Cloud Solution Architecture

Microsoft

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Huntsville, AL
Salary
$86,100–$169,800 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Apr 4, 2027

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Below market

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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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TL;DR · Cloud Solution Architecture

The Cloud Solution Architecture-CTJ-Top Secret role sits within the Cloud & AI Data team, where you will help customers build unified, governed, and AI-ready data estates on Microsoft Azure. In this customer-facing position, you will lead technical engagements to design and deliver data platform, analytics, and database solutions that enable production-scale AI and agent scenarios. Your daily responsibilities include creating architecture roadmaps, driving proof of concepts, and managing workload health, resiliency, and security. You will utilize a specific technology stack including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Cosmos DB. You will solve complex business problems by moving customers from basic data foundations to scalable, production-grade outcomes while ensuring sovereignty and capacity management for mission-critical workloads.

What you'll do

  • Design secure, scalable Cloud & AI Data solutions for unified and governed data estates.
  • Lead architecture design and create data and AI platform roadmaps for customers.
  • Drive proof of concepts, pilots, and production milestones for analytics and database workloads.
  • Own technical delivery for dispatched engagements to ensure accurate Azure consumption and success plans.
  • Use and contribute repeatable IP, templates, and frameworks to accelerate deployment.
  • Manage workload health, resiliency, security, and capacity for mission-critical data workloads.
  • Resolve technical blockers and share field feedback with product and engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting, systems administration, network operations, software development, or architecture.
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Ability to perform overnight travel to Huntsville, AL, up to 50% of the time.
  • 5+ years experience in cloud, data platform, analytics, database, AI, or infrastructure technologies with a Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
  • 3+ years experience in cloud, data platform, analytics, database, AI, or infrastructure technologies with a Master's Degree (preferred).
  • 2+ years experience in a customer-facing role and 2+ years experience working on technical projects (preferred).
  • U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

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