Microsoft Senior Cloud Solution Architect - Data & Analytics 

United States 

669750272

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 4+ 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.
• 4+ years experience managing large-scale analytics projects using cloud-based Lakehouse architectures, including handling data volumes exceeding 10 terabytes, optimizing processing pipelines to reduce runtime from hours to minutes, and implementing complex data transformations and/or machine learning models.
• 4+ years of expertise in designing, prototyping, and scaling analytics and AI/ML solutions for enterprise customers utilizing a deep knowledge of big data architectures, including Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, and Spark-based processing, along with real-time data processing, search technologies, and AI/ML platforms.
• 4+ years of experience in proof of concept (POC) development, solution design, and hands-on implementation in cloud-based environments.

Other Requirements:

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport.

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under U.S. export control regulations, potentially under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations.  As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport.

• Cloud Screening:
  This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, 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 Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting

• OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
• 4+ years experience working on technical projects.
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 4, 2025.

• Representsthe customer/partner to internal teams (e.g., Engineering) to shape products and services by providing insights across the territory. Advocates for the customer/partner at all opportunities and shares customer success stories with the wider internal team.
• Develops and expands existing impactful relationships with customer and partner architects and technical specialists, technical decision makers (TDMs), and business stakeholders. Receives and synthesizes data about customer/partner business and technical requirements, addresses them with technical architecture(s), anddemonstratesand proves those solutions' capability and value through design collaboration sessions with the customer/partner. Contributes to and understands how work aligns with customer successplanand meets customer/partner needs by partnering with theappropriate internalteams and resources to deliver customer outcomes. Supports customer/partner skilling and addressing identified capability gaps (e.g., skills,capacities) by delivering as a trusted technical advisor to ensure customer readiness byfacilitatingtechnical discussions and adoption of technical best practices (e.g., architecture, well-architecturedprinciples,requiredtechnical skills and roles) and enabling operational health and cloud readiness. Assesses and transfers knowledge to close customer/partner capability skill gaps,taking actionthrough peers asappropriate. Mayidentifyand recommend most qualified partners to meet customer project needs.
• Guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Supports definition of customer/partner conditions of success. Anticipates customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs and executes strategies to improve experience, value realization, and acceleration of customer transformation.
• Actively listens and respectfully challenges customers/partners when going in the wrong direction, presents insights and alternatives, andtakes action

• Identifiesandanticipatesissues andadvises customers/partners tooperateandoptimizeperformancein accordance withMicrosoft best practices. Adaptsmethodologyand applies governance toidentify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Adheres to quality assurance standards and calculates risks while ensuring excellence in the design and/or delivery of solutions. Leverages standard tools to ensureaccurateopportunity and milestone execution and pipeline hygiene.
• Drives customer/partner relationships toanticipate,identify, escalate, and work to resolve technical blockers to accelerate consumption and solution implementations (e.g., by application of technical capabilities). Routes non-technical issues for removal by theappropriate party. Applies broad business and technical knowledge across various architecture or other Microsoft solutions to meet business and information technology (IT) requirements and resolveidentifiedtechnical constraints. Shapes and enhances customers' requirements.
• Proactively uses knowledge of the offerings, practices, products, services, solutions, and value propositions of Microsoft and its competitors in customer/partner conversations toidentifyand/or guide and support partners in developing growth opportunities based on knowledge of customer/partner needs. Contributes to increase in consumption and aligns with Customer Success Account Management or other Account Team members on customer/partner priorities to drive growth in consumption via cost optimization, operational excellence performance efficiency, and security. Drives architecture design, resiliency reviews, and technical optimization that result in production deployment application and increase customer/partner usage and consumption. Ensures that the customer/partner's application has as few points of failure as possible. Consults and provides thought leadership for technical solution clarity,design, development, and deployment (including with and through partner technical stakeholders) and supports the customer/partner throughout implementation to achieve value outcomes and Microsoft's Customer Promise.
• Understands industry trends and the competitor's architecture solutions andidentifies

Technical Leadership

• Proactively develops technical and professional learning and developmentplanin alignment with and support from their manager. Role models effective technical readiness. Acts as a mentor and role model to less experienced colleagues to educate them on technical and non-technical concepts. Participates in development opportunities (e.g., Ready, Build, Ignite).
• Shares ideas, insights, and strategic technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger virtual team across Microsoft using a thorough knowledge of specific Microsoft products and their context in the competitive landscape. Participates in external technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, Webcasts, blogs, hackathons) and shares learnings with the internal team. May obtain management support for assembling and leading a local virtual team.
• Generatesnew ideasfor changes and improvements to existing intellectual property (IP), technologies, and processes for designated customers/partners. Drives opportunities for IP reuse, best practice sharing, and consumption acceleration. Proactivelyidentifiesgaps through delivery and communicating those gaps to others (e.g., Leadership, managed intellectual property [MIP], Design, and Governance). Applies subject matterexpertiseto develop new IP that fillsidentified

Specialty Responsibilities

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