The Senior Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) is a technical leader and trusted advisor responsible for designing, validating, and guiding enterprise customers through hybrid cloud and infrastructure modernization using Azure, Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI), and Hyper‑V.
This role focuses on architecture‑first engagement, proactive guidance, and complex solution design across compute, storage, networking, identity, and operations, rather than reactive support. The CSA works closely with customer architects, IT leadership, and delivery teams to ensure secure, scalable, and resilient hybrid solutions aligned with Microsoft best practices.
Responsibilities
Architecture & Technical Leadership
Own end‑to‑end solution architecture for hybrid and on‑prem to Azure scenarios with hands on experience.
Lead architecture design sessions, technical deep dives, and roadmap planning
Translate business and technical requirements into Azure‑aligned reference architectures
Act as senior technical authority for Azure Local and virtualization workloads
Azure Local & Virtualization
Architect and validate Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI 22H2+) solutions
Provide senior guidance on Hyper‑V–based platforms and modernization strategies
Design for resiliency, scalability, and performance using:
Failover Clustering
Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
Guide customers through VMware to Hyper‑V / Azure Local migrations
Hybrid Azure Integration
Design hybrid Azure IaaS architectures (compute, storage, networking)
Enable hybrid management and governance using Azure Arc
Architect business continuity and disaster recovery using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery
Ensure designs align with the Microsoft Well‑Architected Framework
Identity, Networking & Security
Architect Active Directory–integrated hybrid identity solutions
Design and review networking architectures across on‑prem and Azure:
Virtual networking
Connectivity and routing
Performance and availability
Ensure solutions follow security‑by‑design and least‑privilege principles
Customer Engagement & Influence
Partner with customer architects, infrastructure leads, and decision makers
Influence technical strategy and platform adoption decisions
Provide technical governance, risk identification, and design assurance
Mentor delivery engineers and act as escalation point for complex design challenges
Core Technical Expertise
Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI
Hyper‑V
Azure IaaS (VMs, networking, storage)
SCVMM & SCOM (architecture‑level understanding)
Windows Server & Failover Clustering
Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
Active Directory & hybrid identity
Azure Arc
PowerShell (architecture‑level automation understanding)
Experience
15+ years in architecture, consulting, or senior engineering roles
Strong background in hybrid infrastructure and virtualization platforms
Proven experience designing enterprise‑scale, mission‑critical systems
Comfortable operating at architect, platform lead, and decision‑maker level
Azure / Windows Server / Azure Stack HCI certifications preferred
Architecture ownership, not task execution
Proactive guidance over reactive support
Design authority across multiple technical domains
Strong influence on customer technical strategy
Hands on Troubleshooting skills