Azure Solutions Architect — Lead Cloud-Native Delivery

3Cloud; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work location

401(k) with match

PTO and holidays

Medical plan options

Vision and dental

Life and disability insurance

FSA/HSA options

Tech/home office allowance

Bonus eligibility

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

3Cloud is seeking an experienced Architect to lead solution architecture and delivery for modern cloud-native applications on Azure. You will translate business needs into scalable designs, mentor engineers, and contribute to reusable assets while ensuring delivery excellence across engagements.

The role emphasizes architectural ownership, technical rigor, and collaboration with clients and internal teams to optimize performance and cost efficiency. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Azure-based solutions in consulting, client-facing, or enterprise environments.
• Strong technical foundation in one primary domain (Application Innovation, Cloud Platform, or Data & AI).
• Demonstrated ability to translate business and functional needs into scalable, high-quality technical designs.
• Experience guiding engineering teams, reviewing solutions, and ensuring architectural quality across projects.
• Recognized for contributing to reusable frameworks, accelerators, or delivery assets that improve project consistency.
• Effective communicator, able to work across technical and non-technical teams to align architecture decisions with business goals.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (or equivalent).
• Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud environments is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for client projects as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and delivery for Azure-based solutions, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-quality results.
• Translate business and functional requirements into technical architectures by collaborating with clients, delivery teams, and stakeholders.
• Provide architectural oversight and governance, ensuring engineering execution aligns with objectives and best practices.
• Develop and contribute to reusable assets (accelerators, frameworks, templates, documentation) to improve efficiency and quality.
• Mentor engineers and early-career architects within Delivery Service Lines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve delivery challenges, including integration, performance, and scalability issues.
• Apply current Azure technologies and Microsoft frameworks to optimize solutions for maintainability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Support architectural reviews, pattern development, and delivery alignment within your domain.
• Engage in presales discovery, scope definition, and proposal input.
• Manage workload and commitments to meet utilization goals while maintaining architectural quality across engagements.

Skills

Azure solutions architecture

Mentor engineers

Presales support

Communication across teams

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

AKS

Job description

3Cloud is seeking an experienced Architect to lead solution architecture and delivery for modern cloud-native applications on Azure. You will translate business needs into scalable designs, mentor engineers, and contribute to reusable assets while ensuring delivery excellence across engagements.

The role emphasizes architectural ownership, technical rigor, and collaboration with clients and internal teams to optimize performance and cost efficiency. Travel up to 25% may be required.