Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Data

Microsoft • De, DE

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) specializing in data platforms and analytics to join our Cloud + AI Data team. In this customer-facing role, you will help customers build secure, scalable, and AI-ready solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will deliver engagements that span architecture design, proof of concepts, and production deployments, ensuring performance, resiliency, and security across mission-critical workloads. You will leverage existing Repeatable IP and execution engines to drive delivery excellence, accelerate adoption, and ensure successful customer deployments for services like Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Cosmos DB, and Purview. Collaboration with engineering teams, sharing best practices, and staying current with evolving trends are key to helping customers unlock the full value of their data and AI investments. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is built on a growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration, driven by our values of respect, integrity, and accountability, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND demonstrated experience in AI + Data technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in AI + Data technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Cosmos DB.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND demonstrated experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND demonstrated experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
• Demonstrated experience working on technical projects.
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).

Responsibilities

• Engage with customer IT and business leaders to understand their data estate, priorities, and success measures, and design secure, scalable Data & AI solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Lead architecture design sessions, develop Data & Analytics roadmaps, and drive Proof of Concepts (POCs) and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) to accelerate adoption and ensure long-term technical viability.
• Own the end-to-end technical delivery results, ensuring completeness and accuracy of consumption and customer success plans in collaboration with the CSAM.
• Deliver repeatable intellectual property (IP) to achieve targeted outcomes, accelerate Azure Consumed Revenue (ACR), and contribute to centralized IP development initiatives.
• Provide delivery oversight and escalation support for key Factory engagements across Data & Analytics workloads.
• Drive technical excellence by leading the health, resiliency, security, and optimization of mission-critical data workloads, ensuring readiness for production-scale AI use cases.
• Identify and resolve technical blockers, share customer feedback with engineering teams, and influence product improvements through Voice of the Customer insights.
• Maintain deep technical expertise and stay current with market trends, competitive insights, and Microsoft’s evolving data and AI capabilities.
• Be accredited and certified to deliver with advanced and expert-level proficiency in priority workloads including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Cosmos DB.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset by continuously aligning your skills to team and customer needs, contributing to technical communities, and mentoring others to accelerate customer outcomes.
• Embody our culture and values.

Benefits

• Flexible Work approach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees