Microsoft Principal Cloud Solution Architect - Data & AI 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

287118077

Principal Cloud Solution Architectspecializing in

• Strategic Guidance:

• Technical Leadership:Lead in-depth technical discussions, offering insights and recommendations to overcome complex challenges in data and AI initiatives both On-premises (SQL Server) as well as in Azure.

• Continuous Growth:

This role is flexible in that you are required to work3 days / week in-office.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 7+yearsexperiencein 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

• 5+yearsexperiencewith cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.

• 5+ years of experience with SQL Server, SQL Server on Azure VMs, Azure SQL DB, and/or Azure SQL Managed Instance, Data Warehouses, Power BI.

• Experience in SQL Server at scale, on-premises to Azure migrations, complex SQL Server troubleshooting, performance tuning and optimization, scaling OLTP and OLAP workloads, and securing SQL Server on-premises or in Azure.

Other Requirements

• Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role’s job duties.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 12+ 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
  • ORMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+years experiencein cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
  • OR equivalent experience
• 6+yearsexperienceworking in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
• 6+yearsexperienceworking on technical projects
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Azure DataPlaftorm, Power BI, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
• Technical experience and knowledge in Enterprise-scale technical experience with On-premises, cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management. Have and develop proficiency in:
  • SQL Server technologies
  • Azure Databases (Azure SQL, Azure Postgres SQL, Azure MySQL, Cosmos DB)
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Fabric (Fabric DW, Real-Time Intelligence,OneLake, Data Integration,Data Engineering, Copilot, Data Science)
  • Azure Databricks
  • Microsoft Purview
  • Azure AI Foundry.

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 September 28, 2025.

• You will ensure thatsolutionexhibits high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, repeatability, appropriate reusability, and reliability upon deployment and provide feedback and insights from customers/partners.

• You will develop opportunities to drive Customer Success business results & help Customers get value from their Microsoft investments and identify resolutions to Customer blockers by leveraging subject matter expertise. Deliver according to MS best practices & using repeatable Intellectual Property (IP).

• You will apply technical knowledge to architect and design solutions that meet business and IT needs, create Data & Analytics roadmaps, drive Proof of Concepts (POC) and Minimal Viable Product (MVP), and ensure long term technical viability of new deployments, infusing key AI technologies where appropriate.

• You will be the Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices, connect withEngineeringteam to remove key blockers and drive product improvements.

• You will maintain technical skills and knowledge, keep up to date with market trends and competitive insights; collaborate and share with the AI technical community while educating customers on Azure platform.

• You will accelerate customer outcomes - Share expertise, contribute to IP creation & re-use to accelerate customer outcomes and obtain relevant accreditations and certifications. Proactively identify gaps through delivery and communicating those gaps to others (e.g., Leadership, managed intellectual property [MIP], Design, and Governance). Applies subject matter expertise to develop new IP that fills identified gaps

Technical leadership

• Design the solution using your Data Platform technical knowledge, architectural approach, consultancy skills and our methodology to win a customer’s technical decision and meet the customer’s needs; drive proof of concepts (POCs)/production deployments to create momentum for MVPs, infusing key AI technologies where appropriate and being technically proficient to do POC with hands-on-skills.

• Data Platform technologies, including SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Cosmos DB, as well as Analytics, Data Warehousing, and Data Engineering scenarios. Focus on Intelligent Data and Analytics Platforms such as Synapse, Lakehouse architecture, Fabric, Azure Databricks, and Power BI. Stay informed on market trends and competitive insights and actively collaborate and share knowledge within the Data & AI technical community.

• Experience in Azure architecture design, Azure IaaS, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, High Availability, service resilience and distributed systems.

• Experience as a Database Administrator, data platform design, SQL Server at scale, on-premises to Azure migrations, complex SQL Server troubleshooting, performance tuning and optimization, scaling OLTP and OLAP workloads, and securing SQL Server on-premises or in Azure

• Experience with High Availability/Disaster Recovery solutions such as Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, Always-On Availability Groups, and Replication

• Use trace analysis, debug skills, source code, and other proprietary tools, to analyze problems and develop solutions to meet customer needs; this may involve writing code

• Consultative experience along with presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences

• Leverages development opportunities (e.g., mentorships, role-based resources, trainings, internal events such as Ready, Build, Ignite) to learnnew technologiesor services.

• toidentifyand communicate areas in intellectual property (IP) that need refreshing or have gaps. Contributes to IP development with guidance/supervision.

• Demonstrates strong industry knowledge and increases recognition for Microsoft solutions by contributing to and sometimes leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite)

• Embody our