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# Senior Data & AI Engineer - Managed Services at 3Cloud

- **Company:** 3Cloud
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/3cloud/jobs/8933505002?gh_jid=8933505002

## Job description

Are you looking for a role that motivates and challenges you? Are you ready for an opportunity for growth? Do you want to work on teams where people roll up their sleeves to take on tough problems together, and regularly blow the doors off our clients with their outstanding teamwork? If you answered yes to those questions, 3Cloud might just be for you!

At 3Cloud, we hire people who aren’t afraid to experiment or fail. We hire people who are willing to give direct and candid feedback to their managers, leaders, and team members. We hire people who jump at those opportunities because they care about our collective growth and success. We hire people who challenge and hold each other accountable for living 3Cloud’s core values because they know that it will result in amazing experiences and solutions for our clients and each other.

Senior Data & AI Engineer - Managed Services

## Responsibilities

- Lead a collaborative effort supporting multiple clients’ Azure Data platform, Databricks, and/or Fabric / PowerBI environments, ensuring prompt responses to any escalations while analyzing and resolving incidents
- Manage, advise, and delegate all aspects of assigned client’s in-scope services (e.g. alerting & monitoring, platform governance, ETL, Data Warehousing, Reporting, AI/MLops, etc.)
- Architect, implement, monitor, and support enhancements to clients’ Microsoft Azure and/or Fabric tool stacks for Data & AI (ADF, SQL DW, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering, Microsoft Power BI)
- Understand and advise customers on licensing involving Microsoft data and AI solutions, and understand the limits/advantages of each licensing platform
- Support comprehensive solutions for customers including importing data from multiple sources, transforming via metadata-driven ETL architectures, storing across the stages of medallion data lake architecture, and serving performant star schema data models for Enterprise Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and AI/ ML applications
- Research new and custom solutions where appropriate; learn, apply, and refine skills around data engineering and data analytics
- Interact with clients to identify issues, troubleshoot expediently, and follow up on issues within contracted SLAs
- Regularly and proactively communicate ticket status information to all associated parties, handle escalations from more junior team members as appropriate
- Attend regularly cadenced client meetings and serve as lead engineer for technical questions and support tickets
- Communicate technical issues and solutions to clients in business terms with an eye toward supporting strategic business outcomes
- Configure, administer, tune and develop client’s data environment based on governance and security best practices and well-architected frameworks
- Create and maintain updated documentation for each client’s environment
- Promote best practices for clients and internally to enhance and improve organizational processes
- Mentor/coach onshore and offshore engineers on assigned clients – coordinate technical work sessions for gap areas and refine client communications
- Collaborate with team members and client stakeholders to ensure solutions align to our client’s needs and best practices, and to identify opportunities for growth in a client engagement
- Advise clients on their technical journey while mentoring and supporting engineers across the team

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent certification
- Experience working in a support role and understanding standard support processes (i.e. ITIL)
- 5+ years architecting, implementing, and supporting solutions on the Microsoft Azure and Fabric tool stacks for Data & AI (ADF, SQL DW, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Power BI)
- Strong proficiency in Enterprise Data Warehousing, Semantic Models, Data Lake Architecture, and Metadata-driven ETL processes is required
- Experience with DevOps/ DataOps, for example experience delivering work using git-based source control and automated deployment pipelines is required
- Experience implementing and/or supporting Agentic AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, and/or LLM use cases on the Microsoft tool stack for Data & AI is preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A passion for problem solving and learning new technologies
- Client relationship skills and experience managing vendors
- Ability to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment
- Strong desire for personal development and learning, including commitment to continuously upgrading your technical skills as the data landscape change
- Work remote, but not alone – with a team filled top to bottom with data analytics professionals

Don’t meet every single requirement? At 3Cloud we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

At this time, we cannot sponsor applicants for work visas. Don’t meet every single requirement? At 3Cloud we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

At this time, we cannot sponsor applicants for work visas.

## About 3Cloud

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 3Cloud is a 100% Azure-dedicated technology consulting firm that helps enterprises and mid-market organizations architect, build, and optimize their cloud environments on Microsoft Azure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Cognizant in November 2025; deal expected to close Q1 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Downers Grove, Illinois (Chicago area), USA
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Mike Rocco and Jim Dietrich

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cloud Consulting & IT Services (Microsoft Azure ecosystem)
- **Target customers**: Enterprise and mid-market organizations across banking & financial services, healthcare, technology, and consumer sectors
- **Mission**: To be the leading Microsoft Azure partner; loved by employees, trusted by clients, and valued by Microsoft and business partners. The company believes a brighter future is created through human brilliance and transformative technology.

## Products & Services
- **Cloud Strategy & Advisory**: Helping clients define their Azure roadmap, including digital modernization, cost optimization, and business transformation.
- **Data & AI Solutions**: Modern data platforms, advanced analytics, AI enablement, and machine learning solutions built on Azure. Recognized as Microsoft’s 2024 Partner of the Year for Data & AI.
- **Application Innovation**: Cloud-native app development, application modernization, and migration to Azure.
- **Cloud Platform & Infrastructure**: Architecture, design, and implementation of Azure cloud environments, including hybrid and multi-cloud strategies.
- **Managed Services**: Ongoing Azure environment management, monitoring, optimization, and support (Azure Expert Managed Services Provider).
- **Quality Engineering**: Testing and quality assurance services for cloud applications.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Cognizant in November 2025; financial terms not disclosed)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — 3Cloud was a portfolio company of **Gryphon Investors** (private equity). Prior to acquisition, the company reported 20% organic compound annual growth since 2020, with 20%+ growth expected in 2025.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Gryphon Investors (PE backer); Microsoft (strategic partner); Databricks (Elite partner)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Acquired by Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) in November 2025 for an undisclosed sum; deal expected to close Q1 2026.
  - Named **2025 Microsoft U.S. Channel Partner of the Year**.
  - Named **2024 Microsoft Americas Partner of the Year for Data & AI**.
  - 1,000+ Azure experts and engineers; 1,500+ Microsoft certifications.
  - 20% organic compound annual growth since 2020.
  - Serves 1 in 10 Fortune 500 companies.

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% Azure Dedicated**: Unlike generalist consultancies, 3Cloud is singularly focused on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, giving them unmatched depth of expertise.
- **Founder Pedigree**: Founded by former Microsoft executives who managed $1B+ revenue portfolios and have deep relationships within Microsoft’s sales and engineering leadership.
- **Award-Winning Track Record**: Multiple Microsoft Partner of the Year awards (Data & AI, Health & Life Sciences, Migration to Azure, Modernizing Applications, 2025 U.S. Channel Partner of the Year).
- **Scale & Certification**: 1,000+ Azure experts, 1,500+ Microsoft certifications, and 1,600+ Azure engagements.
- **Elite Partner Status**: Also an Elite Databricks partner, adding depth in data and AI.

## Strategic Focus
- **Enterprise AI Readiness**: Helping clients build, deploy, and scale AI solutions on Azure, with a strong emphasis on data platforms and AI-driven operations.
- **Growth Through Acquisition**: The pending acquisition by Cognizant (expected Q1 2026) will combine 3Cloud’s Azure expertise with Cognizant’s global scale, creating one of the largest Microsoft partners with 21,000+ Azure-certified specialists.
- **Continued Azure Specialization**: Remaining 100% focused on the Azure ecosystem, deepening capabilities in data, AI, and app innovation.
- **Expansion of Managed Services**: Growing the managed services practice to support ongoing client operations and optimization.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: 3Cloud emphasizes a "human led, tech driven" philosophy, with core values of Growth, Client Success, and Winning Together. The company is described as passionate, innovative, and committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: 3Cloud embraces a **remote-first** approach, hiring based on skill set rather than geographical location. Employees have the flexibility to work from home, with physical offices in Downers Grove, IL (HQ) and Dallas, TX. Typical time on-site is "None."
- **Notable Perks** (per Built In):
  - Comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision, FSA)
  - Generous parental leave and family medical leave
  - Performance bonuses
  - Employee discounts
  - Free snacks and drinks
  - Mobile phone discount
  - Travel concierge services
  - Job training, conferences, and customized development tracks
  - Promotion policies and career growth support
- **Engineering Culture**: Focus on leading-edge Azure technology, with opportunities to work on complex, high-impact projects for Fortune 500 clients. The company emphasizes innovation, continuous learning, and a collaborative "winning together" mindset.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: 3Cloud is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment.

## Sources
1. [3Cloud Solutions - About Us](https://3cloudsolutions.com/about-us/)
2. [3Cloud Solutions - Careers](https://3cloudsolutions.com/join-us/)
3. [Built In - 3Cloud Careers, Perks + Culture](https://builtin.com/company/3cloud)
4. [Cognizant Press Release - Acquisition of 3Cloud (Finanzwire)](https://www.finanzwire.com/press-release/cognizant-technology-solutions-etr-cognizant-to-acquire-3cloud-creating-a-leading-force-in-microsoft-azure-services-and-enterprise-ai-transformation-X3tgRPOLQTb)

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