Forward Deployed Engineering Solutions Architect

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Working within the Forward Deployed Engineer model, the Solutions Architect collaborates with account teams, delivery leads, and customers to translate defined business needs into clear, technically feasible solution designs. Delivery Velocity & MVP Ownership: Ensure MVPs are measurable, customer validated, and positioned to scale into broader solutions. Acting as a technical authority to accelerate time to agreed scope across all FDE engagements. Partner with Account Teams, FDE Delivery Leads, and customers to define and validate solution scope, architecture, and delivery approach. Ensure scoped solutions are realistic, scalable, and MVP driven, avoiding over engineering and unnecessary complexity. Identify and mobilize the right technical resources, optimizing deployment, rotation, and reuse of FDE talent. Act as a peer to the FDE Operations Manager, co leading operational calls reviewing active FDE engagements, delivery risks and unblockers, and MVP progress and scope integrity. Elevate high quality FDE work by identifying customer success stories and references for internal communications, social and field storytelling, and earnings and executive narratives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ years 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 equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, Information Security, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in technical solution architecture, delivery engineering, or forward deployed roles
• Strong background in systems design, distributed systems, data platforms, cloud architectures, or enterprise software
• Proven experience working directly with customers to shape, scope, and deliver complex technical solution
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical plans and MVPs
• Experience operating in fast moving, high ambiguity environments where speed to value matters
• Strong influence and communication skills with the ability to hold technical teams accountable without direct authority
• Experience working within or adjacent to a Forward Deployed Engineer model
• Experience operating across sales, delivery, and operations organizations
• Familiarity with agile and iterative delivery models focused on MVPs and customer validation
• Experience identifying reusable patterns and scaling delivery best practices

Responsibilities

• Translate defined business needs into clear, technically feasible solution designs.
• Ensure MVPs are measurable, customer validated, and positioned to scale into broader solutions.
• Act as a technical authority to accelerate time to agreed scope across all FDE engagements.
• Partner with Account Teams, FDE Delivery Leads, and customers to define and validate solution scope, architecture, and delivery approach.
• Ensure scoped solutions are realistic, scalable, and MVP driven, avoiding over engineering and unnecessary complexity.
• Identify and mobilize the right technical resources, optimizing deployment, rotation, and reuse of FDE talent.
• Act as a peer to the FDE Operations Manager, co leading operational calls reviewing active FDE engagements, delivery risks and unblockers, and MVP progress and scope integrity.
• Elevate high quality FDE work by identifying customer success stories and references for internal communications, social and field storytelling, and earnings and executive narratives.

What This Job Offers

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