Slalom
Senior Principal / Director – Azure Infrastructure
As part of Slalom’s Microsoft Cloud Team, you’ll lead within the Azure Infrastructure practice and partner across our six Microsoft solution areas (Microsoft 365, Security, Azure Infrastructure, Digital & App Innovation, Data & AI, and Business Applications). You’ll collaborate closely with Delivery, Sales, Talent Acquisition, and our Microsoft field/partner teams to create client impact while growing a healthy, high‑performing practice community.
Who You’ll Work With As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have a passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies.
What You’ll Do
Practice leadership & strategy: Define the Azure Infra & Security vision, multiyear roadmap, and operating model; create differentiated offerings/accelerators (e.g., enterprise scale landing zones, hybrid connectivity, identity & access, cloud governance, SecOps/MDR, platform SRE, cost optimization/FinOps).
Delivery leadership (executive): Serve as Delivery Lead/Engagement Lead on strategic programs; run steering governance, risk/issue management, and change control; ensure outcomes are realized (velocity, risk reduction, adoption/consumption, TCO).
Solution & advisory: Guide reference architectures for landing zones, network/edge, identity, secrets & key management, observability, backup/DR, compliance automation; champion Zero Trust and secure by design across VMs, containers/AKS, and data plane protections.
GTM & alliances: Partner with Sales and Microsoft to shape demand, qualify/solution pursuits, estimate and author SOWs, and drive co‑sell/funding motions and designations.
People leadership: Build, mentor, and retain a diverse team of Practice Leads, Architects, and Engineers; grow certifications and communities of practice; create clear career paths and a culture of psychological safety and excellence.
Engineering excellence & governance: Establish standards aligned to Azure Well‑Architected; drive IaC (Terraform/Bicep), policy‑as‑code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and production‑grade runbooks; lead postmortems and continuous improvement.
Zero Legacy & Azure Migration and Modernization (AMM) leadership: Own and scale Slalom’s Zero Legacy initiative and Azure Migration & Modernization motion: establish a migration factory operating model; lead portfolio discovery/assessment and segmentation (6Rs); build business cases and landing‑zone‑first pathways; create wave plans and cutover playbooks; standardize tooling (Azure Migrate, Site Recovery/ASR, Database Migration Service/DMS, Arc, AVS/AVD); drive modernization patterns (containers/AKS, PaaS, serverless) and decommission plans; partner with Data & AI and App Innovation to accelerate value; track consumption/adoption and cost baselines with FinOps.
M&A integration & separation: Lead identity, device, server, infrastructure, and business application migrations for acquisitions/divestitures, including tenant‑to‑tenant (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Exchange/SharePoint/Teams), domain/DNS and email address consolidation, network integration (vWAN/ExpressRoute), endpoint management (Intune/MECM), server/data migration, coexistence and cutover planning, TSA management, and regulatory/compliance alignment (SOX, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR).
What You’ll Bring
10+ years leading cloud infrastructure and/or security programs; 5+ years in consulting/services leadership with P&L responsibility.
Proven record directing enterprise Azure transformations (landing zones, hybrid network/identity, modernization, SecOps) with measurable business outcomes.
Executive presence with Csuite stakeholders; strong negotiation, storytelling, and change leadership.
Demonstrated leadership of Zero Legacy or equivalent legacy‑remediation initiatives and Azure migration/modernization programs at enterprise scale, including migration factory design, wave planning, coexistence strategies, and post‑cutover stabilization/SRE; hands‑on familiarity with Azure Migrate, ASR, DMS, Arc, AVS/AVD, AKS, and refactor/replatform patterns.
Hands‑on leadership across M&A integrations and separations with Day 0/Day 1/Day 2 planning; executed tenant‑to‑tenant migrations (Entra ID/Azure AD), domain/email changes, device/workstation migrations, server/infrastructure consolidation, and business application cutovers at enterprise scale.
Hands on depth guiding architects in Identity & Access: Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, hybrid identity, privileged access strategy; Landing Zones & Governance: Azure Policy, RBAC, management groups; Networking & Edge: VNets, vWAN, ExpressRoute, Private Link; Compute/Platform: VMSS, images, autoscale, Arc, AKS, AVD/AVS; Security & SecOps: Defender for Cloud, Sentinel; Observability & Ops: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics; DevSecOps & IaC: GitHub or Azure DevOps, Terraform/Bicep.
Preferred certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert; Azure Security Engineer Associate; Cybersecurity Architect Expert; Azure Network Engineer Associate; CISSP/CCSP/CISM; ITIL 4; FinOps Practitioner.
Compensation and Benefits Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. We invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, short/long‑term disability, and a yearly $350 reimbursement account for well‑being expenses. We also offer discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
For Senior Principal, the base salary pay range is $140,000 to $258,000. For Director level, the base salary pay range is $161,000 to $307,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Salary depends on skills, experience, qualification, location, and other factors.
SSAO and Accommodations Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.
Application Deadline We will accept applicants until 12/1/2025.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Information Technology
Industries Business Consulting and Services
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Who You’ll Work With As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have a passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies.
What You’ll Do
Practice leadership & strategy: Define the Azure Infra & Security vision, multiyear roadmap, and operating model; create differentiated offerings/accelerators (e.g., enterprise scale landing zones, hybrid connectivity, identity & access, cloud governance, SecOps/MDR, platform SRE, cost optimization/FinOps).
Delivery leadership (executive): Serve as Delivery Lead/Engagement Lead on strategic programs; run steering governance, risk/issue management, and change control; ensure outcomes are realized (velocity, risk reduction, adoption/consumption, TCO).
Solution & advisory: Guide reference architectures for landing zones, network/edge, identity, secrets & key management, observability, backup/DR, compliance automation; champion Zero Trust and secure by design across VMs, containers/AKS, and data plane protections.
GTM & alliances: Partner with Sales and Microsoft to shape demand, qualify/solution pursuits, estimate and author SOWs, and drive co‑sell/funding motions and designations.
People leadership: Build, mentor, and retain a diverse team of Practice Leads, Architects, and Engineers; grow certifications and communities of practice; create clear career paths and a culture of psychological safety and excellence.
Engineering excellence & governance: Establish standards aligned to Azure Well‑Architected; drive IaC (Terraform/Bicep), policy‑as‑code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and production‑grade runbooks; lead postmortems and continuous improvement.
Zero Legacy & Azure Migration and Modernization (AMM) leadership: Own and scale Slalom’s Zero Legacy initiative and Azure Migration & Modernization motion: establish a migration factory operating model; lead portfolio discovery/assessment and segmentation (6Rs); build business cases and landing‑zone‑first pathways; create wave plans and cutover playbooks; standardize tooling (Azure Migrate, Site Recovery/ASR, Database Migration Service/DMS, Arc, AVS/AVD); drive modernization patterns (containers/AKS, PaaS, serverless) and decommission plans; partner with Data & AI and App Innovation to accelerate value; track consumption/adoption and cost baselines with FinOps.
M&A integration & separation: Lead identity, device, server, infrastructure, and business application migrations for acquisitions/divestitures, including tenant‑to‑tenant (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Exchange/SharePoint/Teams), domain/DNS and email address consolidation, network integration (vWAN/ExpressRoute), endpoint management (Intune/MECM), server/data migration, coexistence and cutover planning, TSA management, and regulatory/compliance alignment (SOX, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR).
What You’ll Bring
10+ years leading cloud infrastructure and/or security programs; 5+ years in consulting/services leadership with P&L responsibility.
Proven record directing enterprise Azure transformations (landing zones, hybrid network/identity, modernization, SecOps) with measurable business outcomes.
Executive presence with Csuite stakeholders; strong negotiation, storytelling, and change leadership.
Demonstrated leadership of Zero Legacy or equivalent legacy‑remediation initiatives and Azure migration/modernization programs at enterprise scale, including migration factory design, wave planning, coexistence strategies, and post‑cutover stabilization/SRE; hands‑on familiarity with Azure Migrate, ASR, DMS, Arc, AVS/AVD, AKS, and refactor/replatform patterns.
Hands‑on leadership across M&A integrations and separations with Day 0/Day 1/Day 2 planning; executed tenant‑to‑tenant migrations (Entra ID/Azure AD), domain/email changes, device/workstation migrations, server/infrastructure consolidation, and business application cutovers at enterprise scale.
Hands on depth guiding architects in Identity & Access: Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, hybrid identity, privileged access strategy; Landing Zones & Governance: Azure Policy, RBAC, management groups; Networking & Edge: VNets, vWAN, ExpressRoute, Private Link; Compute/Platform: VMSS, images, autoscale, Arc, AKS, AVD/AVS; Security & SecOps: Defender for Cloud, Sentinel; Observability & Ops: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics; DevSecOps & IaC: GitHub or Azure DevOps, Terraform/Bicep.
Preferred certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert; Azure Security Engineer Associate; Cybersecurity Architect Expert; Azure Network Engineer Associate; CISSP/CCSP/CISM; ITIL 4; FinOps Practitioner.
Compensation and Benefits Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. We invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, short/long‑term disability, and a yearly $350 reimbursement account for well‑being expenses. We also offer discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
For Senior Principal, the base salary pay range is $140,000 to $258,000. For Director level, the base salary pay range is $161,000 to $307,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Salary depends on skills, experience, qualification, location, and other factors.
SSAO and Accommodations Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.
Application Deadline We will accept applicants until 12/1/2025.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Information Technology
Industries Business Consulting and Services
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