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Enterprise Architect, Americas Markets & Industries Office of the CTO

Microsoft· Technical Program Management
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Hybrid (Greater Toronto Area)CA$142.4k - CA$257.5kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

The Enterprise Architect partners with senior technology leaders of Microsoft’s strategic Canadian customers to shape technical strategy for cloud and AI initiatives, translating business objectives into scalable, secure architectures and guiding adoption of Microsoft platform capabilities. Based in Toronto and frequently on-site, the role influences product strategy, mentors technical communities, and drives thoughtful architecture across Canada within the AMI Office of the CTO.

Responsibilities

  • Leads discussions with stakeholders from one or many strategic Canadian customers to prioritize and shape the definition and execution of strategic projects that align business strategy with technical strategy and success measures.
  • Navigates political situations with high customer empathy to build stakeholder alignment across customer organizations and internal teams.
  • Architects appropriate cloud-scale solutions, from network design fundamentals to security to proper use of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS products.
  • Accounts for data residency, sovereignty, and privacy requirements that shape architecture decisions for Canadian customers, particularly in regulated industries.
  • Shifts from business strategy to technical strategy to making it real for the customer.
  • Creates prototypes or pilots where needed to move a customer's understanding of the vision toward reality.
  • Acts as the customer voice and partners with Product Engineering to coordinate improvements that eliminate prioritized gaps and improve the customer experience.
  • Develops trusted relationships with senior-level decision makers at high-impact customers and partners to build influence in addressing problems and blockers and facilitating additional perspectives on matters of strategic interest.
  • Differentiates Microsoft's solutions in complex or high-risk customer and partner conversations to influence the industry-wide direction for specific architectures.
  • Initiates and drives internal and external technical communities and community events across Canada and the broader AMI region to strengthen understanding of key concepts and share best practices.
  • Serves as a market leader and drives recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations, customer and industry engagements, and published white papers or architecture design templates on key technical topics.
  • Mentors other team members and shares knowledge across the AMI technical community.
  • Embodies Microsoft culture and values.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 6+ years of experience in technical program or product management, coding, or software development and delivery work, OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Skills

Required:Cloud architectureData residency, sovereignty, and privacyExecutive engagement and communication
Nice to have:Prototyping and pilotsThought leadership and mentorship
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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