Azure Network Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Network Architect with strong hands-on engineering capabilities to design and implement a secure, scalable, and compliant hybrid cloud network environment. You will be instrumental in building out network routing architecture to support Red Hat OpenShift (RHOS) clusters in Azure and translating existing infrastructure patterns into cloud-native solutions., * Design target state network architecture for secure north/south traffic routing across Azure-hosted RHOS clusters.

• Integrate and configure Application Gateway NVAs such as F5, NGINX, or Apache.
• Translate traditional infrastructure components (e.g., F5 LTM iRules, IBM DataPower processing, mTLS) into cloud-native equivalents using containers.
• Implement and manage mTLS termination with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
• Collaborate with platform and security teams to ensure adherence to policies, segmentation, and governance.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define network requirements and align designs with enterprise standards.
• Produce and maintain detailed network architecture documentation.

• Proven experience as an Azure Architect with hands-on engineering in cloud networking.
• Deep knowledge of Azure networking components: VNETs, NSGs, Route Tables, Azure Firewall (AzFW), Application Load Balancer (ALB).
• Experience designing hybrid cloud traffic routing and segmentation.
• Familiarity with SD-WAN integration.
• Experience with third-party networking appliances, especially from vendors like Cisco and F5.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code and automation tools is a plus.

Preferred Experience

• Practical experience deploying DataPower on containers.
• Knowledge of iRules, mTLS, HSMs, and traffic processing patterns.
• Background in working within regulated or secure environments is an advantage.