Senior Cloud Solution Architect-CTJ-Secret
Customer-facing architect at Microsoft designing and delivering AI-ready, governed data platforms on Azure — using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Purview, Azure SQL/PostgreSQL/MySQL, and Cosmos DB — from architecture and PoCs through production deployments. Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
- Compensation
- $106.4K–$203.6K / yr
- Location
- United States, Virginia, Reston
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure, IT consulting/support, architecture, or consulting (or equivalent ex
- Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
- U.S. citizenship with verification (citizenship-based legal restrictions for government customers)
- Pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter
Nice to have
- 8+ years experience with Bachelor's (or 6+ with Master's) in cloud/infrastructure, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, or consulting
- 4+ years experience in a customer-facing role (internal and/or external)
- 4+ years experience working on technical projects
- Technical certification in cloud (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google, security certifications)
Full description
Overview
We’re looking for a Senior Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) focused on Cloud & AI Data to help customers build unified, governed, secure, and AI-ready data estates on Microsoft Azure. In this customer-facing role, you’ll work with customers to design and deliver data platform, analytics, and database solutions that enable production-scale AI and agent scenarios. You’ll lead technical engagements across architecture design, proof of concepts, and production deployments, using repeatable IP, Factory, Unified VAS, and data acceleration programs to move customers from data foundation to scalable, production-grade outcomes. As part of the Cloud & AI Data team, you’ll help customers grow data platform adoption, improve workload health, resiliency, security, and capacity, and unlock value from Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL, Cosmos DB, Microsoft IQ, and related AI capabilities.
Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions accelerates customer outcomes and business growth. By uniting product, engineering, marketing, sales, customer success, and partners around a common customer mission, we help customers realize value faster and turn innovation into measurable business impact. Through deep technical expertise and differentiated go-to-market execution, we win competitively, capture market share, and scale repeatable growth motions. We differentiate through value creation - delivering world-class, AI-powered customer experiences that accelerate adoption, strengthen loyalty, and create sustainable competitive advantage, driving growth that outpaces the market.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Business Impact
- Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals.