Azure Local & Hybrid Infrastructure- Architect

ABOUT SONATA SOFTWARE Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique PlatformationTM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services. JOB DESCRIPTION: Senior Cloud Solution Architect Azure Local & Hybrid Infrastructure Permanent Role Remote (within UK & Ireland, Sweden) Role Overview The Senior Cloud Solution Architect (15+ years Experience) is a technical leader and trusted advisor responsible for designing, validating, and guiding enterprise customers through hybrid cloud and infrastructure modernization using Azure, Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI), and Hyper-V. This role focuses on architecture-first engagement, proactive guidance, and complex solution design across compute, storage, networking, identity, and operations, rather than reactive support. The CSA works closely with customer architects, IT leadership, and delivery teams to ensure secure, scalable, and resilient hybrid solutions aligned with Microsoft best practices. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Technical Leadership Own end-to-end solution architecture for hybrid and on-prem to Azure scenarios with hands on experience. Lead architecture design sessions, technical deep dives, and roadmap planning Translate business and technical requirements into Azure-aligned reference architectures Act as senior technical authority for Azure Local and virtualization workloads Azure Local & Virtualization Architect and validate Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI 22H2+) solutions Provide senior guidance on Hyper-Vbased platforms and modernization strategies Design for resiliency, scalability, and performance using: o Failover Clustering o Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Guide customers through VMware to Hyper-V / Azure Local migrations Hybrid Azure Integration Design hybrid Azure IaaS architectures (compute, storage, networking) Enable hybrid management and governance using Azure Arc Architect business continuity and disaster recovery using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery Ensure designs align with the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework Identity, Networking & Security Architect Active Directoryintegrated hybrid identity solutions Design and review networking architectures across on-prem and Azure: o Virtual networking o Connectivity and routing o Performance and availability Ensure solutions follow security-by-design and least-privilege principles Customer Engagement & Influence Partner with customer architects, infrastructure leads, and decision makers Influence technical strategy and platform adoption decisions Provide technical governance, risk identification, and design assurance Mentor delivery engineers and act as escalation point for complex design challenges Core Technical Expertise Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI Hyper-V (2016+) Azure IaaS (VMs, networking, storage) SCVMM & SCOM (architecture-level understanding) Windows Server & Failover Clusterin .