Senior Cloud Solutions & Workplace Architect & Advisor, Platform Engineering (Azure, AWS, M365)

Buchanan Technologies is hiring a Senior Cloud Solutions & Workplace Architect & Advisor in Platform Engineering to lead end-to-end technical engagements across Azure, Microsoft 365, and AWS. The role combines cloud and workplace architecture with hands-on engineering, executive communication, and transition of completed solutions to Managed Services teams. It also provides Level 3 escalation support for complex customer cloud issues.

Responsibilities:

• As a Senior Cloud Solutions & Workplace Architect & Advisor in Platform Engineering at Buchanan Technologies, you'll own technical engagements end to end across Azure, Microsoft 365 and AWS — from scoping and executive readouts to hands-on build, cutover and handoff
• You'll design and build the cloud solutions, then transition them to our Managed Services teams for sustained operations, so you stay focused on building what's next
• You'll also serve as a Level 3 escalation point for customer cloud issues, bringing architect-level depth to the toughest problems our Managed Services teams encounter
• You'll use Claude daily to accelerate design, documentation, scripting and troubleshooting, so more of your time goes to the problems that need an architect's judgment
• You'll independently run engagements across every category below, from discovery and design through build and a clean transition to our Managed Services teams:
• Along the way, you'll translate technical tradeoffs into business decisions for executive stakeholders, and produce the documentation and runbooks that let our Managed Services teams operate each solution with confidence long after go-live

Requirements:

• Deep, hands-on experience architecting and operating environments in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and AWS
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform — you write, review and maintain reusable modules, not just run them
• Fluency with Git workflows: branching, pull requests, code review and version-controlled infrastructure
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or similar) for infrastructure and application delivery
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (AKS, EKS or self-managed) and comfort authoring YAML for manifests, pipelines and configuration
• Administration of both Linux and Windows servers and endpoints, including scripting in PowerShell and Bash
• Strong networking fundamentals across cloud and hybrid environments: IP addressing and subnetting, routing, DNS, firewalls and load balancing, plus hands-on configuration of VNets and VPCs, NSGs and security groups, site-to-site VPN, ExpressRoute and Direct Connect, and hub-and-spoke designs with Azure Virtual WAN or AWS Transit Gateway
• Cloud operations know-how to help our Managed Services teams operationalize what you build: health monitoring and alerting, FinOps and cost governance, and acting on Azure Advisor and AWS Trusted Advisor recommendations as an ongoing practice
• Proven delivery across several of the project types above, with the depth to lead them without day-to-day oversight
• Effective, everyday use of Claude, Copilot, and GPT to accelerate architecture, code, documentation and troubleshooting — and the judgment to verify its output
• Executive-facing communication: you can brief a C-suite audience, defend a recommendation and turn complexity into a clear decision
• Client-facing presence: you'll attend scheduled client calls and meetings, and build polished PowerPoint decks for status updates, design reviews and executive readouts
• Partnership with our Project Management Organization (PMO): you'll work hand in hand with project managers to ensure every engagement finishes on time, on budget and meets quality and completeness objectives
• Independent project ownership — scoping, planning, risk management, status reporting and delivery on time
• A consultant's mindset: curious, client-first, calm under pressure and comfortable switching contexts
• Clear technical writing for design documents, runbooks and statements of work
• A habit of continuous learning in a field that changes every quarter
• Consulting or managed services experience delivering for multiple clients at once
• Hands-on depth with Microsoft Entra ID — Conditional Access, PIM, identity governance and hybrid sync
• Experience with Azure Lighthouse for multi-tenant management at scale
• Building agentic or automated workflows with Claude, such as Claude Code or MCP integrations
• Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert or CKA
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as CIS, NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA or CMMC
• Experience with Intune, Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview