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Director, Cloud Solution Architecture

Microsoft· Cloud Solution Architecture
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Bentonville, AR, Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, Tulsa, OK$130.9k - $251.9kon-sitePosted 4d ago

About the role

Lead and develop Cloud Solution Architects to translate complex customer and partner challenges into industry solutions, drive adoption of secure, resilient, AI-enabled cloud solutions, and deliver measurable customer outcomes within Retail & Consumer Goods.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of Cloud Solution Architects to accelerate adoption of secure, resilient, AI-enabled cloud solutions that deliver measurable customer business outcomes.
  • Partner across sales and technical teams to identify strategic opportunities, remove blockers, manage risk, and drive solution deployment, consumption, and growth.
  • Establish clear priorities and execution standards that maximize customer impact and business results.
  • Build a customer-first culture that translates complex business and technical challenges into actionable cloud strategies and solutions.
  • Develop trusted relationships with senior technical and business decision makers, including CIOs and CISOs, connecting Microsoft technology to their business, security, and operational priorities.
  • Champion the voice of the customer, using insights and patterns to influence Microsoft product strategy and improve the customer experience.
  • Identify and prioritize partner opportunities that accelerate customer outcomes and support strategic growth.
  • Collaborate across Microsoft sales and partner organizations to bring the right expertise and solutions to complex customer engagements.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team through clear priorities, accountability, inclusive leadership, and continuous learning.
  • Attract and retain great talent while supporting individual career growth and building the capabilities needed to meet evolving customer and business needs.
  • Provide technical leadership across complex cloud engagements, guiding teams toward secure, scalable, resilient, and AI-enabled architectures.
  • Build technical excellence and readiness across Microsoft Cloud, AI, security, and emerging technologies.
  • Turn customer insights and recurring technical patterns into scalable architectures, proven practices, and innovations that benefit customers and Microsoft more broadly.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ 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 equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years people management experience, including managing consultant practice managers, technical sales managers, and/or technical architect managers.

Skills

Required:Cloud strategyPeople leadershipTechnical leadershipCustomer relationship managementPartnership and cross-functional collaboration
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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