Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Axway Software SA•Remote,

19h•Remote

About The Position

Axway is seeking a highly skilled cloud infrastructure expert with deep hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure, enterprise infrastructure operations, Kubernetes, Linux administration, and hybrid cloud environments. This role will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and supporting mission-critical cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprise customers globally. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in Azure cloud infrastructure, cloud-native technologies, containerized environments, Kubernetes orchestration, Linux systems administration, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices. Multi-cloud experience across AWS and/or GCP is strongly preferred.

Requirements

9+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure environments.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure services including: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Virtual Network, Azure Firewall, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Key Vault, Entra ID (Azure AD), Application Gateway / WAF, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway.
Strong experience supporting hybrid cloud and hybrid identity environments.
Deep hands-on Linux administration experience in enterprise production environments.
Strong expertise with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong hands-on experience deploying, administering, upgrading, and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments.
Experience supporting cloud-native architectures, microservices platforms, and container orchestration frameworks.
Strong understanding of Kubernetes ecosystem technologies including: Helm, RBAC, Ingress Controllers, Persistent Storage, Cluster Networking, Monitoring & Logging integrations.
Strong scripting and automation experience using Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling such as Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Puppet, or Ansible.
Strong networking knowledge including routing, switching, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, reverse proxy, HAProxy, and NGINX.
Experience implementing infrastructure hardening and security best practices aligned to CIS and NIST frameworks.
Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability platforms.
Ability to work independently in fast-paced production operations environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience collaborating across global teams.
Customer-first mindset with strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with ServiceNow, Salesforce, Jira, or similar ITSM/ticketing platforms preferred.
Multi-cloud experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) strongly preferred.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) preferred
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) preferred
AWS Solutions Architect certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure and on-premises technologies.
Architect and support highly available, resilient, and disaster recovery-enabled infrastructure environments.
Design and implement secure Azure networking solutions including: VNets, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Firewall, NSGs, Load Balancers, Application Gateway / WAF.
Deploy and support mission-critical applications using Azure infrastructure services.
Act as technical lead for customer onboarding, migration, and cloud infrastructure projects.
Design, deploy, administer, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux and Windows server environments.
Manage Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), and hybrid identity integrations.
Deploy, administer, and support Kubernetes environments, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Support containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes orchestration technologies.
Manage Kubernetes cluster operations including scaling, upgrades, patching, monitoring, ingress, storage, and security.
Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to support CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native application deployments.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational activities using Terraform, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
Administer infrastructure monitoring and observability platforms such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and Nagios.
Support enterprise hosting technologies including backup, replication, storage, proxy, and load balancing solutions.
Provide advanced L3 support across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Linux, networking, and storage platforms.
Perform infrastructure lifecycle management, patching, capacity planning, and operational optimization.
Participate in audits, disaster recovery testing, operational governance, and security compliance initiatives.
Conduct root cause analysis and drive long-term operational improvements.
Participate in after-hours support rotations and scheduled maintenance activities as required.