Azure Cloud Solution Architect

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Role Overview

We are seeking a passionate Azure Cloud Solution Architect to join our growing and dynamic team! This role will be for Cognizant's Infrastructure practice.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Azure Cloud Services, including but not limited to VM, AKS, Service Bus, Storage, Load Balancer, and Web Apps. This role requires a deep understanding of authentication, authorization, OpenAI, OAuth, identity federation, and delegated flow. The candidate will design and implement cloud-native applications, headless APIs, and event-driven architectures that leverage Azure's cloud environment.

What You'll Do

Design and implement solutions using Azure Cloud Services such as VM, AKS, Service Bus, Storage, Load Balancer, and Web Apps.

Have a deep understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth, OpenAI, identity federation, and delegated flows.

Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment.

Build cloud-native applications leveraging Azure cloud services to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

Design headless APIs that enable seamless interactions between various services and applications.

Developed event-driven and messaging-based applications, ensuring high performance and scalability.

Orchestrate different services to build comprehensive processes that meet business requirements.

Designed and implemented connectors to call external and internal APIs, facilitating smooth data exchange.

Create common APIs to interface with different providers, ensuring interoperability and flexibility.

Utilize the Microsoft Graph API for integrating Microsoft cloud services and devices into custom applications.

Design solutions for building robust and scalable APIs using technologies such as WebAPI and Spring Boot.

What you bring to the role

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

Proven experience with Azure Cloud Services (VM, AKS, Service Bus, Storage, Load Balancer, Web Apps, etc.).

Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, OpenAI, OAuth, identity federation, and delegated flow.

Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment.

Demonstrated ability to build cloud-native applications using Azure cloud services.

Proficient in designing headless APIs, event-driven and messaging-based applications.

Expertise in orchestrating services to build processes and designing connectors for API calls.

Experience with Microsoft Graph API. Familiarity with API development using Web API, Spring Boot, or similar technologies.

Excellent problem-solving, communication, and team collaboration skills.

What we offer

The chance to work with impact. Here, you're empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.

• Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
• The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other's experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
• Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents-from day one.
• True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.

Working arrangement

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at .

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Apr

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow