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Cloud migration is one of the most critical steps in modernizing enterprise IT, and Azure Migrate is at the forefront of enabling this transformation. Our team is innovating with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reimagine how migrations are planned, executed, and optimized—bringing intelligence, adaptability, and precision to every customer journey. You’ll be part of a dynamic engineering team that blends deep platform expertise with cutting-edge AI capabilities to simplify complex migration scenarios and deliver seamless cloud adoption experiences. As a Principal Data Scientist in Azure Migrate, you will develop intelligent models and data-driven capabilities that guide customers through their cloud migration journey with precision and confidence. You’ll work on designing predictive systems, uncovering actionable insights from large-scale telemetry, and building adaptive experiences that improve migration outcomes. Azure Migrate is a cornerstone of Azure’s growth strategy—empowering customers to move critical workloads to the cloud and driving long-term platform adoption. Your work will directly influence customer success, shape product direction, and contribute to one of Microsoft’s most impactful cloud services.
Job Responsibility:
Develop intelligent models and data-driven capabilities that guide customers through their cloud migration journey with precision and confidence
Work on designing predictive systems, uncovering actionable insights from large-scale telemetry, and building adaptive experiences that improve migration outcomes
Requirements:
Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data-science experience
Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience
Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data science experience
5+ years customer-facing, project-delivery experience, professional services, and/or consulting experience
5+ year(s) experience with strong proficiency in Python, machine learning frameworks, and experience developing and deploying generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or machine learning models into production
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Nice to have:
1+ year(s) experience with strong professional experience in statistics and machine learning, including deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and econometrics
experience in building cloud-scale systems and working with open-source stacks for data processing and data science is desirable
1+ year(s) experience with large language models (LLMs) in natural language, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for code or related fields, excellent communication skills with ability to present and write reports, strong teamwork and collaboration skills, and experience in productizing AI and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams