Applied AI Innovation Architect (Cloud Solutions)

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. On the National Security team, we apply that mission to government and intelligence customers operating in high‑stakes, mission‑critical environments. As a Cloud Solution Architect aligned to National Security customers, you will turn complex mission needs into secure, working solutions. You will partner directly with customer stakeholders to design, build, and deploy secure proof‑of‑concept and mid‑TRL solutions across Microsoft cloud, AI, and security platforms. You will use strong Python engineering skills and recent experience of machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to deliver AI‑enabled applications end to end. The work spans data pipelines and model integration, backend APIs and services, and modern web user interfaces, with a focus on scalable, production‑ready outcomes. To succeed, you will bring deep technical expertise, strong customer obsession, and the judgement to operate effectively in high‑trust, high‑security environments. This is a customer‑facing role with on‑site work approximately 50–75% of the time, plus hybrid work within customer environments including Cheltenham, Manchester, and London. To be eligible for this role (for the required clearance), you must be currently living in the United Kingdom for the past 10 years and also be a British citizen.