Cloud Solutions Architect, Azure Data & AI Solutions

Microsoft

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$106,400–$203,600 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 25, 2027

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TL;DR · Cloud Solutions Architect, Azure Data & AI Solutions

JOB TITLE: Cloud Solutions Architect - Azure Data & AI Solutions The Cloud Solutions Architect - Azure Data & AI Solutions joins the Customer & Commercial Success Architect’s Office to drive the adoption of Databricks solutions on the Microsoft platform. In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, leading architecture reviews, technical strategy discussions, and production deployments to accelerate customer value. You will resolve technical blockers, design enterprise-scale architectures, and develop reusable intellectual property to improve scalability. Key responsibilities include guiding customers through workload modernization and ensuring operational excellence in security and governance. You must possess deep expertise in Databricks, Azure Data Services, Azure AI Services, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Synapse Analytics. This position focuses on solving complex data engineering, machine learning, and Generative AI challenges within a cloud transformation context.

What you'll do

  • Serve as a technical advisor to help customers and partners realize business value from Azure and Databricks investments.
  • Lead architecture reviews, technical strategy discussions, proofs of concept, and production deployments for AI and data solutions.
  • Identify and resolve technical blockers that impact deployment, scalability, and customer success outcomes.
  • Design and optimize enterprise-scale architectures leveraging Databricks, Azure Data Services, and AI services.
  • Develop reusable intellectual property, reference architectures, and deployment accelerators to improve scalability.
  • Guide customers in implementing best practices for security, governance, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Share customer and partner insights with Product and Engineering teams to influence roadmap priorities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting, systems administration, network operations, software development, or architecture.
  • Deep expertise in Databricks and modern Data & AI platforms, including Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure AI Services (preferred).
  • Relevant certifications such as Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or Microsoft Certified: Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate (preferred).
  • Experience building and modernizing data platforms, including data lakes, data warehouses, and streaming architectures (preferred).
  • Demonstrated success in customer-facing architecture, consulting, technical sales, or solution delivery roles (preferred).
  • Solid understanding of cloud architecture, security, networking, governance, and performance optimization (preferred).

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