Partner Solution Architect - AI Apps

Microsoft • Atlanta, GA

11h • $106,400 - $222,600

About The Position

As a Partner Solution Architect (PSA) focused on AI Apps within Microsoft’s Enterprise Partner Sales organization, you will guide globally managed enterprise partners through the solution build journey, from envisioning and architecture design to development assistance and activation through customer wins. You will help partners scope and develop business solutions, understand technical requirements and business objectives, and align solutions with Microsoft Cloud and AI priorities.

You will provide technical leadership and architectural guidance through design sessions, proof of concepts, and MVP builds. Working with partners and Microsoft engineering and product teams, you will help create solutions that are secure, scalable, performant, and cost-efficient, while supporting adoption of emerging technologies and measurable customer and business outcomes. The role also involves strategic sales enablement, executive engagement, opportunity development, and sharing reusable knowledge and patterns.

Microsoft describes its mission as empowering every person and organization to achieve more, and emphasizes growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, accountability, and inclusion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field and 4+ 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.
• Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the job duties.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and 12+ years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in one of those fields and 8+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of related experience in technology IP solution services development, application modernization, digital transformation business drivers, cloud architecture, and AI Apps technologies, including Kubernetes, DevOps, GitHub, secure application development, and AI services.
• Experience designing, developing, deploying, and modernizing full-stack applications, APIs, and distributed cloud-native solutions in public cloud environments, including hands-on software engineering across the application lifecycle and proficiency in modern development practices, CI/CD, source control, and application lifecycle management.
• 6+ years of experience in a partner-facing role, internal and/or external, regional and/or global.
• 6+ years of experience architecting and deploying enterprise-grade AI solutions and scalable AI platforms integrating data, applications, security, and governance.
• Experience with full-stack application architecture, API-first design, GitHub-based developer workflows, DevSecOps, application modernization, and Well-Architected Framework principles for cloud-native and AI workloads.
• Hands-on software development experience using modern programming languages, application frameworks, containerized environments, and cloud-native architectures.
• Technical certification in cloud, AI, and/or security, such as Microsoft Azure, GitHub, AWS, Google Cloud, Security, or AI certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and activation of new or enhanced partner offerings aligned with Microsoft Cloud priorities, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, secure, and tailored to customer needs.
• Run technical innovation workshops, briefings, and envisioning sessions to build technical capabilities across partner teams.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to accelerate emerging technology adoption and shape partner offerings to meet business and technical requirements.
• Provide architectural guidance, resolve technical blockers, and improve solution design to help activate transformational deals and drive workload consumption and revenue impact.
• Guide partners through architecture design sessions, proof-of-concepts, and MVP builds, applying Microsoft Cloud and AI best practices and optimizing performance, scalability, and security.
• Build long-term relationships with strategic partners, influence technology adoption, develop technical relationships with CXOs, and foster executive alignment.
• Track and report progress using Microsoft internal tools and contribute to internal knowledge sharing through publications, community blogs, and reusable patterns.
• Identify new opportunities, create repeatable solutions, activate scalable motions, and accelerate business growth through measurable results.

What This Job Offers

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