Microsoft
Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI
$106K–$223K
Washington, DC +3 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Reston, VA
Bethesda, MD
United States - Experience
- Required: 4+ years in listed technology fields, or equivalent experience. Preferred qualifications also describe 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience; additional customer-facing and project experience is listed.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required and will be verified via a valid passport.
About the job
Serves as a customer-facing trusted advisor, designing solutions and driving adoption of Copilot and agentic AI to deliver business value and support customers’ AI transformation.
What you'll do
- Translate customer challenges into AI solutions aligned with business outcomes; lead architectural design and drive sustained Copilot adoption.
- Use prompt-engineering and agent-building expertise to scale AI, and partner with technical and sales teams to identify growth opportunities.
- Share customer insights and expertise, contribute to reusable intellectual property, and maintain technical readiness through continuous learning.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- U.S. citizenship, verified via a valid passport.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Relevant bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience, or relevant master’s degree and 6+ years of experience, or equivalent experience; additional customer-facing and technical-project experience is also described.
- Cloud solution architecture knowledge; relevant certifications such as M365, Copilot Studio, Azure, cloud security, Teams, SharePoint, or PROSCI/change management.
Pay
USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base salary); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
Copilot Chat, Agents, M365 Copilot, Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Azure, Teams, SharePoint
AI focus
Drives customer AI transformation and adoption using Copilot Chat, Agents, M365 Copilot, prompt engineering, and agent building.
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