Microsoft
Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI
$106K–$272K
United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 4+ years in relevant cloud, IT, consulting, administration, software, architecture, or related experience. Preferred alternatives: 12+ years with a bachelor’s degree; 8+ years with a master’s degree; or equivalent experience. Also preferred: 6+ years customer-facing and 6+ years leading technical projects.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred alternatives include a bachelor’s or master’s degree in listed or related fields, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not eligible for visa sponsorship; candidates must have U.S. work authorization that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.
About the job
Advises enterprise customers on Azure cloud and AI strategy, leads solution architecture and technical delivery, and helps customers deploy, scale, and optimize Azure workloads.
What you'll do
- Shape customers’ Cloud and AI strategies and advise executives on technical decisions.
- Lead architecture design and implementation of secure, scalable Azure solutions across AI, applications, infrastructure, and data.
- Own technical delivery for strategic accounts, resolve blockers, and guide customer adoption of AI at scale.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in a listed or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- Authorization to work in the United States without now or future employer visa sponsorship.
Nice to have
- 12+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 8+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience; 6+ years in customer-facing work and 6+ years leading technical projects.
- Technical certification in cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google).
Pay
USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base salary); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base salary); USD $130,900 - $251,900 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $272,300 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Azure, CAF, WAF, Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, App Services, Databricks, Fabric
AI focus
Guide customers in AI strategy, production-scale AI readiness, and adopting and scaling AI solutions.
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