Technical Architect Azure

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**Technical Architect Azure - (D/F/M)**
**Location: Zurich**

**The Opportunity**:
One-of-a-kind opportunity to dive into multiple Azure based technologies, to explore, design, architect new solution on Azure Paltform

**Your Key Result Areas**:

- As an Azure Solution Architect, you will design, architect and implement cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies.
- You will work with key stakeholders to understand the business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and efficient cloud architectures.
- You will also provide technical guidance and best practices for cloud development, deployment, and operations.
- Develop business cases, evaluations, comparisons, strategic guidance(s), and relevant collaterals to inform and drive Transformational Initiatives
- Envision a transformation roadmap that aligns with the strategic and tactical direction of the client
- Ensure that solution architecture exhibits high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, appropriate reusability and reliability for future needs
- Utilising multiple technology areas within “MS Azure” and has extensive knowledge of the use and impact of technology transformations
- Developing deep relationships with key customer IT decision makers and relevant business decision makers to drive long-term cloud adoption within their company and enable them to be cloud advocates.
- Acting as a Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices, and connecting with the Engineering team to remove key blockers.
- Assessing the customers' knowledge of the Azure platform and overall cloud readiness, supporting them through a structured learning plan and ensuring its delivery through partners.
- Collaborating with other Cloud Solution Architects and Microsoft stakeholders in developing complex end-to-end enterprise solutions on Microsoft Cloud platforms.
- Maintaining technical skills and knowledge, keeping up to date with market trends and competitive insights; collaborating and sharing with the technical community while educating customers on the Azure platform.
- Being an Azure Platform evangelist with customers, partners, and external communities.

**Your Qualification**:

- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in information technology, software engineering, computer science, or related field
- Proven work experience as a Azure Solution Architect. At least 15+ years of experience in designing, architecting and implementing cloud solutions using Azure 10+ years.
- Strong knowledge of Azure services, tools, frameworks, Azure ADF and Data bricks, Azure Functions,App Service, Logic app, AKS, Azure app servie, Webapp, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2) and Delta Lake
- Strong knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, etc.
- Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases
- Familiar with Microsoft architecture frameworks to help navigate technology choices throughout the technical landscape, particularly data platforms, data integration, data governance
- Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong knowledge of cloud performance, scalability, availability, and reliability.
- Knowledge in data modeling (3NF/Dimensional modeling/Data Vault2)
- Working across both waterfall and agile cloud migrations and cloud transformational projects
- Fluent in English

**What you can expect**
- An organization driven by technology - We have a tremendous technology backbone
- Open, ‘can do’ team spirit
- An environment where you can make your own ideas reality
- Will enrich our cloud-first capabilities and complement our increasing strengths as a Microsoft partner in ‘Azure’ Cloud
- You will be able to work with a team provide best-in-class cloud solutions for the intelligent workplace, applied innovation, and managed services
- Drive your own career
- Market conform benefits

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our many backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We looking for someone who drives in this setting and is inspired to craft significant solutions through true collaboration.

**About Cognizant**
Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based,