Microsoft Azure Architect Data/AI Cloud

  • IBM
  • Alexandria, Virginia
  • Full Time
Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

The Chief Architect works with clients, and IBM Federal business development and delivery teams, both in a pre-sale and post-sale capacity. During pre-sales, the architect works with other solutions architects, industry representatives, deal teams, and delivery teams to ensure the IBM solutions meets the requirements in the Request for Information/Proposal (RFI/RFP). Additionally, the architect works across IBM lines of business to influence client technical strategy to position IBM solutions and offerings for opportunities within the client ecosystem. From a post-sales perspective, the solution ar-chitect is responsible for ensuring the solution is well documented and communicated to CSS/PES-F teams delivery teams, offering owners, and Program/project managers.

Proven experience in large scale hyperscaler (AWS, Azure) and VMWare based cloud solutioning, and delivery 3 years - Lead deal technical solutioning - Network Architecture and Design 5-7 years - Experience architecting, implementing, and troubleshooting VMware network environments (NSX) and Hyperscaler CSPs 3 years - Systems Administration, Engineering, and Architecture 5-7 years - Cloud solutions design and implementation 5 years - Storage, backup, and recovery administration/engineering/architecture experience 3 years - Demonstrated ability to create architecture artifacts, design documents, and other formal documentation

Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education None Required technical and professional expertise

Proven experience in large scale hyperscaler Azure and VMWare based cloud solutioning, and delivery

3 years - Lead deal technical solutioning - Network Architecture and Design

5-7 years - Experience architecting, implementing, and troubleshooting VMware network environments (NSX) and Hyperscaler CSPs 3 years - Systems Administration, Engineering, and Architecture

5-7 years - Cloud solutions design and implementation 5 years - Storage, backup, and recovery administration/engineering/architecture experience

3 years - Demonstrated ability to create architecture artifacts, design documents, and other formal documentation

Preferred technical and professional experience

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Job ID: 484809878
Originally Posted on: 7/11/2025

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