Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Infrastructure

Summary

Microsoft is seeking a Cloud Solution Architect to help customers achieve their business priorities through cloud and AI transformation. The role focuses on designing, implementing, securing, and modernizing scalable Azure infrastructure, applications, and data solutions while driving customer adoption and delivery excellence.

Responsibilities

• Create business value by translating customer challenges into actionable solutions aligned to high ROI customer outcomes. Ensure a seamless, connected experience that fosters satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term value
• Lead architectural design sessions and deliver secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions aligned to customer business goals using frameworks like CAF and WAF
• Partner with technical and sales teams to identify opportunities and develop tailored solutions to drive expansion and business value realization
• Drive migration and modernization initiatives, including committed proof of concept and production milestones, across infrastructure, data, SAP, and AI workloads
• Ensure customer environments are optimized for health, resiliency, security, and performance—enabling production-scale AI use cases
• Deliver repeatable IP and contribute to centralized IP development to accelerate deployment and achieve targeted outcomes
• Identify and resolve technical blockers to accelerate go-live and ensure delivery excellence
• Generate incremental pipeline from each engagement by driving next best actions and aligning with business priorities
• Maintain technical intensity through continuous skilling and certifications in priority workloads such as Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, AKS, App Service, AVS, SAP (Native + RISE), Windows, Linux and Defender for Cloud
• Engage in technical communities, share best practices, and contribute to knowledge reuse to accelerate customer transformation and success
• Embody our culture and values

Skills

• * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 2+ 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
• * This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship
• * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ 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 Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience
• * 4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external)
• * 4+ years experience working on technical projects
• * Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 2+ 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
• * This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship

Nice to Haves

• * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ 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 Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience
• * 4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external)
• * 4+ years experience working on technical projects
• * Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications)

Benefits

• This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.
• Maintain technical intensity through continuous skilling and certifications in priority workloads such as Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, AKS, App Service, AVS, SAP (Native + RISE), Windows, Linux and Defender for Cloud.