Senior Data Architect

Microsoft

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Hybrid
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$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
18 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 7, 2027

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Similar $184k
This role $177k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$212,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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About Microsoft

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

Microsoft currently has 686 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 666 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Architect

As a Senior Data Architect within the AI for Good Research Lab, you will collaborate with data scientists and engineers to design and deliver world-class data platforms, products, and services. Your daily responsibilities include designing cloud architectures for data science projects, developing solutions for applied AI scenarios, and providing technical leadership during architecture design and deployment. You will perform security peer reviews, resolve service issues, and create documentation while representing product offerings to internal and external audiences. The role requires proficiency in Azure architectures, as well as experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Service Oriented Architectures, and REST. Candidates should possess a degree in Computer Science or a related field and have extensive engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve complex data science problems.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement cloud architectures to support data science and experimentation projects.
  • Develop cloud-based solutions for applied AI scenarios.
  • Integrate artificial intelligence tools and practices across the software development lifecycle.
  • Provide technical leadership for architecture design, development, and deployment for partner data science scenarios.
  • Participate in security peer reviews, including code reviews and threat modeling.
  • Resolve service issues, provide technical guidance to users, and create technical documentation.
  • Present capabilities and product offerings to both technical and non-technical leadership audiences.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of engineering experience (preferred).
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of engineering experience (preferred).
  • Experience with Azure AI services, TensorFlow, and/or PyTorch (preferred).
  • Experience as an agile practitioner with knowledge of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and/or REST (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience creating Proofs of Concept and Minimum Viable Products for production deployments (preferred).

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