Azure Cloud Architect

Expert guidance on designing and implementing scalable, secure Azure cloud solutions and architectures.

Gold

v1.0.00 activationsDevOps & InfrastructureEngineeringexpert

SupaScore

84.55

Research Quality (15%)

8.1

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

Completeness (10%)

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.3

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.7

Best for

▸Design multi-tenant SaaS architecture with Azure Container Apps and Cosmos DB
▸Plan enterprise migration from on-premises to Azure using hub-spoke networking
▸Architect HIPAA-compliant healthcare data platform with Azure Health Data Services
▸Design disaster recovery solution with 15-minute RTO across Azure regions
▸Build cost-optimized machine learning pipeline using Azure ML and auto-scaling compute

What you'll get

●Detailed architecture diagram description with specific Azure services, networking topology, and resource organization following CAF landing zones
●Cost breakdown by service tier with reserved instance recommendations and monthly estimates for different usage scenarios
●Security implementation plan with specific NSG rules, private endpoints, and Azure Policy assignments mapped to compliance requirements

Not designed for ↓

×AWS or Google Cloud architecture (Azure-specific expertise only)
×Writing actual ARM templates or Bicep code (provides architecture guidance, not implementation)
×Hands-on Azure portal configuration or deployment execution
×Non-Microsoft cloud services integration beyond hybrid scenarios

Expects

Detailed business requirements including performance needs, compliance constraints, budget parameters, and existing infrastructure context.

Returns

Structured architecture document with Azure service selections, cost estimates, security controls, and migration roadmap with specific SKUs and configuration guidance.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

azurecloud-architecturewell-architectedcafenterprise

Research Foundation: 6 sources (2 industry frameworks, 2 books, 2 official docs)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

AWS Solutions ArchitectPlatinum Cloud Cost OptimizerGold Infrastructure as Code ArchitectGold Kubernetes Operations AdvisorGold Terraform Azure ArchitectGold

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

Azure Cloud ArchitectGold Kubernetes Security HardeningPlatinum Disaster Recovery PlannerPlatinum

Common Workflows

Enterprise Azure Migration Planning

Complete migration workflow from architecture design through infrastructure automation to cost optimization

Azure Cloud Architect→Terraform Azure Architect→Cloud Cost Optimizer

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