DevSecOps​/Azure Architect

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.

• Implement Dev Sec Ops  practices across CI/CD pipelines.

• 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.

Monitoring & Observe

• 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 AD / Entra

• Azure App Services and Azure Functions

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) – preferred

• Azure Key Vault

• Azure Networking (VNet, NSG, Private Endpoints)

• Proven Dev Sec Ops  implementation experience

• 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

• Containerisation using Docker (Kubernetes preferred)

Engagement Details

• Contract Period: 10 March 2026 – 31 December 2026

• Work Model: Onsite

• Location: Johannesburg

• Industry: Telecommunications