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Microsoft · 2 weeks ago

Sr Cloud Solution Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$106K/yr - $204K/yr

8+ years exp

Microsoft is a leading technology company on a mission to empower every person and organization on the planet. They are seeking a Sr Cloud Solution Architect to develop high-quality offerings for the Azure Platform while driving operational excellence and enabling field teams in cloud and AI strategies.

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

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop strategy and IP to solve critical CAIP platform and quality excellence initiative priorities to improve platform and customer health across all Azure customers

Build trusted relationships with many stakeholders across CE&S org and business leaders to shape cloud and AI strategies, acting as a technical advisor and champion for long-term success

Drive operational excellence by owning field enablement, resolving blockers, and ensuring alignment with customer health plans and Azure consumption goals

Guide field teams for platform and customer health, delivering repeatable IP and contributing to Factory and Unified delivery engines

Develop high-quality, repeatable IP offerings that can be delivered by various Microsoft teams and partners

Coach field teams on value-based delivery (VBD), and continuously improve delivery guides

Lead enablement efforts, champs programs and collaborate with Worldwide Learning (WWL) to develop and publish learning content

Unblock and accelerate field pipeline and escalated requests to Corp, including solving for blockers

Deliver Unified offerings with direct customer engagement for new VBDs as needed

Capture and share customer feedback to influence Microsoft’s product roadmap and represent the Voice of the Customer in Engineering forums

Inspire AI adoption by sharing best practices, leading with Microsoft’s AI story, and helping customers innovate with confidence at scale

Qualification

Cloud ArchitectureMicrosoft Cloud Adoption FrameworkTechnical Certification in CloudCustomer EngagementTechnical Project LeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 4+ 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, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience

Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications)

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well Architected Framework (WAF). Deep expertise in understanding Cloud Fundamentals

7+ years experience leading technical projects

6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external)