Solution Architect

Join Microsoft’s Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) team and help shape the future of business through Cloud and AI innovation.

• Lead the design and delivery of complex, scalable, and secure solutions that drive business value for our customers.
• Act as a trusted advisor, shaping solution strategy, architecture, and execution across engagements.
• Engage with a broad range of customer and partner stakeholders—including business sponsors, enterprise architects, and technical teams—to gather insights and define solution architecture.
• Collaborate with customers to articulate and measure the business value of solutions (e.g., revenue acceleration, cost optimization).
• Drive clarity in ambiguous or conflicting requirements and document assumptions and implications where needed.
• Identify reusable patterns and gaps across engagements.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of intellectual property, including reference architectures, accelerators, and best practices.
• Share strategic and technical insights with internal communities, engineering teams, and field stakeholders to influence product direction and improve solution outcomes.
• Act as the voice of the customer, using evidence-based insights to advocate for improvements in Microsoft technologies, services, and offerings.
• Drive impact across key performance indicators such as Azure Consumption Revenue, Gross Margin, Resource Mix, and Customer Satisfaction.
• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with senior stakeholders on both customer and Microsoft side.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business language, facilitate executive-level discussions, and build trusted relationships that influence strategic direction.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field AND experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
• OR master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field AND experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
• OR equivalent experience including career returners and those with non-linear paths
• Proven record of managing multiple, highly complex projects or portfolios and leading blended, multidisciplinary teams
• Proven Cloud & AI experience e.g., GenAI, LLM, SLM, Multi-modal AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Agents/Agentic, DevBox

• Flexible work
• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

Join Microsoft’s Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) team and help shape the future of business through Cloud and AI innovation.