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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Cloud Solution Architect serves as a strategic consultant who builds trust with customers and partners to advocate for alternative architectures that enhance requirements. The role involves identifying industry trends, gathering feedback on technical preferences, and mapping digital transformation solutions to business outcomes. Day-to-day responsibilities include mitigating blockers to accelerate deployment, managing technical risks through governance principles, and bridging the gap between technical decision makers and business leaders at the C-suite level. This individual acts as a voice of the customer for engineering teams to influence product roadmaps and advocate for bug fixes. The position requires expertise in cloud and infrastructure technologies, systems administration, network operations, and software development. Key skills include consulting, architecture, and project management. Candidates must possess technical certifications in platforms like Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
Consult with customers to advocate for alternative architectures and solutions that enhance their specific requirements.
Map technical architecture and digital transformation solutions to achieve measurable customer business outcomes.
Identify and mitigate technical risks and blockers to accelerate solution deployment and value realization.
Act as a bridge between technical decision makers and executive leadership to align security, compliance, and operational goals.
Advocate for product roadmaps and bug fix prioritization by presenting business cases to internal engineering teams.
Collect and analyze customer feedback patterns to provide strategic insights for product and process improvements.
Mentor team members on technical concepts and lead upskilling initiatives to improve organizational readiness.
Provide thought leadership and innovation to customers and internal communities at a global scale.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field.
4+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting, systems administration, network operations, software development, or architecture.
8+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting, systems administration, network operations, software development, or architecture (if holding a Bachelor's degree).
6+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, or architecture (if holding a Master's degree).
4+ years of experience working in a customer-facing role.
Technical Certification in Cloud, such as Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, or security certifications.
Experience identifying and mitigating business and technical risks while ensuring alignment with corporate goals.
Ability to engage and influence technical and business decision makers up to the C-suite level.
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Network Operations
Software Development
Service Architecture
Business Process Design
Technical Requirements Documents
TRDs
Microsoft Ecosystem
Solution Design
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Fabric
Azure Databricks
Cosmos DB
Purview
AI
Data Modernization
Proof of Concept
MVP
Infrastructure
Software Development
Network Operations
Systems Administration
AI
Infrastructure
Architecture
Systems Administration
Network Operations
Software Development
Change Management
Proof of Concept
Technical Pre-sales
Azure
IT) consulting
Digital Transformation