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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Solutions Architect - Azure Delivery (RapidScale) - **Company:** Propertyvalue Cox Communications - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $163,400.0 - $272,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Active Directory, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Internet Protocol, Virtual Desktops, Citrix Systems, Remote Access Technology, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Google Cloud, Azure Data Factory, Containerization, Bicep, Terraform, Vmware - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/505ac47a-87cf-4c78-aadb-4efb4710d909 ## About the Role You're passionate about cloud technology and the possibilities it opens for customers. You thrive on solving complex problems and guiding organizations through transformation. Required Certification: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) * 8+ years of diverse solutions architecture or relevant experience with a minimum of 3 years of relevant public cloud experience * Hands-on experience with both lift-and-shift and greenfield Azure migrations * Intermediate level experience with one or more Infrastructure-as-Code implementations (Terraform preferred, ARM, Bicep) * Intermediate to expert level familiarity with containerization technologies (AKS, Container Apps) and DevOps patterns (Azure DevOps, GitOps, etc.) * Familiarity with Identity and Access models in on-premises (Active Directory) and public cloud (Entra ID, SAML SSO) environments * Intermediate to expert level experience with IP networking, ExpressRoute, VPN technologies, and related connectivity solutions, * A BA/BS degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or a MS degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. with 3 years of experience, or 12 years of overall relevant experience without a college degree * Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills * Strong analytical and problem-solving ability * High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal and customer-facing organizations, * AI-102, DP-100, DP-203, AZ-500, or AZ-400 Azure Certifications * Experience working in a professional services environment * VDI Technologies such as Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix * Experience with Azure Data and AI products * Experience with PCI, HIPAA, CIS, and HITRUST compliance as related to cloud infrastructure * Common Infrastructure as Code and DevOps patterns such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, immutable deployments, and CI/CD pipelines * Familiarity with AWS, Google Cloud, VMWare * Industry knowledge in any of the following verticals: Healthcare/HealthTech, Financial Services/FinTech, SaaS, E-Commerce, Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future. ## Description You'll work alongside an experienced professional services team to help customers migrate to and operate in Azure throughout their entire cloud adoption lifecycle-from assessments and design through proof-of-concepts, planning, execution, and optimization. This is a customer-facing delivery role. As a Sr. Lead Solutions Architect (Azure Delivery), you will: * Assess application portfolios and plan migrations to Azure, create written assessment deliverables including Total Cost of Ownership models, application dispositions (7 R's), high-level project plans and work breakdown structures, infrastructure designs and diagrams, and Azure Well-Architected Framework reviews * Define and maintain the technical vision for delivery projects, both externally with customers and internally with the project team * Perform hands-on execution as a member of implementation teams, driving migrations and deployments from planning through cutover and go-live * Create and maintain detailed architecture diagrams and configuration documentation * Educate customers on Azure services, cloud patterns, and anti-patterns * Collaborate with Cross-Functional Delivery and Sales teams to scope, define approach, and create level-of-effort estimations for engagements and statements of work * Contribute to the evolution of the Solutions Architecture practice through process improvements, templates, and project collateral ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Back(end) to the Future: Embracing the continuous Evolution of Infrastructure and Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/440-back-end-to-the-future-embracing-the-continuous-evolution-of-infrastructure-and-code) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Azure-Well Architected Framework - designing mission critical workloads in practice](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1529-azure-well-architected-framework-designing-mission-critical-workloads-in-practice) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [6 Emerging Technologies We’ll Learn About in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/381-6-emerging-technologies-we-ll-learn-about-in-2025) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)