Cloud Solution Architect - Data & AI
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Virginia, Reston | |
 Mar 31, 2025 | |
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OverviewIn this role as a Cloud Solution Architect, you will leverage your experience with cloud technologies and Data & AI to define and implement customer solutions. You will own the Data Platform & Advanced Analytics technical customer engagements, including architectural design sessions, specific implementation projects, and Minimal Viable Products (MVPs). You will apply your advanced analysis skills and architectural principles to create appropriate solutions for our customers. Your role will involve leading deep technical architecture discussions with senior customer executives, Enterprise Architects, IT Management, and Developers to drive Data Platform and Advanced Analytics solutions to production. You will also understand competitive technology and assess the feasibility of migrating customer solutions from, and/or integrating with, non-Microsoft platforms. Your experience in customer-facing roles and success in leading technical discussions will be key to your success in this position. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission! The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources - including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment - Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community.
ResponsibilitiesUnderstand customers' overall data estate, IT and business priorities and success measures to design implementation architectures and solutions.Apply technical knowledge to architect solutions that meet business and IT needs, create Data Platform, AA/AI roadmaps, and ensure long term technical viability of new deployments, infusing key analytics technologies where appropriate (e.g. Azure ML, Database Platforms, Big Data, Data Lake, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, etc.)Ensure that solution exhibits high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, appropriate reusability and reliability upon deploymentDevelop deep relationships with key customer IT decision makers, who drive long-term cloud adoption within their company to enable them to be cloud advocatesBe a Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices, connect with Engineering team to remove key blockersAssess the Customers' knowledge of Azure platform and overall cloud readiness to support customers through a structured learning plan and ensure its delivery through partners.Collaborate with other Cloud Solution Architects in developing complex end-to-end Enterprise solutions on Microsoft Azure platform.Maintain technical skills and knowledge, keeping up to date with market trends and competitive insights; collaborate and share with the technical community while educating customers on Azure platformBe an Azure Platform evangelist with customers, partners and external communities | |