• Define and lead the Azure platform architecture, roadmap, and governance model. • Build and manage Azure Landing Zones aligned with Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and enterprise‑scale patterns. • Establish platform guardrails including RBAC, Azure Policy, tagging standards, and subscription lifecycle management. • Ensure platform designs align with all pillars of the Microsoft Well‑Architected Framework. • Enable DevSecOps capabilities across engineering teams, including secure CI/CD, automated guardrails, and policy‑as‑code. • Partner with development and security teams to embed secure‑by‑default patterns and continuous compliance. • Implement GitOps‑aligned workflows for consistent, repeatable deployments. • Oversee cloud platform operations including monitoring, resilience, incident management, DR readiness, and lifecycle management. • Define SLOs/SLIs, operational runbooks, and observability standards across the platform. • Partner with security teams to ensure alignment with Zero Trust, identity, and protective monitoring standards. • Mature FinOps practices including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, tagging, and optimization. • Build dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and actionable insights for stakeholders. • Drive engineering discipline around right‑sizing, reservations, storage optimization, and architectural efficiency. • Lead and mentor cloud, platform, and DevSecOps engineers. • Serve as a trusted advisor to application teams, architecture, security, and senior leadership. • Guide teams through design reviews, cloud enablement sessions, and best‑practice adoption.