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Principal Architect - Azure at SHI International Corp.. Location Information: USA. This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more.. Role Description. The SHI Services Principal Architect – Azure will lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale cloud solutions for our company’s end customers and partners. They will also serve as a thought leader in the Azure services practice. This position requires a combination of deep technical expertise, strategic leadership, and customer-facing consulting skills.. Serve as the lead architect on Azure professional services engagements, responsible for overall solution design, technical integrity, and successful delivery . Translate customer requirements into Azure architectures, aligning with best practices, security, and operational excellence . Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and consultants to ensure solutions are delivered on time, on budget, with high customer satisfaction . Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers throughout the post-sales lifecycle, providing architecture guidance, technical leadership, and thought partnership . Lead workshops, assessments, design sessions, and technical deep dives across a wide range of Azure capabilities (IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, security, DevOps) . Own technical governance and support project delivery milestones, documentation, and architecture reviews . Identify risks and drive mitigation strategies across architecture and delivery phases . Contribution to continuous improvement of delivery methodologies, templates, and best practices . Support knowledge transfer and enablement for customer teams and internal delivery staff . Stay current with Microsoft Azure innovations, roadmap, and service updates to maintain leadership in this space . Contribute to the development of the SHI Microsoft Azure services practice including building reusable delivery frameworks, defining engagement best practices and creating content for Sales and Delivery . Provide thought leadership through presentations, whitepapers, and industry engagements . Work closely with sales, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure successful project execution . Drive the growth of professional services revenue by identifying and pursuing Microsoft Azure focused opportunities . Develop and deliver a world-class professional services experience . Qualifications. Ability to design, implement, and configure robust AI solutions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and technical specifications - Expert . Ability to design comprehensive Azure structures and frameworks to meet complex requirements - Expert . The ability to design, implement, and support multi-tier applications and cloud-based architectures to meet organizational needs - Expert . Ability to oversee and direct projects to completion, ensuring goals are met, resources are utilized efficiently, and stakeholders are satisfied - Expert . Background in large-scale migrations, hybrid cloud, Azure landing zones, and application modernization projects . Experience with regulated or complex environments . Familiarity with ITIL, Agile, and modern delivery frameworks . Proven experience delivering enterprise Azure solutions in a post-sales, customer-facing capacity . Strong understanding of core Azure services and architecture patterns across compute, networking, identity, storage, containers, and automation . Proficiency with infrastructure as code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform), DevOps pipelines, and CI/CD practices . Strong knowledge of security, governance, identity (Entra ID), and compliance considerations in Azure . Requirements. Completed Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience required . Ability to travel occasionally . Microsoft Cloud Certifications . Minimum 10 years of technical experience with increasing responsibility . Experience working in professional services, consulting, or systems integration delivery models . Benefits. Medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending