Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Infrastructure
About The Position
Microsoft is seeking Cloud Solution Architects for its Cloud & AI Infrastructure team to help customers migrate, modernize, and secure infrastructure, applications, and data on Microsoft Azure, establishing a foundation for scalable, production-ready AI solutions. The role supports customers in evaluating applications and business requirements, recommending appropriate solutions, and demonstrating them to support technical decisions and business outcomes. The architect delivers customer engagements focused on migration, modernization, operational excellence, and resilient architecture, using frameworks such as the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF). Working closely with customer IT leaders and Microsoft technical and sales teams, the architect designs and implements scalable solutions, resolves technical blockers, and accelerates adoption of Azure services through reusable intellectual property and delivery excellence. The role calls for expertise across Azure infrastructure, applications, databases, SAP, and hybrid environments. The position is considered across multiple Microsoft business groups and customer segments in the United States, including enterprise, regulated, and partner services organizations. Work is flexible, with up to 50% from home; travel varies by role. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have U.S. work authorization that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and at least 2 years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting, or equivalent experience.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future; the position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 8 years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field and at least 6 years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting; or equivalent experience.
- At least 4 years of experience in a customer-facing role, internal and/or external.
- At least 4 years of experience working on technical projects.
- Technical cloud certification, such as Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, or a security certification.
Responsibilities
- Translate customer challenges into actionable solutions aligned with high-ROI outcomes, fostering customer satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term value.
- Lead architectural design sessions and deliver secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions aligned with customer business goals, using frameworks such as CAF and WAF.
- Partner with technical and sales teams to identify opportunities and develop tailored solutions that drive expansion and business value realization.
- Drive migration and modernization initiatives, including proof-of-concept and production milestones, across infrastructure, data, SAP, and AI workloads.
- Optimize customer environments for health, resiliency, security, and performance to enable production-scale AI use cases.
- Deliver repeatable intellectual property and contribute to centralized IP development to accelerate deployments and achieve targeted outcomes.
- Identify and resolve technical blockers to accelerate go-live and ensure delivery excellence.
- Generate incremental pipeline from engagements by driving next best actions and aligning with business priorities.
- Maintain technical skills and certifications in priority workloads, including Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, AKS, App Service, AVS, SAP (Native and RISE), Windows, Linux, and Defender for Cloud.
- Participate in technical communities, share best practices, and contribute to knowledge reuse.
- Embody Microsoft's culture and values.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
