Senior Azure Cloud Architect

About the role: Dataprise Mountain Region (PEI, a Dataprise company) is based in Boulder, Colorado, and is recognized as a leader in delivering infrastructure, networking, and managed IT services. As an engineering-centric company, we take great pride in the depth of technical knowledge maintained by our engineers.
The Enterprise Architect will provide architecture, implementation, integration, and advanced troubleshooting based on hybrid cloud integration and advanced infrastructure. To be successful in this role, you will be experienced in both business and technical consulting, with a background in IT consulting and a track record of meeting its demands. Your responsibilities will include architecting full solutions for both on-premises and cloud environments and planning, implementation, and support within our customers’ environments.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, possess strong communication, presentation, organizational, and time management skills, and consistently deliver exceptional customer service, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.

 
Why Dataprise?  

• Dataprise is a private equity backed company whose mission is to grow organically and inorganically through the acquisition of solid performing businesses that are well aligned to our philosophies and values. 
• Our mission is to delight our clients and create an outstanding people experience both internally and externally. 
• We are an employee focused organization that prioritizes employee retention, satisfaction, and empowerment. 
• We provide career growth opportunities through internal movement and through continuous learning, upskilling, job shadow programs, career mentors, annual training allotments, and LinkedIn Learning licenses for all employees. 
• Comprehensive Wellness Program including gym membership discounts/subsidies, and Wellness Rewards opportunities.  
• A commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) through a multi-faceted DEI Program. 
• A focus on work/life balance including hybrid and remote work options, 10 paid holidays and generous PTO. 
• Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including top-quality medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family + FREE telemedicine benefits, company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and 401(k) with company match. 
• An opportunity to grow, be challenged, have fun, and learn from some of the most talented technology professionals out there.   

 
What You’ll Do:

• Strategize with prospects to architect solutions based on various criteria, including business objectives, functionality, scalability, future-proofing, and cost.
• Develop detailed and accurate Statements of Work (SOW) for post-sale implementation by technical staff.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, maintaining availability to deliver well-designed solutions on time and within budget.
• Allocate 50-60% of your time to billable projects, with the remaining time dedicated to support, training, and continued education.
• Architect, implement and migrate solutions based on Microsoft technologies.
• Effectively communicate with customers at all levels, from Help Desk to C-level executives.
• Act as a liaison to vendors such as Microsoft to facilitate problem resolution.
• Support pre/post sales activities, including product demonstrations, webinars, presentations, solution designs, proofs of concept, total cost of ownership, and ROI analysis.

What Skills & Experience You’ll Need:

• 3+ years of experience working as a Solutions Architect with a clear methodology for requirements gathering and custom solution tailoring.
• 5+ years of performing system implementation or a similar position with experience across a complete IT industry lifecycle covering pre-sales, architecture, deployment, integration, and migration
• Experience with deployment, integration, and migration to Azure and Microsoft 365 solutions.
• Expertise with server, application, and desktop virtualization utilizing VMware and Microsoft
• In-depth knowledge of Windows Server architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of LAN/WAN network infrastructure, routing, switching, and firewalls.
• Take ownership of maintaining and acquiring competencies and certifications essential to the role, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and industry best practices.
• Relevant Certifications (Azure, Microsoft 365, Security, Networking, etc.) 
• Scripting experience, preferably in PowerShell, Terraform, Azure CLI, etc   

Compensation:

• Dataprise is committed to maintaining a positive work environment by ensuring that compensation across the Company is managed in a competitive, consistent, and fair manner. Each Dataprise employee will be compensated in line with their specific scope of responsibility, skill level, and educational background, in addition to the projected impact on the success of the Company.
• We have a comprehensive Compensation Management System which establishes the guidelines we use in making compensation decisions and is comprised of compensation policies, salary structures, salary grades, incentive target guidelines, job descriptions, and career charts.
• This position’s Salary Range is: $140,000-$160,000 (NOTE: this is the range at the national average level; specific salaries offered will be adjusted higher/lower due to the local labor market of the candidate).

Dataprise Diversity Commitment: At Dataprise, we celebrate what makes us unique: our people. We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that seeks and embraces thoughts and ideas from all different backgrounds. We welcome everyone and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of race, gender, gender identity/expression, religion, ethnicity, disability, national origin or sexual orientation. We are #DataprisePROUD!

Dataprise is an Equal Opportunity Employer.