Senior Azure Infrastructure Architect

Hitachi Solutions; South Carolina; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Plan

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Life Insurance and Disability Programs

Retirement Savings with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Arrangements including (

Remote Work

Job summary

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator focused on helping clients transform their businesses through Azure and Microsoft 365. We lead consulting projects, create architectures, and deliver hands-on implementations across enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes working directly with client stakeholders, developing solution architectures and migration plans, and guiding governance for secure, scalable cloud environments. Remote work options are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in customer-facing IT consulting roles in Azure and M365.
• Experience creating client-facing deliverables, including solution architectures and project documentation.
• Experience migrating enterprise-size clients to Azure and Microsoft 365 solutions.
• Experience designing secure, enterprise-scale Azure environments.
• Familiarity with governance, cost management, and scalability in Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure and M365 consulting projects, working directly with client stakeholders to align business needs to technology solutions
• Create solution architectures, migration plans, and executive presentations on technology solutions
• Perform hands-on implementation work as part of consulting projects
• Provide project leadership to other team members, being responsible for the overall success and delivery of the solution
• Interface directly with client IT teams, providing guidance and support throughout projects
• Lead architecture reviews, governance boards, and design discussions with senior client stakeholders
• Occasional escalation support for managed services / support clients

Skills

Azure

M365

IT consulting

Client-facing

Cloud governance

IaC

Tools

Bicep

ARM templates

Terraform

Job description

Hitachi Solutions is a global Microsoft solutions integrator passionate about developing and delivering industry-focused solutions that support our clients to deliver on their business transformation goals. Our industry focus, expertise, and intellectual property is what truly sets us apart. We have earned, and continue to maintain, a strategic relationship with Microsoft. Recognized for our achievements - teaming with our clients to deliver innovative digital solutions and services - is how we have achieved year by year recognition.

As their trusted advisor, we support our clients to deliver on their strategic business initiatives as they unify, automate, and modernize their data and operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance their customer’s experience. Our over 3,000 team members across 14 countries, and our 18 years of 100% focus on Microsoft technologies and business applications, is how we deliver excellence through expert services and industry-focused cloud solutions.

A part of Hitachi Ltd., our company has a long and rich history of innovation, financial strength, and international presence of one of the world’s largest companies. Since 1910, Hitachi Ltd. has been a leader in manufacturing innovative products and solutions that support industry and social infrastructure around the globe supported by 303,000 employees in over 100 countries and across 864 companies.

• Lead Azure and M365 consulting projects, working directly with client stakeholders to align business needs to technology solutions
• Create solution architectures, migration plans, and executive presentations on technology solutions
• Perform hands-on implementation work as part of consulting projects
• Provide project leadership to other team members, being responsible for the overall success and delivery of the solution
• Interface directly with client IT teams, providing guidance and support throughout projects
• Lead architecture reviews, governance boards, and design discussions with senior client stakeholders
• Occasional escalation support for managed services / support clients

• 5+ years of experience in customer-facing, IT consulting roles in Azure andM365
• Experience with creating client-facing deliverables, including solution architectures, project documentation, and/or root cause analysis documents
• Experience in migrating enterprise-size clients to Azure and Microsoft 365 solutions
• Experience with designing secure, enterprise-scale Azure environments, with a focus on infrastructure, aligned to the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
• Deep familiarity with governance, cost management, and scalability in Azure (for example, tagging, hub and spoke designs, management groups, billing, ExpressRoute/VPN connections, etc.)
• Experience with infrastructure-related concepts in Azure: VMs, disks and storage, networking, etc.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform for repeatable deployments
• Ability to evaluate and modernize legacy infrastructure for cloud migration (rehost, replatform, refactor patterns)
• General expertise with the M365 suite including but not limited to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive for Business and related services
• Hands on experience with implementation or management of Entra ID (Azure AD), including MFA, Conditional Access Policies, and hybrid identity solutions (via Entra Connect sync)
• Experience delivering solutions with Microsoft Security including but not limited to the Microsoft Defender Suite, Cloud App Security, Information Protection, Entra ID Identity Protection
• Understanding of Microsoft Governance and Compliance tools like Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Priva, DLP policies, etc.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Base Salary Pay Range*: USD $140,000 - USD $180,000

*The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills relevant to the role, internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law.

Other Compensation / Benefit Overview

In addition to Base Salary, the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the following plans / programs, upon satisfying all hiring requirements:

• Annual BonusPlan
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance and Disability Programs
• Retirement Savings with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Arrangements including Remote Work

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