Cloud Solution Architect - SAP Infrastructure

• Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies (e.g., product offerings such as value-based deliverables [VBDs], advice, training, technical validation), ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed to prepare complex customers for operational readiness and achievement of their business goals and targets
• Proactively identifies and anticipates new cross-solution opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion (especially Enhanced Solutions) at scale based on business value to customer/partner and clear understanding of the Microsoft value proposition for supported platforms to empower cloud success, foster and strengthen security and resiliency, and drive AI innovation
• Anticipates, identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools and processes to accelerate solution deployment, value realization and usage/consumption for complex customers/scenarios
• Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking)
• Proactively identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions aligned with Microsoft product and platform strategy, creates or improves an existing business model, and explains why and/or how they meet customer/partner outcomes and return on investment (ROI) goals (e.g., via proof of concept, minimally viable product [MVP], rapid prototype) relative to competitive offerings
• Identifies and directs attention to multiple, strategic opportunities (e.g., launch deals) that align with revenue goals, and orchestrates growth of solution utilization pipeline with partners
• Leverages market insights and demand signals to assist leadership in identifying relevant areas in which to drive up-skilling and/or accreditations based on demand
• Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, sharing ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger v-team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape
• Acts as a trusted technical advisor for customers running mission‑critical SAP landscapes on Azure, with deep expertise across SAP NetWeaver, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW, and SAP on Azure architectures
• Leads end‑to‑end SAP infrastructure design and optimization, including high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), performance tuning, security, networking, and cost optimization aligned with SAP and Microsoft best practices
• Drives SAP transformation journeys such as SAP ECC to S/4HANA, SAP on‑premises to Azure migrations, and hybrid scenarios, ensuring alignment with customer business outcomes
• Collaborates closely with SAP, system integrators, and internal Microsoft teams to position Azure as the strategic platform for SAP workloads, influence architectural decisions, and accelerate customer adoption through repeatable patterns, reference architectures, and validated landing zones

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 7+ 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
• 6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external)
• 6+ years experience leading technical projects
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications)
• Significant experience managing or deploying SAP Workload is required
• SAP on Azure expert (S/4HANA, NetWeaver, BW) with strong experience in mission‑critical architectures, HA/DR, security, and performance
• Leader of SAP transformations, driving on‑premises to Azure migrations and ECC → S/4HANA journeys aligned with business outcomes
• Trusted advisor and enabler, collaborating with SAP, partners, and Microsoft teams to industrialize scalable SAP patterns on Azure

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 12+ 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 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience