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Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Data Platform

United States, Multiple Locations 85100.00 - 169800.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 13, 2026
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We are looking for a Cloud Solution Architect – Cloud & AI Data Platform with deep knowledge in data platforms and analytics to support customers in building secure, scalable, and AI-ready solutions on Microsoft Azure. In this customer-facing role, you’ll guide organizations through their data modernization and AI journeys—leading architectural design sessions, proof-of-concept initiatives, and production deployments for mission-critical workloads. Your focus will be on ensuring performance, resiliency, and security across solutions that drive measurable business value. As a key member of the Cloud & AI Data Platform team, you’ll use established repeatable IP and execution frameworks to deliver high-quality outcomes and accelerate solution adoption. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Cosmos DB, and Purview, helping unlock the full value of their data and AI investments.

Job Responsibility

  • Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards
  • Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams to achieve customer/partner objectives
  • Contributes to managing business and technical risks
  • Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures
  • Contributes to the identification, escalation, and mitigation of blockers
  • Continues to develop business, technical, industry, and/or enterprise knowledge and applies it to architecture or support projects
  • Identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion
  • Actively listens to and respectfully challenges customers/partners
  • Contributes to the identification and evaluation of industry trends
  • Proactively captures opportunities in appropriate systems, processes, and tools
  • Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies
  • Leveraging knowledge of change management proven practices, contributes to helping the customer deploy for long-term organizational adoption
  • Guides customers/partners towards a well-architected solution
  • Contributes to providing feedback to Unified Delivery Team
  • Focuses on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery
  • Learns and develops an understanding of customer goals
  • Addresses customer/partner dissatisfaction
  • Contributes to identifying and/or translating customer/partner problems into industry solutions
  • Helps the customer/partner adopt and use Microsoft product/platform strategy-aligned solutions
  • Builds relationships with technical decision makers (TDMs)
  • Acts as the voice of the customer/partner
  • Gains insight into solution area-specific market opportunities and initiates actions
  • Guides partners in developing offerings, practices, products, and solutions
  • Drives growth of solution utilization pipeline with partner
  • Leverages market insights and demand signals
  • Demonstrates technical readiness
  • Contributes to virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges
  • Demonstrates industry knowledge and helps grow recognition for Microsoft solutions
  • Participates in external technical and non-technical community events
  • Identifies gaps through delivery
  • Embody our culture and values

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, 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
  • Authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, 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 OR equivalent experience
  • 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)
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