Azure Infrastructure Customer Engineer

Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique PlatformationTM framework. Our 00+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.

Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.AI Enterprise Platform, which includes AgentBridge-a governance and observability framework; Agent Builder-a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace-an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Meico, Australia, DACH Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics Finland). We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Healthcare and Lifesciences; Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.

Deep collaborations with partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Snowflake strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. Our 30+years of partnership with Microsoft, and being part of the elite Microsoft Inner Circle, places us among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners. Sonata is now among the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge Also; Sonata Software is proud to achieve AWS Premier Tier Status in the AWS Partner Network.

Job Title: Azure Infrastructure Customer Engineer

Location: Remote (within Egypt)

Duration: Full Time

Experience Level: 10+ years

We are seeking a Senior Azure IaaS Cloud Architect with Azure Networking as the primary skill , complemented by deep SAP on Azure IaaS experience and strong FinOps discipline . This role owns the network‑first, cost‑aware infrastructure architecture for SAP workloads on Azure, ensuring secure, high‑performance, highly available, and financially optimized Azure environments. The architect will design enterprise Azure networking , lead SAP migrations to Azure IaaS , and apply FinOps principles to control and optimize infrastructure spend across SAP landscapes.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Networking Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise Azure networking including: Hub and spoke topology, Virtual WAN (where applicable)
• Design SAP optimized Azure network architectures: VNet and subnet design per SAP tier, Latency, throughput, MTU, and routing considerations, SAP inter-tier communication flows
• Lead hybrid connectivity architecture: ExpressRoute (mandatory), Site-to-Site VPN
• Design and govern NSGs, UDRs, Azure Firewall and/or NVAs.
• Architect secure ingress/egress using Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway (WAF).
• Define DNS, routing and traffic flow strategies.
• Ensure networking aligns with Zero Trust, enterprise security and SAP certification requirements.

• Architect enterprise-scale Azure IaaS platforms for SAP workloads.
• Design SAP-certified Azure VMs, Premium/Ultra Disks, Availability Sets and Zones.
• Own sizing, capacity planning and SAP HANA performance tuning.
• Define Linux/Windows standards for SAP.
• Design HA/DR infrastructure meeting RTO/RPO targets.

• Lead SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA migrations.
• Architect ASCS/ERS HA, HANA scale-up/scale-out and cross-region resilience.
• Design DR using Azure Site Recovery.
• Support cutover, go-live and stabilization.

• Design Azure Landing Zones with network-first and cost-aware approach.
• Define Management Groups, Subscription hierarchy and Shared Services.
• Build SAP-ready landing zones with network isolation and hybrid integration.

• Embed FinOps principles into Azure architecture.
• Optimize storage tiers, networking costs and VM sizing.
• Implement tagging standards and cost allocation.
• Use Azure Cost Management for monitoring, forecasting and optimization.

• Automate deployments using Terraform (preferred), ARM and Bicep.
• Build Azure DevOps pipelines for landing zones, networking and SAP infrastructure.

• Deep Azure Networking expertise
• Enterprise Azure Network Architecture
• ExpressRoute and Hybrid Connectivity
• Azure IaaS Architecture
• SAP on Azure IaaS
• Azure Landing Zones
• FinOps / Cost Optimization
• Terraform
• Azure DevOps CI/CD
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Led multiple SAP migration programs
• Linux & Windows expertise
• Data centre to Azure migration
• SAP cloud cost governance

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
• AZ-104
• FinOps Foundation Practitioner (nice to have)

At Sonata, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you will not be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes net.

Sonata Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law.