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Solution Architect

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In short

Microsoft ISD is seeking a Solution Architect to help strategic customers with their digital and AI transformation. You will design and deploy cloud solutions, acting as a trusted advisor and thought leader in solution architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer/partner technical environments and gather insights from stakeholders.
  • Identify and evaluate industry trends and adapt business models accordingly.
  • Collaborate with customer/partner stakeholders to socialize business solutions and project approaches.
  • Design and deploy solutions using structured approaches, methodologies, and reference architectures.
  • Define and document architecture, including decisions, requirements, and constraints.
  • Lead cost-based and technology-based discussions to explain architecture and business value.
  • Collaborate with Project Managers and Account Teams on governance, quality control, and test plans.
  • Gather and ratify requirements and constraints, managing ambiguity and documenting assumptions.
  • Build and document a costed solution approach, balancing risk, technical credibility, and innovation.
  • Oversee implementation, governance, and transition to live operations.
  • Anticipate and address technical blockers and resolve non-technical issues.
  • Communicate business and technical risks, defining mitigation and contingency plans.
  • Generate intellectual property and drive improvements to existing solutions.
  • Participate in and contribute to internal/external communities.
  • Develop senior-level internal/external relationships to build influence and address problems.
  • Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction for relationships.
  • Stay up-to-date on Microsoft technologies, products, and services.
  • Challenge the status quo and drive consensus to resolve conflicts.
  • Lead adoption of Microsoft solutions by understanding competitor offerings and customer business value.
  • Influence industry-wide direction for specific architectures.
  • Lead virtual teams around technologies and customer/partner challenges.
  • Participate in external architect community events and share learnings.
  • Mentor less experienced colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts.
  • Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering.
  • 12-14+ years of related IT experience with Solution Architecture.
  • Enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, database migrations, and technology management.
  • Work experience involving pre-sales support on large deals.
  • Experience in technical consulting, solution design of complex solutions, project envisioning, planning, development, deployment, and Team management.
  • Proven record of delivering business value.
  • Proven trust-relationships with CxO, ITDM, BDM.
  • Fluent English verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • Travel may be required.
  • Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
  • Considered regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
  • Assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process available via a request form.
  • Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of employment and country of work.
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

3 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

United States

Qualification

Bachelor

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