Azure Cloud Architect

Blu Label Unlimited is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team during a critical period of digital transformation. This role is essential to our Blu Sky platform modernization initiative, which represents a strategic migration from legacy AEON systems to a modern, cloud-native Azure infrastructure serving customers across multiple touchpoints.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the operational administration, governance, and optimization of Azure subscriptions across the Blu Label Group, while providing architectural guidance for our multi-subsidiary fintech ecosystem encompassing telecommunications, financial services, utilities, and digital distribution operations.

• Manage and administer Azure subscriptions across Blu Label Group entities, ensuring optimal configuration, security, and compliance
• Implement and maintain Azure governance frameworks including Azure Policy, RBAC, resource tagging, and management groups
• Monitor Azure resource utilization, performance, and costs using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Cost Management tools
• Perform regular health checks, capacity planning, and optimization activities across all Azure environments
• Manage Azure Active Directory (Entra ), identity and access management, and conditional access policies
• Design and implement scalable, resilient cloud architectures aligned with Azure Well-Architected Framework principles
• Provide architectural guidance for Blu Sky platform modernization, including TCP-to-REST API transformations
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM templates, and Azure Bicep
• Design and implement Azure networking solutions including VNets, NSGs, Application Gateway, and Express Route
• Architect Azure PaaS solutions leveraging App Services, Container Apps, AKS, Functions, and Logic Apps

• Implement Azure security best practices including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, and security baselines
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (POPIA, PCI-DSS) and industry standards in cloud deployments
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for Azure workloads
• Lead Azure Fin Ops initiatives to optimize cloud spend, implement cost allocation, and drive cost efficiency
• Establish cloud governance frameworks and enforce architectural standards across Azure subscriptions

• Support integration architecture initiatives including WSO2 Micro Integrator implementations on Azure
• Collaborate with development teams on Azure Dev Ops CI/CD pipeline implementations
• Provide technical guidance for legacy system migrations to Azure cloud-native architectures
• Design and implement API Management solutions for enterprise integration patterns
• Participate in architecture review boards and provide cloud architecture recommendations

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (required)
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications in Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture, or Information Systems (advantageous)

• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - Highly Preferred
• Additional Azure certifications (AZ-500 Security, AZ-700 Networking, DP-203 Data Engineering) - Advantageous