Microsoft
Cloud Solution Architect - Partner Practice Building & IP Development
$106K–$223K
United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in relevant cloud, IT, or technology fields; equivalent experience accepted. Separately, 4+ years in a customer-facing role and 4+ years working on technical projects. Preferred: 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred: master’s degree in a listed or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Supports customers through solution envisioning, design, and deployment while developing repeatable services and intellectual property to scale partner and customer-success delivery.
What you'll do
- Drive technical alignment and execution across service design, delivery, and operational frameworks.
- Create intellectual property and delivery guides, provide strategic guidance, and enable others.
- Build customer and partner relationships, coordinate cross-team delivery, and help customers realize value from Microsoft investments.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience in a customer-facing role and 4+ years working on technical projects.
- Cloud technical certification, such as Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, or security certifications.
- Customer-facing experience and the ability to design service architecture, coordinate cross-team work, and communicate technical requirements.
Nice to have
- 8+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
- Experience with Microsoft support environments, partner delivery models, and Microsoft Customer Success roles, delivery models, and tooling.
Pay
USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (base pay); USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (base pay)
Tools
Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, Service Hub / Engage Center, ESXP, CSU roles templates
AI focus
Supports customers’ AI transformation through solution architecture and customer-success delivery; no specific AI development work is described.
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