Cloud Solution Consultant | Azure

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Job Summary: Strategic Cloud Solution Consultant (Azure) for mission-critical projects, focused on Azure Storage, Files, and Networking, with a consultative mindset and operational excellence. Key Highlights: 1. Experience in mission-critical projects and digital transformation initiatives using Azure. 2. Opportunity for real impact and continuous growth within an innovative environment. 3. Ownership of technical decisions and ongoing learning. Job Description At Avanade, we help our clients achieve the full potential of the cloud through innovative, secure, and Microsoft best-practice-aligned solutions. The **Cloud Solution Consultant (Azure)** role plays a strategic part in delivering and evolving cloud infrastructure environments, directly contributing to mission-critical projects and enterprise digital transformation. This position serves as a technical authority, supporting clients in designing, implementing, operating, and optimizing Azure-based solutions—with a focus on **Storage, Files, and Networking**—always applying a consultative, value-driven, and operationally excellent approach. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to drive real impact, work on challenging scenarios, and continuously grow within a collaborative, diverse, and innovation-focused environment. At Avanade, professional growth goes hand-in-hand with continuous learning and ownership of technical decisions. **Together we do what matters.** **Learn more about some of our benefits:** * Meal or food allowance; * Multibenefit Card (up to Senior Consultant level); * Medical and dental insurance; * Certifications and training; * Life insurance; * Private pension plan; * Avababy: pregnancy support and welcome kit for new Avanade parents; * Company profit-sharing program; * Wellhub; * Childcare assistance; * Career Advisor – Career mentoring; * Birthday Off policy; * Wellness sessions; * For managerial or higher-level roles – Corporate vehicle, parking allowance, and fuel assistance. **Responsibilities** * Work directly with enterprise clients and mission-critical environments, understanding both technical and business requirements. * Design, validate, and optimize architectures for **Azure Storage, Azure Files, and Azure Networking**. * Support clients across onboarding, adoption, and optimization phases of Azure solutions. * Lead technical workshops, best-practice sessions, and architecture reviews. * Resolve complex infrastructure scenarios, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. * Implement and support backup, recovery, and business continuity strategies. * Work with monitoring, observability, and log analysis using **Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and KQL**. * Collaborate closely with **CSAMs, delivery teams, and partners**, ensuring client success. Qualifications **Skills and Experience** **Required:** * Solid experience with **Azure Infrastructure**, including: * Azure Storage (Blob, Disks, Files, redundancy models, and performance) * Azure Files (SMB/NFS, integration with Active Directory and Azure AD) * Azure Networking (VNets, NSGs, Firewall, VPN, ExpressRoute, and Private Endpoints) * Knowledge of **security, governance, and compliance in Azure** (RBAC, Azure Policy, encryption) * Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability in cloud environments. * Experience in **enterprise environments and critical workloads**. * Consultative profile, with clear communication and ease of client interaction. * **Advanced English proficiency**, required for global engagements. **Preferred:** * Experience with automation using **PowerShell, Azure CLI, or ARM/Bicep**. * Practices in **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**. * Experience with **Azure Automation** and **Logic Apps**. * **Microsoft Azure certifications**.