Azure, Data and AI Cloud Solution Architect-CTJ-Poly

Join Microsoft Federal—where mission, trust, and cutting-edge innovation converge.  Microsoft Federal partners with U.S. government agencies and mission owners across defense, intelligence, and civilian sectors to deliver secure, resilient, and intelligent solutions that advance national priorities. We are seeking a Cloud & AI Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) to help customers modernize infrastructure, enable AI-ready platforms, and operate securely in highly regulated federal environments.  In this role, you will act as a trusted technical advisor, leading the design and deployment of secure, scalable, and compliant cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions. You will work closely with customers, sales teams, partners, and engineering to accelerate cloud adoption, enable AI at scale, and drive measurable mission outcomes.       Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

Business Impact  Deliver solutions aligned with Microsoft methodologies and operational excellence standards, including accurate pipeline management, documentation, and time tracking  Identify, escalate, and help mitigate technical and business risks that could impede solution delivery or value realization  Contribute to identifying and accelerating blockers to cloud adoption, consumption, and usage using approved tools and processes  Identify opportunities for Azure infrastructure, hybrid, security, and AI consumption growth aligned to customer mission outcomes and Microsoft value propositions  Actively engage customers to challenge assumptions, propose alternative architectures, and recommend optimized solutions that improve security, resiliency, cost, and performance    Solution Delivery & Technical Execution  Design and guide implementation of:  Azure Landing Zones, hybrid and multi-cloud architectures  Secure infrastructure platforms supporting AI/ML, data, and mission workloads  Governance, identity, networking, resiliency, and operational controls aligned with federal requirements  Ensure solutions follow well-architected, secure-by-design, and compliance-ready patterns that enable long-term operational success  Support value-based deliverables such as architecture design sessions, proofs of concept, and technical validation engagements  Contribute feedback to internal delivery and engineering teams to improve offerings, patterns, and reusable assets    Customer Centricity  Learn customer missions, technical constraints, and conditions for success in federal environments  Translate customer challenges into Azure infrastructure and AI-enabled solutions aligned to Microsoft’s Cloud & AI platform strategy  Build trusted relationships with technical and business decision-makers, helping bridge infrastructure, security, compliance, and mission requirements  Act as the voice of the customer, providing feedback and insights to Microsoft engineering, product, and internal communities    Partner Collaboration  Collaborate with Microsoft partners to enable joint solutions, technical readiness, and successful customer implementations  Support partners in removing technical blockers and accelerating delivery and consumption  Provide technical enablement and guidance to align partner offerings with Microsoft Federal infrastructure and AI priorities    Technical Leadership & Readiness  Maintain deep technical depth across Azure infrastructure, hybrid