Lead Microsoft Cloud Architect

Anderson Global

2d • Remote

About The Position

This is a remote, senior individual contributor role in the technology organization. The Lead Microsoft Cloud Architect serves as a senior technical authority across Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365, helping strengthen the cloud foundation, improve consistency across environments, and support integrations as the organization grows. The role is hands-on and involves building, migrating, integrating, and improving real-world environments, as well as leading complex cloud and integration initiatives across a global, multi-entity business.

The architect will design and execute cloud, identity, and tenant initiatives; deliver migrations and platform improvements; support technical due diligence and post-acquisition integrations; and improve environment structure, governance, and operational maturity. The position has significant ownership and autonomy, with responsibility for practical, secure, scalable solutions and for reducing reliance on external vendors for core cloud and identity capabilities.

Requirements

• Deep, hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure, networking, and governance.
• Deep, hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including identity, access, and directory design.
• Deep, hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
• Proven experience delivering complex initiatives such as cloud and infrastructure migrations, tenant-to-tenant transitions, identity and access model redesign, and platform consolidation and integration.
• Strong foundation in networking and core technologies, including DNS, email flow, authentication, and access control models.
• Ability to design and implement solutions that are secure, scalable, and operationally sound.
• Strong problem-solving skills across multiple technical domains.
• Clear communication skills and ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort operating with high ownership and autonomy in a senior individual contributor role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in environments with multiple entities, business units, or integrations.
• Experience supporting M&A integrations or technical due diligence processes.
• Exposure to tenant consolidation or large-scale Microsoft environment standardization.
• Familiarity with applying security best practices in enterprise cloud environments.
• Experience aligning business applications with Microsoft-based platforms for identity, storage, and collaboration.
• Microsoft certifications in Azure, identity, or architecture.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical authority across Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.
• Lead the design and execution of cloud, identity, and tenant integration initiatives across a multi-entity environment.
• Perform and lead hands-on technical work, including migrations, tenant consolidation, identity restructuring, and platform improvements.
• Architect and implement scalable, well-structured, and secure solutions across cloud and collaboration platforms.
• Support technical due diligence and post-acquisition integrations, including assessments, migration planning, and execution.
• Review existing environments, identify risks and inefficiencies, and drive improvements in structure, governance, and operational maturity.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex issues across cloud, identity, and Microsoft services.
• Partner with internal teams and stakeholders to translate business needs into practical and sustainable technical solutions.
• Contribute to architecture documentation, standards, and repeatable implementation approaches.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed