Microsoft
Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Infrastructure
$106K–$272K
United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 4+ years in the listed relevant fields, or equivalent experience. Preferred: bachelor's degree plus 12+ years, master's degree plus 8+ years, or equivalent experience; also 6+ years customer-facing and 6+ years on technical projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field; preferred alternatives include a master's degree in the listed fields 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
Helps customers migrate, modernize, secure, and optimize Azure environments while designing scalable infrastructure that supports production-ready AI solutions.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver secure, scalable, resilient Azure infrastructure solutions aligned with customer goals.
- Lead migration and modernization initiatives across infrastructure, data, SAP, and AI workloads; resolve technical blockers and optimize environments.
- Partner with technical and sales teams to develop customer solutions, deliver reusable IP, and advance adoption.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field, plus 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- Relevant experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer visa sponsorship.
Nice to have
- Technical certification in cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
- Preferred experience alternatives: bachelor's degree plus 12+ years; master's degree plus 8+ years; or equivalent experience. Also, 6+ years in a customer-facing role and 6+ years working on technical projects.
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, Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), Well-Architected Framework (WAF), Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, AKS, App Service, Defender for Cloud
AI focus
Enables production-scale AI use cases by preparing and optimizing Azure infrastructure, data, and workloads, and delivering scalable, production-ready AI foundations.
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