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Senior Cloud & AI Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect- CTJ - Poly

Microsoft· Cloud Solution Architecture
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Reston, VA$106.4k - $203.6kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Cloud & AI Infrastructure CSA responsible for designing and deploying secure, scalable, and compliant cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions for federal clients, enabling AI-ready platforms while ensuring security, compliance, and mission alignment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and delivery of Azure, hybrid, and multicloud infrastructure solutions in federal environments
  • Establish secure, resilient cloud foundations that support AI, analytics, and mission-critical workloads
  • Drive consumption, usage, and customer success across Azure infrastructure and AI-enabled services
  • Ensure architectures align with federal security, compliance, and sovereignty requirements
  • Design and guide implementation of: Azure Landing Zones, hybrid and multicloud architectures; Secure infrastructure platforms supporting AI/ML, data, and mission workloads; Governance, identity, networking, resiliency, and operational controls aligned with federal requirements; Ensure solutions follow well-architected, secure-by-design, and compliance-ready patterns; Support value-based deliverables such as architecture design sessions, proofs of concept, and technical validation engagements; Contribute feedback to internal delivery and engineering teams to improve offerings, patterns, and reusable assets
  • Learn customer missions, technical constraints, and conditions for success in federal environments; Translate customer challenges into Azure infrastructure and AI-enabled solutions; Build trusted relationships with technical and business decision-makers; Act as the voice of the customer to Microsoft engineering, product, and internal communities
  • Collaborate with Microsoft partners to enable joint solutions, technical readiness, and successful customer implementations; Support partners in removing technical blockers and accelerating delivery and consumption; Provide technical enablement and guidance to align partner offerings with Microsoft Federal infrastructure and AI priorities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to SCI based on SSBI with Polygraph; ability to meet security screening requirements pre-offer and post-hire; successful verification of clearance; pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years; U.S. citizenship verification for government customer requirements.

Skills

Required:Azure infrastructureSecurity and complianceGovernance and identity

Benefits

  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • Salary ranges provided: base pay USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year nationally; location-based higher ranges in SF Bay Area and NYC: USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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