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Phoenix, Arizona: Hybrid (in-office & remote) Oregon, Washington, or Texas: Remote work from home Full-Time, Salary Exempt Responsibilities you’ll have as a Sr. Azure Architect: • Assist with growing and building the MicroAge Azure services practice • Work with current and prospective clients to complete paid Azure discoveries as well as architect and design Azure solutions to meet business needs • Assist with the setup, implementation, and configuration of Azure Professional Services as needed • Effectively work with multiple external clients on various opportunities, projects, systems, and demands • Provide guidance and direction to Service Engineers I, II, and III’s • Work to confidently influence the client and recommend alternative solutions in a professional manner • Enable clients to get the most out of their technology; help them work smarter, not harder The knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be successful: • 5+ years experience deploying Azure Infrastructure (Compute/Storage/Network) • 2+ years of consulting and architecting Azure solutions • Strong attention to detail, outstanding resourcefulness, flexibility, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team setting • Ability to work independently in a consultative role working with all levels of client management (including C-Suite) • Experience leading paid client-facing business strategy and discovery meetings, adapting to and interpreting client input and business needs, leading them toward an Azure solution • Affinity for developing strong business relationships across multiple levels of an organization • Rely on strong problem-solving skills to understand and resolve both simple and complex technical issues • Follow company processes and standards to ensure efficient workflow and quality results • Strong understanding of Azure practices, concepts, and solutions and how they influence and impact businesses • Detailed knowledge of Azure concepts, including VNets and other network resources, security groups, Availability Zones/Sets/Groups, Azure Site Recovery, ExpressRoute, Virtual Machines, App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, Azure Resource Manager, PowerShell, etc. • Perform hands-on tasks in the Azure Portal and on Windows/Linux VMs, as well as create/modify/execute Infrastructure as Code templates and scripts • Responsible for contributing to the planning, architecture, execution, and validation of migrations to the cloud • Understanding of Microsoft Identity and Access Management products such as Azure AD, ADFS, Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access, SSO, Azure AD Proxy, SAML • Hands-on experience architecting and deploying Microsoft Azure environments, including hybrid scenarios, optimizing cost, proper monitoring, scaling, implementing, and validating database, server, virtual desktop & DR scenarios, and Azure security • Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework • AVD: • VDI platform migration (Citrix, Horizon, RDS, etc.) • VDI profile solutions (FSLogix) • Administration and problem-solving • AVD Automation (Scaling, Image building (Azure Image Builder, Packer, etc.), PowerShell scripting, Python, etc.) • Azure SQL solutions (looking for some or all) • Managed Instance, SQL DB, SQL on VM • noSQL (Postgres, cosmos DB, etc.) • Provisioning and managing Blob, Azure Files, AD integration • Identity Management (Azure AD, AADDS, ADFS, etc.) • Design, provision, and manage compute, database, network, and storage • PowerShell scripting experience • Experience with IAC technology such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM, etc. • Relevant Microsoft certifications including AZ-104, AZ-303, AZ-304, AZ-500 Why work at MicroAge? At MicroAge, our team members are our smartest investment. In addition to our award-winning company culture and associate engagement and recognition initiatives, our benefits package is an important way of showing them that. We work across a multitude of industries within the SMB sector and beyond and consider ourselves a high-octane team of A-players. MicroAge offers a competitive compensation plan and a culture that’s landed us on the Phoenix Business Journal’s Best Places to Work ten times. MicroAge benefits—to name a few! • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and 401K plans • Company-paid basic life insurance, long-term disability, and parental leave • Quarterly company contribution towards Health Savings Account (HSA) • Frequent performance recognition awards • Paid holidays • Associate Referral Bonus • Military Differential Pay for Active Military Associates #J-18808-Ljbffr

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