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Azure Cloud Solution Architect - CTJ - Top Secret
Jobs via Dice, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23500
We're seeking a Azure Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) with deep expertise across Azure workloads, including AI, Applications, Infrastructure, and Data. In this senior, customer‑facing role you will lead strategic technical engagements, advise C‑level executives, and partner with Customer Success leaders to shape and execute cloud strategies that drive innovation and business value. You will guide customers through architecture design, deployment, and operational excellence, helping them scale AI solutions, modernize applications, and optimize infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by enabling customers to realize the full potential of the cloud.
With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and a growth mindset is at the center of our culture.
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and delivery of complex Azure‑based solutions for enterprise and government clients.
Analyze and mitigate critical service outages, aiding the customer to get back in operation as quickly as possible while keeping customers’ experience mission as a top priority.
Partner with engineering teams to drive AI‑enabled solutions and automation in cloud operations.
Define and implement customer engagement standards and best practices across the CSA community.
Guide clients through the full cloud adoption lifecycle: discovery, design, deployment, and optimization.
Develop and share reusable architectural patterns and reference implementations.
Mentor internal teams and contribute to technical enablement through training and documentation.
Collaborate with stakeholders across compliance, identity, and connectivity domains to ensure secure and compliant cloud deployments.
Required 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, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
4+ years experience working in a customer‑facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
Security Clearance Requirements
Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements prior to an offer of employment.
Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
U.S. citizenship verified via valid passport or other approved documents.
Preferred Qualifications
6+ years experience working on technical projects.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
CompTIA Security+.
Cloud Solution Architecture IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 – $203,600 per year. For the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area the base pay range is USD $137,600 – $222,600 per year.
Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Microsoft is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and a growth mindset is at the center of our culture.
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and delivery of complex Azure‑based solutions for enterprise and government clients.
Analyze and mitigate critical service outages, aiding the customer to get back in operation as quickly as possible while keeping customers’ experience mission as a top priority.
Partner with engineering teams to drive AI‑enabled solutions and automation in cloud operations.
Define and implement customer engagement standards and best practices across the CSA community.
Guide clients through the full cloud adoption lifecycle: discovery, design, deployment, and optimization.
Develop and share reusable architectural patterns and reference implementations.
Mentor internal teams and contribute to technical enablement through training and documentation.
Collaborate with stakeholders across compliance, identity, and connectivity domains to ensure secure and compliant cloud deployments.
Required 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, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
4+ years experience working in a customer‑facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
Security Clearance Requirements
Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements prior to an offer of employment.
Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
U.S. citizenship verified via valid passport or other approved documents.
Preferred Qualifications
6+ years experience working on technical projects.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
CompTIA Security+.
Cloud Solution Architecture IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 – $203,600 per year. For the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area the base pay range is USD $137,600 – $222,600 per year.
Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Microsoft is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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