Senior Azure Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead technical discovery and pre-sales activities, translating customer business requirements into solution architectures, scope definitions, and compelling value propositions in collaboration with the sales team.

• Design, configure, and implement cloud and technology solutions while providing documentation and knowledge transfer to customer stakeholders.

• Act as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring successful deployments, resolving complex technical issues, and meeting customer satisfaction and adoption goals.

• Provide guidance to customers on best practices, whether adhering to industry standards or your own recommendations, around Microsoft Azure, including security, networking, application services, Artificial Intelligence, and data management.

• Contribute to the growth of our Microsoft partnership and Azure practice through increased CSP and Professional Services revenue, the development of new technical skills and focus areas, and cultivating relationships with key Microsoft resources.

• Engage in knowledge sharing with colleagues, consistently exchanging insights to enhance our Microsoft Azure services, including best practices, implementation strategies, and complex architectures.

• Collaborate with team members to define and document standards and methodologies for Professional Services engagements.

• Acquire knowledge of security and compliance frameworks, including but not limited to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 for Defense Industrial Base customers leveraging Microsoft Azure Government and Microsoft 365 GGC High.

⛳️ Requirements

• Familiarity with the Microsoft Partner ecosystem, including Solution Partner designations, Advanced Specializations, and the process to achieve them.

• Insight into Microsoft programs and customer funding mechanisms, including ECIF.

• Knowledge and experience with Azure PaaS and SaaS offerings, such as Azure SQL Service and Azure App Services.

• Proficiency in Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Azure CLI, and Terraform.

• Experience with Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Firewalls, and Virtual Networks, along with general networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, dynamic routing, and load balancing.

• Competence in PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, or other scripting languages.

• Familiarity with Azure Sentinel and Azure Security Center.

• Understanding of Azure Cost Manager dashboards and methodologies for cost optimization.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD tools, including Azure DevOps.

• Microsoft Certifications or the willingness to obtain them within the first 6-12 months: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204), Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400).

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits plan

• Fully remote work