Principal Consultant - Azure

Principal Consultant, Azure

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid) or Remote

Type: Full-Time

Travel: Up to 50%

About the Role

ivision - a Microsoft Solutions Partner with 22+ years of Microsoft partnership, 5x Solutions Partner designations, and 6x Advanced Specializations - is hiring a Principal Consultant, Azure to join our Modern Work, Cloud & AI Practice.

This is a hybrid technical leadership role spanning consulting delivery, pre-sales architecture, and practice development. You'll be the senior technical voice on complex Azure engagements - from landing zone design and enterprise datacenter migrations to application & database modernization - while mentoring a high-performing team of Senior Consultants.

What You'll Do

• Architect and deliver enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones, migrations, and modernization programs using CAF and the Well-Architected Framework.
• Lead App & Database Modernization programs - re-architect legacy 3-tier client/server apps to Azure-native PaaS (App Service, AKS, Functions, Azure SQL DB/MI), aligning with CAF landing zones and Private Endpoint patterns.
• Lead technical pre-sales - discovery, assessments, scoping, LOE, and SOW development - partnering with Account Executives and Practice Directors.
• Engage C-level executives as a trusted advisor on cloud strategy and transformation.
• Build reusable IP - reference architectures, scoping toolkits, runbooks - and grow ivision's Azure offering portfolio, including ownership of the App & DB Modernization service.
• Mentor Senior and mid-level consultants; drive Microsoft Azure Specialization wins.

What You Bring

• 10+ years in IT consulting; 5+ years architecting and migrating workloads to Microsoft Azure.
• 3+ years as a Solutions/Enterprise/Lead Architect on medium-to-large enterprise migrations.
• 3+ years architecting application modernization programs (3-tier Azure PaaS).
• Deep expertise across Azure networking, identity, security, governance, IaC (Bicep/Terraform), AKS, App Service, Azure SQL DB/MI, AVD, and FinOps.
• Strong executive presence, exceptional technical writing, and a collaborative, mentor-first mindset.

Certifications

Required: AZ-305, AZ-104

Strongly Preferred: AZ-500, AZ-204, AZ-700, AZ-400, CKA/CKAD

ivision is an equal opportunity employer.