Cloud Solution Architect-Cybersecurity-CTJ-Poly

Microsoft • Jessup, MD

5d • $86,100 - $187,400

About The Position

Microsoft Federal is seeking a customer-facing Security Cloud Solution Architect to drive customer transformation and secure adoption of the Microsoft Azure platform. The role owns the technical relationship and strategy between Microsoft and its customer and leads Azure Security engagements across architecture, implementation, and production. The architect works with senior customer executives, security and enterprise architects, IT management, and developers to guide security architecture and enable secure cloud workloads for U.S. Federal Government missions.

The position focuses on helping customers achieve secure digital transformation through Microsoft Cloud security services. It includes defining secure strategies and architectures, supporting implementation and operationalization of security controls and solutions, and improving customers’ security posture as part of Azure adoption. Solutions should meet business, IT, regulatory, and compliance needs and follow Secure by Design or Well-Architected principles. The role also represents customer insights to Microsoft engineering and product teams and coordinates technical resources to achieve business outcomes.

The role requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI access based on an SSBI with Polygraph, verification of U.S. citizenship, and successful completion of Microsoft’s Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter. The position is classified as Cloud Solution Architecture IC3. The typical annual base pay range is USD $86,100–$169,800 across the U.S., with a range of USD $113,300–$187,400 in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in cloud or infrastructure technologies, IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements before an offer and after hire.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with access to SCI based on an SSBI with Polygraph.
• Successful verification of the required security clearance.
• Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
• U.S. citizenship, subject to verification due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field and at least 5 years of experience in cloud or infrastructure technologies, IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead an end-to-end security value proposition spanning Microsoft Security offerings, including Zero Trust, a modern SOC with a unified platform, cloud adoption, digital transformation, and secure AI adoption.
• Help customers define secure strategies, architectures, and implementations of security controls aligned with Azure and Microsoft 365 E5 Security and Compliance services.
• Support customers hands-on in operationalizing security solutions, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender XDR, Sentinel, and Entra.
• Accelerate the business value of Azure adoption by improving customers’ security posture.
• Architect security solutions that meet business, IT, regulatory, and compliance needs, incorporating appropriate security technologies.
• Ensure solutions follow Secure by Design or Well-Architected principles, including performance, security, scalability, maintainability, reusability, and reliability.
• Lead Architectural Design Sessions to develop implementation plans aligned with customer business goals and technical environments, reaching agreement on solution design and next steps toward production.
• Represent the Voice of the Customer by sharing insights and best practices and working with Microsoft global security, engineering, and product teams to remove blockers and influence product roadmaps.
• Troubleshoot technical issues to demonstrate the value of Azure and Microsoft 365 Security implementations.
• Collaborate with Cloud Solution Architects and Microsoft stakeholders to develop complex, end-to-end enterprise solutions on Azure.
• Orchestrate technical resources needed to deliver customer business outcomes.
• Maintain technical expertise using Microsoft’s skilling resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level