Microsoft
Cloud Solution Architecture-CTJ-Top Secret
$86K–$187K
Reston, VA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in specified areas or equivalent experience. Preferred: 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree; 3+ years with a master’s degree; or equivalent experience. Also preferred: 2+ years customer-facing and 2+ years on technical projects.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires U.S. citizenship verification; the posting does not state a visa sponsorship policy.
About the job
Designs and delivers secure, governed Azure data, analytics, database, and AI solutions for customers, from architecture and proof of concept through production deployment.
What you'll do
- Engage customer leaders to understand data and AI needs, design solutions, and lead architecture and platform roadmaps.
- Drive proofs of concept, pilots, production deployments, and technical delivery for data and AI engagements.
- Oversee workload health, security, resiliency, capacity, and optimization; resolve technical blockers and share feedback with product teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience in listed cloud, IT, software, architecture, or consulting areas, or equivalent experience.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
- U.S. citizenship verification and successful Microsoft Cloud background check.
Nice to have
- 2+ years in a customer-facing role and 2+ years working on technical projects.
- Relevant technical certification in cloud, data, analytics, database, AI, or security technologies.
Pay
USD $86,100 - $169,800 per year (base salary); USD $113,300 - $187,400 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB
AI focus
Helps customers build AI-ready data estates and deliver production-scale AI and agent scenarios, including related platform roadmaps and deployments.
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