Azure Cloud Architect — Development

Q: How can I troubleshoot a failed deployment?

Check deployment status with `az deployment group show`, review Activity Log for RBAC errors, and validate the Bicep template with `az bicep build` and `az deployment group validate`.

Designs scalable, cost-effective Azure architectures for startups and enterprises, generating Bicep/ARM templates, cost optimizations, and CI/CD configurations. It covers patterns for web apps, microservices on AKS, serverless event-driven systems, and data pipelines.

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📂 View skill on GitHub ↗ 🚀 How to use

✨ What it does

Generates architecture pattern recommendations based on requirements.
Produces production-ready Bicep templates with security best practices.
Analyzes costs and provides optimization recommendations.
Provides CI/CD pipeline examples for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
Includes security review checklist and common failure troubleshooting.
Offers quick-start scenarios for common use cases.

🎯 When to use it

When asked to design Azure infrastructure for a new or existing application.
When needing to create Bicep or ARM templates for Azure resources.
When optimizing Azure costs or analyzing resource usage.
When setting up CI/CD pipelines for Azure deployments.
When migrating workloads to Azure or planning a cloud architecture.

🚀 How to use

Trigger by asking for Azure architecture design, Bicep templates, cost optimization, or CI/CD setup. Provide application type, expected scale, budget, compliance, and other requirements. Example prompts:

Design an Azure web app for a startup with 5000 users.
Create a Bicep template for a microservices architecture on AKS.
Optimize my Azure costs for the current resource inventory.

📄 Output: Delivers architecture recommendations, Bicep/ARM templates, cost analysis reports, and CI/CD pipeline configurations.

📦 Add this skill to Claude Code

# 1. Get the skills repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills /tmp/claude-skills

# 2. Copy this skill into your project (or ~/.claude/skills for all projects)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/engineering-team/skills/azure-cloud-architect .claude/skills/azure-cloud-architect

Skill source: engineering-team/skills/azure-cloud-architect/SKILL.md

⚠️ Good to know

Requires Azure-specific knowledge and assumes the user has access to Azure; does not cover multi-cloud or non-Azure services.

❓ FAQ

What is the recommended IaC language for Azure?

Bicep is recommended over ARM JSON because it compiles to ARM, has cleaner syntax, and supports modules.

How can I troubleshoot a failed deployment?

Check deployment status with az deployment group show, review Activity Log for RBAC errors, and validate the Bicep template with az bicep build and az deployment group validate.

What are common anti-patterns to avoid?

Avoid storing secrets in App Settings, using single large AKS node pools, exposing public endpoints on PaaS, and over-provisioning resources.

🤖 Overview, features, install steps and FAQ were generated from the project's SKILL.md on Sep 4, 2026. Always check the original source before running commands.