Microsoft
Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Data Platform
$86K–$223K
United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 2+ years in listed relevant areas, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 6+ years in specified areas, or equivalent experience; alternatively, 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree or a relevant master’s degree. Also preferred: 4+ years customer-facing and 4+ years on technical projects.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred: master’s degree in a listed field or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not eligible for visa sponsorship; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
About the job
Guides customers and partners through Azure data modernization and AI solutions, from architecture and proof of concept to production deployment and adoption.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and cost- and performance-optimized customer solutions; support proof-of-concept work and deployments.
- Help customers and partners adopt Microsoft solutions, resolve technical blockers, and realize business value; provide technical enablement and pre-sales support.
- Share customer and delivery insights with internal teams to improve products, practices, and reusable solution frameworks.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer visa sponsorship.
Nice to have
- 6+ years of relevant cloud, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting experience, or equivalent; alternatively, the posting lists 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree or a relevant master’s degree.
- 4+ years in a customer-facing role and 4+ years working on technical projects; cloud technical certification.
Pay
USD $86,100 - $169,800 per year (base salary); USD $113,300 - $187,400 per year (base salary); USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base salary); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Cosmos DB, Purview
AI focus
Supports customers in building AI-ready data solutions and guides AI journeys; helps deliver AI-enabled architectures and contributes to repeatable Copilot and AI scenario models.
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