Job Description

Strength. Care. Growth

Did you know that A1 Bulgaria is working on international projects as well?

Our wide portfolio has long past the telecom services, and we are now offering digital solutions to millions of corporate, public, and private customers.

State-of-the-art technology, the latest innovations, and extremely talented professionals in various areas help us deliver the best-in-class products, services, and customer experience.

You’ll know A1 Bulgaria is the right place for you if you are driven by:

• Opportunities to learn and build your career.
• Meaningful work in a stable and fast-paced company.
• Diversity of people, projects, and platforms.
• A supportive, fun, and inspiring place to work.

Would you like to join us?

Veselin Naydenov is looking for a new team member.

We are looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Architect to design, secure, and optimize our enterprise Azure environment. This role is highly strategic, ensuring the cloud platform is built for scale, security, and compliance. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on architect, equally comfortable setting platform standards and guiding teams as they are in deep technical troubleshooting.

Your daily routine would include:

• Define and evolve our Azure Landing Zone strategy (Platform & Application).
• Architect and manage hub-and-spoke networking with ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, and private networking.
• Set enterprise-wide governance: Azure policies, RBAC, IAM, and compliance controls.
• Design and implement secure workload patterns, including private AKS clusters and container registries.
• Lead automation with Terraform, Bicep, ARM, and scripting in PowerShell/Python.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps/GitHub for IaC deployments.
• Configure and optimize Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerting.
• Partner with application teams and vendors to ensure IaC aligns with enterprise standards.
• Provide root cause analysis (RCA) and create clear technical documentation for leadership and business stakeholders.
• Participate in internal and external audits (SOX, ISO, compliance), ensuring Azure platforms meet enterprise and regulatory standards.

We’ll know you can make it if you have:

• 7+ years of experience in IT, with at least 4 years in Azure architecture/administration.
• Proven expertise in Azure networking, IAM, governance, and IaC.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps/GitHub for automation and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of Logic Apps, Function Apps, Key Vault, and secure integration patterns.
• Demonstrated experience in audit preparation and participation (SOX, ISO, compliance frameworks).
• Strong documentation skills (runbooks, diagrams, standards).
• Excellent communication skills to bridge business and technical audiences.

Nice to Have:

• Azure certifications (AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-104).
• Exposure to Microsoft Purview, Sentinel, Front Door, App Gateway, WAF.
• Experience with Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs.
• Knowledge of FinOps and cost optimization practices.
• Familiarity with Azure Lighthouse and hybrid/on-premises integration.
• Leadership skills: mentoring, vendor management, running workshops.

Our gratitude for the job done will be eternal, but we’ll also offer you:

• Innovative technologies and platforms to “play” with.
• Modern working environment for your comfort.
• Friendly, ambitious, and motivated teammates to support each other.
• Thousands of online and in-person learning opportunities to grow.
• Challenging assignments and career development opportunities in multinational environment.
• Attractive remuneration package.
• Flexible working schedule and opportunity for home office.
• Numerous additional goodies, including, but not limited to free A1 services, discounts, health insurance and services, sports center, childcare, team and family events, etc.

You want to learn more? See us in action in our A1 Blog.

Sounds good? Apply now!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Any questions? Contact Simeon Kostov.