPLS, SD-WAN, and VPN technologies</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Databases: </b>Knowledge of on-premises database platforms — Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and their Azure migration considerations</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Middleware & Applications: </b>Understanding of enterprise middleware (WebLogic, WebSphere, Tomcat, IIS) and application server environments</p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u>Assessment Tools & Services</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Azure Migrate: </b>Proficiency in using Azure Migrate for agentless and agent-based discovery, dependency mapping, and Azure readiness assessments for servers, databases, and web apps</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Azure TCO Calculator & Pricing Calculator: </b>Experience building TCO business cases, right-sizing analyses, and projected Azure cost models for enterprise customers</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Azure Site Recovery (ASR): </b>Experience using ASR for replication assessments and test failovers during migration planning</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Microsoft Cost Management: </b>Ability to analyze and optimize Azure costs using Cost Management, budgets, alerts, and commitment-based savings</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Third-Party Discovery Tools: </b>Experience with tools like RVTools, CloudAmize, Movere, Flexera, Device42, or Lakeside for on-premises inventory collection</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Data Collection Methods: </b>Ability to work with vCenter exports, SCCM data, CMDB extracts, and manual inventory data to build comprehensive assessments</p><p class="SubHeader"><br /></p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u>Azure Cloud Expertise</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Experience: </b>8+ years of hands-on experience in designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Azure Certifications: </b>Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305/AZ-303) — required; additional certifications such as Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Azure Network Engineer Associate are preferred</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Core Azure Services:</b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Compute: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Batch</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Storage: Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, Azure Managed Disks, Azure NetApp Files, Azure Data Box, Azure Storage Tiers</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Networking: Azure Virtual Network (VNet), ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Front Door, Azure CDN, Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Database: Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Database for MySQL/PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Cache for Redis</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Identity & Security: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Key Vault, Azure DDoS Protection</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Management & Governance: Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, Azure Management Groups, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Automation, Azure Arc, Microsoft Cost Management, Azure Advisor</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Migration: Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Azure Database Migration Service (DMS), Azure Data Box, Azure Import/Export</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:45pt;text-indent:-15pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#555555;">Developer & Integration: Azure DevOps, Azure API Management, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Azure Event Hub</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Infrastructure as Code: </b>Proficiency in Terraform, Azure Bicep, or ARM Templates for infrastructure automation</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>DevOps & CI/CD: </b>Experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes on AKS), and GitOps workflows</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span><b>Scripting/Programming: </b>Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, or Bash for automation and operational tasks</p><p class="SubHeader"><br /></p><p class="SubHeader"><b><u>Delivery Experience</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end technical delivery engagements with enterprise customers</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience managing Azure migration projects of 100+ servers across multiple waves</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Proven track record of building and presenting business cases and Azure solution proposals to C-level stakeholders</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience leading Azure Landing Zone deployments and cloud adoption framework (CAF) engagements</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;"><br /></p><p class="SectionHeader"><b><u>Preferred Qualifications</u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Security Engineer Associate</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP) in addition to Azure</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Knowledge of Azure AI and data services — Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Synapse, Azure Purview, Azure Data Factory</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS) for VMware-to-Azure migrations</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience with managed services delivery and Azure Managed Services operational frameworks</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Familiarity with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, MAS-TRM, GDPR) and their Azure implementation</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Prior experience in a consulting, professional services, or systems integrator environment</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Exposure to FinOps practices and Azure cost optimization strategies including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Azure Hybrid Benefit</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architectures and connectivity patterns (Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Arc, Azure Stack HCI)</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience with mainframe or legacy system migration assessments and Azure modernization pathways</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Familiarity with containerization assessment tools (Azure Migrate App Containerization, Konveyor/MTA)</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-left:24pt;text-indent:-14pt;">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;"> </span>Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and enterprise workspace transformation</p>