Full-Time

Senior Architect

Client Services

Updated on 8/20/2026

Deadline 9/14/26
3cloud

3cloud

1,001-5,000 employees

Azure consulting for cloud modernization

Compensation Overview

$136.3k - $204.5k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

Remote

Travel of less than 25% may be required for client projects.

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure

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Requirements
  • Experience leading architecture and delivery for enterprise Azure applications in consulting, enterprise, or modernization contexts.
  • Proven ability to guide technical teams and own architecture across engagements.
  • Strong understanding of the presales lifecycle, including solution shaping, proposal creation, and stakeholder communication.
  • Recognition for contributing to mentorship, design rigor, and technical leadership within teams and across delivery engagements.
  • Demonstrated ability to create and scale reusable architecture patterns, tools, and assets.
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification or a similar certification, or certification in progress.
  • Willingness to travel less than 25% for client projects as needed.
Responsibilities
  • Lead solution architecture and technical strategy for large-scale Azure modernization programs from presales through delivery.
  • Own the solution definition process, ensuring architectures meet client needs, align to standards, and support delivery quality.
  • Develop and promote reusable frameworks and reference architectures to drive delivery consistency across projects.
  • Mentor architects and engineering teams, fostering growth, technical rigor, and alignment to delivery excellence.
  • Provide architecture oversight through design reviews and technical leadership, ensuring alignment with client goals.
  • Support presales efforts by partnering with account teams to shape solution strategies, define technical scope, and contribute to proposals.
  • Identify cross-project patterns to inform the development of shared intellectual property, tooling, and process improvements.
  • Manage workload and commitments to achieve utilization and sales targets through effective prioritization and execution.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid environments.

3Cloud Solutions helps businesses optimize their Microsoft Azure usage with expert consulting and hands-on support. It partners closely with Microsoft as a top Azure partner, giving clients current guidance and access to Microsoft-aligned resources. Their services include practical best-practices, implementation support, and ongoing advisory to modernize cloud infrastructure, improve data analytics, and enable app innovation across industries such as manufacturing. In addition to consulting, 3Cloud offers educational resources like eBooks, video tutorials, and webinars, plus case studies that show how their work drives better business performance. The goal is to help clients modernize their cloud setups, increase operational efficiency, and achieve measurable outcomes through Azure-based solutions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Downers Grove, Illinois

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Cognizant completed the 3Cloud acquisition in January 2026, expanding enterprise demand immediately.
  • 3Cloud delivered 2,570 unique Azure projects last year, proving strong commercial demand.
  • Microsoft named 3Cloud its 2025 Americas Channel US Partner of the Year, reinforcing credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Cognizant integration in 2026 threatens 3Cloud’s standalone culture, incentives, and leadership autonomy.
  • Azure services face brutal competition from Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft partners chasing the same deals.
  • If Cognizant standardizes delivery, 3Cloud’s pure-play brand disappears and recruiting appeal erodes fast.

What makes 3cloud unique

  • 3Cloud closed with Cognizant on January 1, 2026, after Azure specialization built its reputation.
  • It won Microsoft’s 2025 Americas Channel US Partner of the Year on November 12, 2025.
  • Its 1,000-plus Azure experts and 1,500-plus Microsoft certifications create rare Azure depth.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Home Office Stipend

Mental Health Support

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

16%
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