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Microsoft · 2 weeks ago

Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Infrastructure

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $170K/yr

2+ years exp

Microsoft is seeking a Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Infrastructure to help customers achieve their business priorities and guide them in their Cloud & AI transformation journey. The role involves designing and implementing scalable solutions on Microsoft Azure, focusing on migration, modernization, and operational excellence.

Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Create business value by translating customer challenges into actionable solutions aligned to high ROI customer outcomes. Ensure a seamless, connected experience that fosters satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term value

Lead architectural design sessions and deliver secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions aligned to customer business goals using frameworks like CAF and WAF

Partner with technical and sales teams to identify opportunities and develop tailored solutions to drive expansion and business value realization

Drive migration and modernization initiatives, including committed proof of concept and production milestones, across infrastructure, data, SAP, and AI workloads

Ensure customer environments are optimized for health, resiliency, security, and performance—enabling production-scale AI use cases

Deliver repeatable IP and contribute to centralized IP development to accelerate deployment and achieve targeted outcomes

Identify and resolve technical blockers to accelerate go-live and ensure delivery excellence

Generate incremental pipeline from each engagement by driving next best actions and aligning with business priorities

Maintain technical intensity through continuous skilling and certifications in priority workloads such as Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, AKS, App Service, AVS, SAP (Native + RISE), Windows, Linux and Defender for Cloud

Engage in technical communities, share best practices, and contribute to knowledge reuse to accelerate customer transformation and success

Qualification

Microsoft AzureCloud Solution ArchitectureCloud Adoption FrameworkWell-Architected FrameworkSAPAI SolutionsTechnical CertificationCustomer-facing ExperienceTechnical ProjectsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, 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

Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role's job duties

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, 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 AND 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)