Digital Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft· Digital Cloud Solution Architecture
Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX$41.39/hr - $81.63/hrfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Digital Cloud Solution Architect driving customer success and technical outcomes through pre-sales, architecture design, pilots, and demonstrations. Customer-facing role focusing on Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions, collaborating with customers, partners, and internal teams to accelerate adoption and maximize value.
Responsibilities
- Contributes to pilots and proof of concepts for technical solutions to prove the proposed architecture design.
- Supports customer/partner projects as a subject matter in a specific architecture solution and throughout pre-sales and/or implementation.
- Applies methodology and governance, as directed, to minimize business and/or technical risks and adhere to quality assurance whilst contributing to design and/or delivery of solutions.
- Identifies technical blockers for selected products to accelerate architecture implementations, and routes non-technical issues for removal by appropriate party.
- Proposes viable solutions based on specific technical products. Demonstrates complex concepts and proves the capability of those solutions through design collaboration sessions with the customer/partner.
- Executes according to rhythm of business, identifies opportunities for optimization, and drives success of Microsoft cloud solutions by orchestrating milestones within engagements.
- Identifies new workloads through understanding of financial value to customer and collaborates with sales/partners to drive engagements; articulates design and technical planning and customer gains/liabilities.
- Builds aligned customer timelines with sponsors to establish concrete success measures around people, process, and technology; identifies customer financial priorities.
- Voices customer feedback and blockers to appropriate communities for prioritization.
- Engages with customer technical decision makers to anticipate needs, support digital transformation, and position architectures.
- Keeps up to date with customer information, industry trends, and compliance.
- Leverages internal resources to overcome technical blockers on assigned technology set.
- Ensures technical wins for core technologies by driving technical discussions and improving customer interactions.
- Shares competitive insights and collaborates with partners to promote usage of Microsoft solutions.
- Engages in partner sell-with scenarios and demonstrates solution assets (e.g., Architecture Design Sessions, PoCs).
- Reviews partner demonstrations and provides feedback to align with Microsoft standards.
- Participates in readiness and skilling programs; supports training events for customers and colleagues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales OR Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms AND 1+ year(s) experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales OR 3+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales OR equivalent experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales OR Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms AND 3+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales OR 5+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales OR equivalent experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technical architect, consulting, design and implementation, and/or sales OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years experience with cloud-based solution designs, migrations and management of technology.
Skills
Required:Architecture design and solution demonstrationPre-sales and engagement leadershipStakeholder management
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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