Job Requirements
washington d.c, DC
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$106,400 - $203,600
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI to join our Federal organization. This role requires deep technical expertise across Azure workloads, including AI, data, applications, and infrastructure, and a passion for helping enterprise customers solve complex challenges and accelerate their digital transformation.
In this senior, customer-facing role, you will lead strategic technical engagements and serve as a trusted advisor to both technical and executive stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep technical competency, the ability to technically program manage complex, multi-workstream initiatives, and the executive presence required to communicate effectively with senior leaders and decision-makers.
You will ensure end cloud solutions are deployed effectively, partner with Customer Success leaders and account teams to shape and execute cloud strategies, and drive projects from strategy through implementation and operationalization. This role requires the ability to orchestrate across multiple technical teams, align architecture to business outcomes, and translate complex technical concepts into clear executive-level messaging.
This is a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of strategy and execution-helping government customers modernize mission-critical systems, adopt AI responsibly, and build secure, scalable cloud platforms that enable long-term innovation and mission impact.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 12+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
Cloud Solution Architecture IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI to join our Federal organization. This role requires deep technical expertise across Azure workloads, including AI, data, applications, and infrastructure, and a passion for helping enterprise customers solve complex challenges and accelerate their digital transformation.
In this senior, customer-facing role, you will lead strategic technical engagements and serve as a trusted advisor to both technical and executive stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep technical competency, the ability to technically program manage complex, multi-workstream initiatives, and the executive presence required to communicate effectively with senior leaders and decision-makers.
You will ensure end cloud solutions are deployed effectively, partner with Customer Success leaders and account teams to shape and execute cloud strategies, and drive projects from strategy through implementation and operationalization. This role requires the ability to orchestrate across multiple technical teams, align architecture to business outcomes, and translate complex technical concepts into clear executive-level messaging.
This is a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of strategy and execution-helping government customers modernize mission-critical systems, adopt AI responsibly, and build secure, scalable cloud platforms that enable long-term innovation and mission impact.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities:
- Ensure successful project delivery by providing technical leadership and orchestration across engagements, driving high-quality execution, removing blockers, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and aligned to customer objectives.
- Build trusted relationships with IT executives and business leaders to shape their Cloud and AI strategy, acting as a technical advisor and champion for customer success.
- Lead and coordinate across Microsoft, partner, and customer technical teams to manage dependencies, technical risks, and delivery milestones across complex engagements.
- Lead architectural design sessions and guide the implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient solutions using Microsoft best practices and frameworks such as CAF and WAF.
- Drive technical excellence across Azure workloads-including AI, applications, infrastructure, and data-ensuring mission-critical workloads are optimized for performance, security, and production-scale AI readiness.
- Align technical delivery to customer success plans and consumption priorities, ensuring solutions deliver measurable business value and long-term platform adoption.
- Accelerate Azure consumption and customer outcomes by developing repeatable intellectual property (IP), resolving technical blockers, and providing delivery oversight for key engagements.
- Collaborate with internal teams and partners to design impactful delivery proposals and support execution.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and executive-level messaging for senior stakeholders.
- Contribute to Microsoft's technical community by mentoring peers, sharing insights, and serving as a spokesperson in internal and external forums.
- Maintain advanced certifications and deep technical expertise across priority workloads such as Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, App Services, Databricks, and Fabric.
- Inspire customer innovation by helping customers adopt AI at scale and guiding them through their transformation journey.
- Demonstrate a growth mindset by continuously developing technical and professional skills and contributing to a culture of learning and excellence.
- Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 12+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
- OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
- OR equivalent experience.
- 6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
- 6+ years experience leading technical projects.
- Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, certifications).
- Competitive Landscape: Knowledge of enterprise public cloud platforms and related industry/marketplace
- Partners: Understanding of partner ecosystems and the ability to leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs
Cloud Solution Architecture IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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