Azure Cloud Solution Architect

About the role

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure Cloud Solution Architect with deep domain experience in retail‑fashion, food & beverage and supply‑chain. The professional will design, migrate and optimise Azure‑based solutions that support point‑of‑sale, e‑commerce, ERP/SCM and related applications.

Key responsibilities

• Architect Azure solutions for retail PoS, e‑commerce, ERP/SCM and F&B applications.
• Design scalable, high‑availability infrastructure for order processing, real‑time stock visibility and warehouse automation.
• Enable integration between Azure and retail platforms such as Dynamics 365, Oracle Retail, Shopify, etc.
• Implement data pipelines and analytics using Azure Synapse, Data Factory and Power BI for sales forecasting and supply‑demand analytics.
• Lead migration of on‑premises and AWS workloads to Azure, applying cost‑optimization, hybrid cloud and compliance strategies.
• Build secure APIs and event‑driven architectures for mobile apps, loyalty systems and delivery platforms.
• Design disaster recovery and business continuity plans for retail and F&B operations.
• Ensure solutions meet PCI‑DSS compliance and security standards.

Required profile

• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Proven experience delivering Azure solutions in retail, food & beverage or supply‑chain sectors.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams through complex migration projects.

Required skills

• Azure services: App Services, AKS, Functions, API Management, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure AD, RBAC, Conditional Access, Monitor, Application Insights.
• Infrastructure as Code: ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform.
• CI/CD pipelines: Azure DevOps, GitHub.
• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes.
• DevSecOps practices.
• Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python.
• PCI‑DSS compliant cloud architecture.
• Hybrid cloud, networking, security, identity and governance concepts.