Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Technical Consultant

ProArch•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Technical Consultant advises client IT and business leaders, translating business goals into cloud and infrastructure roadmaps. The role leads client discovery workshops, current-state assessments, and gap analyses, then develops scoped and prioritized recommendations. It partners with sales and presales on solution design, effort estimates, and statements of work, presents proposals to client executives, and identifies follow-on opportunities across ProArch’s managed services, security, and data practices. The consultant designs secure, scalable Azure landing zones, identity, networking, and governance aligned with Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework. The role plans and leads migrations and modernizations to Azure, drives Azure consumption and Microsoft licensing cost-optimization reviews, and architects and troubleshoots Windows Server and Windows client environments. It also defines endpoint management and patching strategies using Intune and related Microsoft tools, and establishes resilience, backup, and disaster recovery standards. Responsibilities span producing architecture documents, runbooks, and executive-ready summaries; traveling to client sites for discovery and delivery as engagements require; guiding engineers through implementation; and ensuring a clean transition to managed services and SOC teams. The consultant mentors engineers and contributes reusable patterns to the Consulting practice. Success in the first year includes independently leading client assessments and architecture engagements within 90 days, delivering on scope and budget with strong client satisfaction, converting findings into follow-on work, and contributing reusable assessment templates and reference architectures.

Requirements

7–10 years of experience in infrastructure, systems, or cloud engineering, including at least 3 years in an architect or lead role.
At least 2 years in a client-facing consulting, professional services, or MSP environment.
Willingness to travel for client outreach and on-site delivery.
Proven delivery of at least one end-to-end Azure migration or modernization.
Deep infrastructure knowledge, including hypervisors and Windows Server and Windows client expertise.
Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and hybrid identity with Entra ID.
Hands-on Azure architecture experience across compute, storage, networking, identity, governance (Policy, RBAC, and management groups), and monitoring.
Ability to run workshops, write clear recommendations, and present to executive audiences.
Infrastructure-as-code and scripting experience with PowerShell plus Bicep, ARM, or Terraform.

Nice To Haves

Zero Trust architecture and Conditional Access design experience.
Experience with Microsoft 365 tenant architecture and licensing optimization, including E3/E5, Azure reservations, and savings plans.
Exposure to Azure, AWS, or multi-cloud environments.
Industry experience in regulated sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, or energy.
Microsoft Purview experience, including data classification, sensitivity labels, DLP, information protection, and compliance assessments.
Microsoft Defender suite experience, including Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Defender for Cloud, with integration into Microsoft Sentinel and SOC operations.
Certifications such as AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert), AZ-104, SC-100, SC-200, or SC-400.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Advise client IT and business leaders and translate business goals into cloud and infrastructure roadmaps.
Travel to client sites to lead discovery workshops, current-state assessments, and gap analyses, and develop scoped, prioritized recommendations.
Partner with sales and presales on solution design, effort estimates, and statements of work, and present proposals to client executives.
Identify follow-on opportunities across managed services, security, and data practices.
Design secure, scalable Azure landing zones, identity, networking, and governance aligned with the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework.
Plan and lead migrations and modernizations from on-premises and hybrid environments to Azure.
Conduct cost-optimization and FinOps reviews covering Azure consumption and Microsoft licensing.
Architect and troubleshoot Windows Server and Windows client environments, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and hybrid identity with Entra ID.
Define endpoint management and patching strategy using Intune and related Microsoft tooling.
Set standards for resilience, backup, and disaster recovery.
Produce architecture documents, runbooks, and executive-ready summaries.
Travel for on-site solution delivery as engagements require, guide engineers through implementation, and ensure clean transition to managed services and SOC teams.
Mentor engineers and contribute reusable patterns, assessment templates, and reference architectures to the Consulting practice.
Deliver engagements on scope and budget, maintain strong client satisfaction, and convert assessment findings into follow-on projects or managed services.