Senior Solution Architect – Azure

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

📋 Description

• Create solution summaries for clients, proposals, staffing models, Statements of Work, and responses to RFPs/RFIs.

• Simplify complex cloud architectures into clear, commercially viable engagements.

• Oversee the scoping, assessment, mobilization, and execution of migrations from on-premises applications and legacy data centers to Azure.

• Develop cloud security, identity, and access management strategies in accordance with regulatory and compliance standards.

• Promote infrastructure as code and establish automated CI/CD pipelines.

• Serve as a subject matter expert throughout the sales process, from gathering requirements to handoff for delivery.

• Manage the sales process and facilitate engagement with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Take ownership of the proposal approval process and obtain sign-offs from internal stakeholders.

• Ensure that client-facing deliverables adhere to Presidio's quality standards.

• Create and apply standardized methodologies for solution design, deployment, and optimization.

• Integrate industry-specific frameworks into solution architecture practices.

• Expand the Solutions Architecture team and enhance the team's expertise.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience.

• 5+ years in solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, delivery, or similar customer-facing technical roles.

• 3+ years delivering consulting and advisory services for strategic solutions such as IT strategy, Application Placement, and Cloud Governance.

• Extensive Azure expertise across core services.

• Strong understanding of container orchestration, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CloudFormation, and Azure Well-Architected principles.

• Excellent communication skills and executive presence with technical architects and C-suite stakeholders.

• Strong experience in cloud migration and modernization, including lift-and-shift, re-platform, and re-architect strategies.

• Solid grasp of DevOps, CI/CD, microservices, serverless, and event-driven Azure architectures.

• Experience with solution design methodologies and technical best practices.

• Expert-level knowledge of Azure core services.

• Proficiency in the Azure Well-Architected Framework across all five pillars.

• Practical experience in designing multi-account, multi-region Azure architectures for enterprise environments.

• Experience in architecting cloud migration strategies.

• Familiarity with Azure or third-party migration tools.

• Experience in creating Azure cost calculations and cost models for client estimates and proposals.

• Active Azure certification is highly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

• Opportunity to engage with AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, next-generation infrastructure, and digital transformation.

• Collaborative environment filled with thinkers, builders, and innovators.

• Work with global clients and cutting-edge technology.