Microsoft

Cloud Solution Architect - BizApps/Copilot - CTJ - Top Secret

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2 days ago
Bethesda, MD, USA +2 moreStaff+
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Base Salary

$106k - $223k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive customer satisfaction and act as a trusted advisor by applying Microsoft Business Applications implementation expertise to customer success outcomes.
  • Provide customer and partner feedback to Microsoft product groups and other teams to support continuous improvement.
  • Advise technical and business decision makers on Microsoft Business Applications value, implementation, performance efficiency, organizational excellence, and technology consumption.
  • Identify and resolve issues blocking go-live or broad project usage using technical, functional, project management, and business value expertise.
  • Identify growth opportunities based on customer and partner needs and knowledge of Microsoft Business Applications products and services.
  • Lead client workshops, demonstrate product capabilities, gather requirements, develop plans, and drive solution success.
  • Analyze requirements and assist in designing technical solutions aligned with business goals, functional and non-functional requirements, and architectural standards.
  • Lead change management and user adoption strategies for Microsoft Cloud solutions across federal and enterprise customers.
  • Conduct organizational impact assessments and identify readiness gaps, deployment risks, and success factors.
  • Develop adoption plans, communication strategies, training programs, enablement materials, governance artifacts, and role-based readiness content.
  • Analyze usage and engagement data to recommend actions that accelerate value realization.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams, program managers, customer leadership, and other stakeholders to align adoption activities with deployment timelines and business outcomes.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and drive executive-level alignment on change strategy.
  • Contribute best practices, intellectual property, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting, or equivalent experience.
  • An active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance is required.
  • U.S. citizenship verification and successful Microsoft Cloud background checks are required.
  • Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, a master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience in a customer-facing role and 4+ years of experience working on technical projects are preferred.
  • Technical cloud certification, such as Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, or security certifications, is preferred.
  • Troubleshooting knowledge, ITIL or service management understanding, enterprise customer experience, strong communication, technical writing, presentation, training, and face-to-face customer engagement skills are preferred.

Benefits

  • The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $106,400–$203,600 per year, with a separate San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area range of USD $137,600–$222,600 per year.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The position is open for at least 5 days and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until filled.

Tech Stack

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Solutions Engineering
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About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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