Azure, Data and AI Cloud Solution Architect-CTJ-Poly

• Deliver solutions aligned with Microsoft methodologies and operational excellence standards, including accurate pipeline management, documentation, and time tracking 
• Identify, escalate, and help mitigate technical and business risks that could impede solution delivery or value realization 
• Contribute to identifying and accelerating blockers to cloud adoption, consumption, and usage using approved tools and processes 
• Identify opportunities for Azure infrastructure, hybrid, security, and AI consumption growth aligned to customer mission outcomes and Microsoft value propositions 
• Actively engage customers to challenge assumptions, propose alternative architectures, and recommend optimized solutions that improve security, resiliency, cost, and performance 

• Design and guide implementation of: 
• Azure Landing Zones, hybrid and multi-cloud architectures 
• Secure infrastructure platforms supporting AI/ML, data, and mission workloads 
• Governance, identity, networking, resiliency, and operational controls aligned with federal requirements 
• Ensure solutions follow well-architected, secure-by-design, and compliance-ready patterns that enable long-term operational success 
• Support value-based deliverables such as architecture design sessions, proofs of concept, and technical validation engagements 
• Contribute feedback to internal delivery and engineering teams to improve offerings, patterns, and reusable assets 

• Learn customer missions, technical constraints, and conditions for success in federal environments 
• Translate customer challenges into Azure infrastructure and AI-enabled solutions aligned to Microsoft’s Cloud & AI platform strategy 
• Build trusted relationships with technical and business decision-makers, helping bridge infrastructure, security, compliance, and mission requirements 
• Act as the voice of the customer, providing feedback and insights to Microsoft engineering, product, and internal communities 

• Collaborate with Microsoft partners to enable joint solutions, technical readiness, and successful customer implementations 
• Support partners in removing technical blockers and accelerating delivery and consumption 
• Provide technical enablement and guidance to align partner offerings with Microsoft Federal infrastructure and AI priorities 

• Maintain deep technical depth across Azure infrastructure, hybrid cloud, security, and AI-enabling platforms, with breadth across CSU initiatives such as security, resiliency, and AI 
• Mentor peers and contribute to virtual teams, communities of practice, and internal readiness initiatives 
• Contribute to intellectual property, reusable architectures, and patterns that scale across federal customers 
• Represent Microsoft through internal and external technical engagements, sharing best practices and lessons learned where appropriate 

Cloud Solution Architecture IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $86,100 - $169,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $113,300 - $187,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.