Senior Cloud Solution Architect - Azure Networking

Azure Networking Strategy and Intellectual Property Development Develop, maintain, and guide the creation of Azure Networking intellectual property (IP), including reference architectures, migration frameworks, implementation guidance, design patterns, best practices, workshops, white papers, technical training, and reusable customer-facing assets. Create and curate comprehensive guidance for customers migrating network architectures and workloads from on-premises environments and other cloud providers to Azure. Educate internal teams, partners, and customers on Azure Networking capabilities, design principles, operational best practices, security, resiliency, performance, and governance. Identify recurring customer challenges and industry trends and translate them into scalable guidance and enablement content that accelerates customer success. Leverage AI-powered tools and automation to improve content development, architectural analysis, knowledge dissemination, and field enablement. Support internal consulting, delivery, and migration execution teams in the design and implementation of Azure Networking solutions. Provide architectural guidance for complex networking modernization efforts, hybrid cloud deployments, data center migrations, and multi-cloud networking scenarios. Assist partners and field teams in overcoming technical barriers during large-scale migration and transformation engagements. Develop repeatable migration methodologies, reference architectures, and deployment patterns that improve implementation consistency and customer outcomes. Curate and deliver technical enablement through workshops, OpenHacks, LevelUps, conferences, and community engagements. Maintain deep expertise in Azure Networking technologies, emerging cloud trends, competitive offerings, and industry best practices. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years' experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting 4+ years' experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external). 4+ years of hands-on experience designing and deploying core Azure Networking services (e.g., Virtual Network, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Firewall, Azure Virtual WAN, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Front Door, and DNS), with strong command of network security, resiliency, and performance optimization 3+ years leading network modernization, data center migration, and hybrid or multi-cloud connectivity initiatives, including migrating network architectures and workloads from on-premises environments or other cloud providers to Azure. Experience acting as a liaison between customers, partners, field teams, and product engineering groups — synthesizing customer feedback and market insights to influence product roadmaps and advocating for platform enhancements Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, or security certifications).