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At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) for Data & AI, you will operate as a senior technical leader responsible for shaping how enterprise customers modernize their data estates and unlock production-scale AI transformation. In this role, you will lead complex, high-impact engagements across strategic customers, guiding the design and adoption of AI-ready data platforms that power Generative AI, Copilot, and agent-based solutions. You will work at the intersection of data, AI, and cloud platforms to drive end-to-end transformation; from foundational data architecture through to production AI outcomes at scale. You will act not only as a delivery leader, but as a thought partner and strategic advisor, influencing customer roadmaps, platform decisions, and Microsoft solution plays across industries.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and own end-to-end architecture and technical strategy for large-scale data and AI transformation programs across enterprise and public sector customers
Architect and drive adoption of enterprise-grade data platforms (lakehouse, real-time streaming, governance and compliance frameworks) aligned to AI-enabled use cases
Enable and scale production AI workloads (GenAI, RAG, Copilot, AI agents) by ensuring strong alignment between data platforms, applications, and business processes
Operate as a technical leader across multiple engagements, stepping into complex or at-risk scenarios to unblock delivery, resolve architectural challenges, and accelerate outcomes
Influence and align senior stakeholders across Data, AI, Infrastructure, Security, and Partner ecosystems, driving decisions in highly ambiguous and dynamic environments
Translate architectural decisions into business value, measurable impact, and consumption growth, shaping customer investment and long-term platform strategy
Contribute to solution play development, reusable IP, and best practices, helping scale learnings and standardize patterns across customers and teams
Mentor and guide other CSAs, sharing expertise and elevating technical capability across the team
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or related field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, or related technical disciplines
Significant experience in leading customer-facing architecture and delivery engagements, including influencing senior technical and business stakeholders
Deep expertise in data platform architecture, including large-scale analytics systems, distributed data processing, real-time architectures, and enterprise data governance
Proven ability to design and enable AI and advanced analytics workloads, including familiarity with modern AI patterns such as retrieval-augmented generation and AI-driven applications
Nice to have:
Experience with Microsoft Azure data and AI services (e.g., Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Power BI, Azure AI services)
Strong understanding of data modeling, optimization, performance tuning, and enterprise data architectures
Demonstrated ability to operate with a T-shaped skill profile, combining deep technical specialization with broad cross-domain knowledge across AI, applications, infrastructure, and security
Experience leading or contributing to large-scale cloud transformation or AI adoption programs across multiple business units or customers
Track record of influencing architecture standards, reusable patterns, or strategic technical direction within an organization or customer environment