Senior Architect - Enterprise Solutions Architecture

About the Role

3Cloud is seeking a motivated and challenging Senior Architect to lead architecture and technical strategy for enterprise-scale Azure programs. You will guide delivery teams, shape modernization approaches, and ensure architectural decisions enable business transformation. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise and broad cross-domain awareness, with a focus on mentoring, promoting reusable frameworks, and contributing to presales and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical strategy for enterprise-scale Azure modernization and transformation programs.
• Translate client goals into scalable technical designs, aligning architecture decisions with business priorities and delivery outcomes.
• Drive architecture development across delivery teams, ensuring reusable models, design standards, and technical consistency.
• Collaborate across adjacent domains (App Innovation, Cloud Platform, Data & AI) to integrate solutions and strengthen architecture cohesion.
• Provide architectural oversight through design reviews, delivery frameworks, and technical quality assurance.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams, building delivery capability, technical rigor, and cross-domain fluency.
• Contribute to IP and framework development, identifying repeatable patterns and reusable assets to improve delivery efficiency.
• Engage in presales activities by supporting solution shaping, technical scoping, and proposal input for strategic opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across delivery and business functions to ensure delivery success and technical alignment.
• Manage workload and commitments to achieve utilization and quality outcomes while contributing to delivery innovation and client success.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading architecture and delivery for enterprise Azure solutions across programs such as modernization, consulting, and transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to define solution architectures that align business goals with scalable technical design and delivery excellence.
• Strong understanding of the full delivery lifecycle, including architecture governance, delivery oversight, and presales collaboration.
• Recognized for mentoring architects and engineers, fostering design rigor, technical leadership, and delivery capability growth.
• Proven ability to influence architecture direction across projects, promoting reusable frameworks, tools, and technical consistency.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more Azure domains, with growing fluency across adjacent disciplines (Application Innovation, Cloud Platform, or Data & AI).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and delivery strategies to technical and business audiences.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (or equivalent).
• Experience working in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for client projects as needed.

Expertise Areas

• Application Innovation: Lead application modernization and migration, architect modern applications (.NET, Java, Node.js, Python), design event-driven/API-first/microservices architectures, define DevOps pipelines, and collaborate on performance and maintainability.
• Cloud Platform: Lead Azure infrastructure design (identity, security, networking, governance), implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM), develop automation/compliance frameworks, define hybrid/multi-cloud integration, and partner with application/data teams.
• Data & AI: Define enterprise data strategies, design data platforms (Synapse, Databricks, Data Lake, SQL), build data integration/governance frameworks, enable AI/analytics adoption (ML, Cognitive Services), and deliver connected architectures.

Certification Requirements

• AZ-900: Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• AZ-104: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• AZ-305: Solutions Architect Expert

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $145,200 - $205,300 USD
• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Flexible work location (virtual first)
• 401(K) with match
• Generous PTO (15+ days), 9 company holidays, 2 floating personal days
• Two medical plan options, vision, dental
• 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Paid leave for parents
• FSA options (Healthcare, HSA, Dependent Care)
• $67.00 monthly tech/home office allowance
• Employee Assistance Program

Additional Information

• 3Cloud is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.