DevSecOps​/Azure Architect

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 02/19/2026

We are seeking a highly skilled Dev Sec Ops  / Azure Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of secure, cloud-native architectures on Microsoft Azure. This role will be instrumental in driving secure Dev Ops practices, infrastructure automation, and enterprise-grade API platform modernization, with a strong focus on Azure API Management (APIM).

The ideal candidate combines deep Azure architecture expertise with strong Dev Sec Ops  capabilities, ensuring security by design
, scalability, resilience, and operational excellence across enterprise environments.

• Design secure, scalable, and highly available Azure architectures.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives from on-premise and legacy platforms to Azure.
• Architect solutions using Azure API Management, App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, Service Bus, and related Azure services.
• Implement multi-region architectures, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Define Azure landing zones and governance models aligned with enterprise and security standards.

• Integrate security controls throughout build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform).
• Embed security tooling including SAST, DAST, container scanning, and dependency vulnerability checks.
• Implement secure release management and controlled environment promotion strategies.

• Design and implement zero-trust security architecture patterns.
• Configure and manage secure API gateway policies using Azure API Management.
• Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and Azure AD (Entra ) authentication and authorization models.
• Ensure compliance with OWASP API Security Top 10 standards.
• Manage certificate lifecycle, mTLS configurations, and Azure Key Vault integration.
• Define and maintain cloud security posture management practices.

• Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops and/or Git Hub Actions.
• Implement blue-green and canary deployment strategies.
• Enable automated policy validation and governance for APIs.
• Design pipeline governance models, approval gates, and compliance controls.

• Implement monitoring and observe solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Define enterprise logging, tracing, and alerting strategies.
• Enable proactive anomaly detection, performance monitoring, and SLA tracking.

• Azure API Management (architecture and policy configuration)
• Azure App Services and Azure Functions
• CI/CD pipeline security and governance
• SAST and DAST tool integration
• Identity and access management
• Secure coding and API security best practices
• API security frameworks and standards
• Azure Dev Ops and/or Git Hub Actions
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform)
• YAML-based pipeline configuration

Contract Period: 10 March 2026 – 31 December 2026