What is the job role of a Azure Architect

Question

What is the job that a Azure architect does as most of the development and designing is already done hence apart from maintaining them what does the person do?

Answer 1

The job role comprises of the needs your company have, the most prominent roles as a Azure Architect are as follows:- 

Drive and deliver strategic cloud architecting & implementation in Azure.

Delivery of complex solutions to issues which might include but are not limited to : - Architecture, Configuration, Security, Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Infrastructure etc.

Designs and implements larger research and proof of concept projects as an individual contributor, focusing on one or a small number of technologies or applications to be implemented into a larger platform.

Effectively anchors and drives technical solution across onshore/offshore teams.

Source:- Naukri

Answer 2

An Azure Architect is responsible for providing subject matter expertise in Azure, engineering of new solutions that enhance the existing offerings and building of new automation around IaaS, PaaS, and other services in support of the organization.

The position is a hands-on technical role, assisting in the engineering and integration of existing and leading edge technologies, collaborating across the organization with multiple internal and sometimes external teams.

Answer 3

Hi Sradha, job role of a Azure Architect includes following responsibilities:

• Applying technical knowledge and insights to ensuring technical viability of new projects and successful deployments, orchestrating key resources and infusing key infrastructure technologies.
• Work closely with the network infrastructure team to provide support, troubleshooting and maintenance of the network environment
• Performs Azure development and design work that may include logical design, I/O design, cloud architecture analysis and design, and systems engineering. 
• Develops technical road-maps for future Azure cloud implementations. 
• Develops business case analysis on potential projects. 
• Ensures security is integrated into all cloud architecture solutions. 
• Performs advanced systems modeling, simulation, and analysis. 
• Acts as a subject-matter expert around Microsoft Azure for other sales and solutions teams