What Portfolio Projects Can Demonstrate That an Aspiring Azure Developer Understands Cloud Architecture Rather Than Only Azure Service Basics?

Listing Azure services on a CV does not necessarily demonstrate architectural understanding. What projects can prove that a developer understands networking, identity, compute, storage, APIs, messaging, security, scalability, monitoring and high availability? How can a portfolio project demonstrate why a particular Azure service was selected and what trade-offs were considered? This discussion can help students build stronger project portfolios while helping working professionals identify the architecture skills they need beyond individual Azure service knowledge.