Senior Director, Cloud Solutions Architecture
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About the role
At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things ! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation. We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose: Honesty, Reliability, Curiosity, Collaboration, and Passion. About the role and what you'll be doing: Ensono is seeking a highly technical, execution-focused Senior Director of Cloud Solutions Architecture to lead and scale our Cloud Solutions Architect (SA) team. This is a player-coach leadership role - you will guide and develop a high-performing team of SAs while maintaining strong hands-on technical depth to architect and validate complex cloud migration solutions across Ensono's full cloud portfolio. You will serve as a strategic and technical authority within the Solutions organization, partnering closely with Sales, Delivery, and Product to drive revenue, win deals, and ensure technically sound, differentiated cloud solution designs - particularly across cloud migration, managed services, and cloud transformation engagements. This role will be hybrid on the client site in either Quincy, MA or Princeton, NJ. Team Leadership & Development Lead, mentor, and scale a team of Cloud Solutions Architects, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning. Define SA team standards, playbooks, and best practices for solution design, customer engagement, and technical presales. Drive consistent quality across all SA-produced deliverables - architecture diagrams, SOWs, TCO analyses, and HLD/LLD documentation. Set performance goals, conduct reviews, and invest in career development across the SA team. Technical Solution Design & Architecture Personally lead and contribute to the architecture of complex cloud migration solutions - including workload categorization (Category 1/2/3), application transformation strategy, IaaS/PaaS designs, and multi-cloud landing zone patterns across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Oversee the design and delivery of Ensono's Cloud Activate and Cloud Migrate solutions, ensuring reference architectures align with Ensono's standard service components and best practices. Design solutions across the full Ensono Cloud Transform Framework: Cloud Activate, Cloud Migrate, Cloud Optimize, Cloud Operate (Fully Managed, Co-Managed, Self-Managed), Cloud Enable and Cloud Innovate. Architect and validate solutions leveraging cloud connectivity services (e.g., Azure ExpressRoute, AWS Direct Connect) and managed networking patterns. Guide teams in applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, governance, RBAC, and security controls aligned to Ensono's Cloud Enable standards. Pre-Sales & Client Engagement Partner with Sales and Account Management as a senior technical authority in client-facing engagements - presenting complex cloud architectures, migration strategies, and managed service models with credibility and clarity. Lead and support TCO and cloud readiness assessments, application migration planning, and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) design discussions. Contribute to RFP responses, proposals, and SOW development, ensuring technical accuracy and commercial viability. Represent Ensono's cloud capabilities as a thought leader with prospects, clients, and industry forums. Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with the VP of Solutions, cloud delivery, and product teams to align solution designs with Ensono's evolving service portfolio and go-to-market strategy. Identify gaps in tooling, process, and skills; drive continuous improvement in how the SA team builds and delivers cloud solutions. Stay current on cloud platform innovations across AWS, Azure, and GCP. We want all new Associates to succeed in their roles at Ensono. That's why we've outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role, it's important that you meet all Required Qualifications. If you do not meet all of the Preferred Qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. R equired Qualifications 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solutions engineering, or related technical roles, with a strong foundation in public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). 5+ years in a leadership or management role overseeing solutions architects, cloud engineers, or technical presales teams. Deep, hands-on technical expertise in cloud migration methodologies - including Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Rebuild, and Replace strategies. Proven experience designing and delivering complex cloud migration solutions for enterprise clients, including workload a