7 Azure Architect jobs in Australia
Solution Architect, Azure
Posted 13 days ago
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Job Description
Microsoft Industry Solutions' mission is to lead and serve Microsoft's customers and partners as they realise their full potential through Microsoft software and services. Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions-from enterprise planning to deployment and support-that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.
The Solution Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on the Azure platform and Modern work platforms, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on - premises infrastructure, security and other applications.
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in these areas.
This role is flexible whereby you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Trusted Advisor**
+ Develop a network of senior-level decision-makers to address problems and facilitate additional views. Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction to facilitate relationships. Stay updated on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
+ Use evidence-based arguments to articulate complex concepts simply and respectfully challenge decisions that won't produce optimal results. Encourage alternative approaches, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus.
+ Lead the adoption of Microsoft solutions based on understanding competitor solutions. Differentiate Microsoft's solutions in conversations to influence industry direction.
**Thought Leadership**
+ Lead virtual teams by sharing ideas, insights, and strategic input with technical teams and internal communities. Use knowledge of Microsoft architectures and the competitive landscape.
+ Participate in external architect community events and share learnings with the internal team. Mentor junior colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and best practices. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations and engagements with external audiences.
**Architecture Design and Deployment**
+ Gather and ratify requirements and constraints with stakeholders. Resolve ambiguities and document assumptions. Maintain traceability matrix and execute test plans.
+ Collaborate with the Account Team to understand the business solution. Build and document a costed Solution Approach. Lead implementation and ensure quality practices.
+ Identify and address technical blockers. Resolve escalations and plan forward in complex situations. Coordinate approaches into a single plan.
+ Identify and communicate business and technical risks. Define risk mitigation and contingency plans.
+ Uses structured approaches like Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative methodologies. Develop innovative solutions for multiple customers/partners. Maintain architecture documents and logs.
+ Lead teams of Architects to deliver value and clarity to stakeholders.
+ Define and document architecture to communicate the business solution's value. Lead discussions on cost and technology to determine customer interest. Prioritise ROI and cost-savings.
+ Collaborate with the Project Manager on governance and quality control. Demonstrate business value to customers.
**Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment**
+ Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment. Gather insights from stakeholders and the primary business sponsor to shape and execute projects. Adapt business models and solutions to industry trends.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to socialise the business solution and project approach. Make necessary adjustments based on customer feedback.
+ Represent the customer/partner as an advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams to improve Microsoft technologies and offerings.
+ Generate and improve intellectual property. Identify valuable ideas and drive changes across business and technology areas.
**Practice Development**
+ Promote the reuse of intellectual property and recommend best practices in pre-sales and delivery.
+ Participate and contribute to internal and external communities.
**Qualifications**
**About You**
+ You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
+ You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
+ You have the ability to lead a team of Architects delivering complex solutions to large customers.
+ You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.
+ You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
+ You are able to solve complex problems and evaluate architectural trade-offs with both technical and commercial lens.
+ You are able to suggest innovative technical decisions, get customers buy-in and deliver on commitments.
+ You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
+ You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiations with both internal and external groups.
+ You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gain trust in the process.
+ You have a proven history of delivering complex Agile IT projects with changing environments.
**Minimum required Experiences**
+ Minimum of 10+ years experience that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.
+ Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platforms, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security, and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
+ Understanding of industry verticals such as Public Sector.
+ Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation. **This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
Solution Architect, Azure
Posted 13 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Microsoft Industry Solutions' mission is to lead and serve Microsoft's customers and partners as they realise their full potential through Microsoft software and services. Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions-from enterprise planning to deployment and support-that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.
The Solution Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on the Azure platform and Modern work platforms, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on - premises infrastructure, security and other applications.
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in these areas.
This role is flexible whereby you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Trusted Advisor**
+ Develop a network of senior-level decision-makers to address problems and facilitate additional views. Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction to facilitate relationships. Stay updated on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
+ Use evidence-based arguments to articulate complex concepts simply and respectfully challenge decisions that won't produce optimal results. Encourage alternative approaches, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus.
+ Lead the adoption of Microsoft solutions based on understanding competitor solutions. Differentiate Microsoft's solutions in conversations to influence industry direction.
**Thought Leadership**
+ Lead virtual teams by sharing ideas, insights, and strategic input with technical teams and internal communities. Use knowledge of Microsoft architectures and the competitive landscape.
+ Participate in external architect community events and share learnings with the internal team. Mentor junior colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and best practices. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations and engagements with external audiences.
**Architecture Design and Deployment**
+ Gather and ratify requirements and constraints with stakeholders. Resolve ambiguities and document assumptions. Maintain traceability matrix and execute test plans.
+ Collaborate with the Account Team to understand the business solution. Build and document a costed Solution Approach. Lead implementation and ensure quality practices.
+ Identify and address technical blockers. Resolve escalations and plan forward in complex situations. Coordinate approaches into a single plan.
+ Identify and communicate business and technical risks. Define risk mitigation and contingency plans.
+ Uses structured approaches like Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative methodologies. Develop innovative solutions for multiple customers/partners. Maintain architecture documents and logs.
+ Lead teams of Architects to deliver value and clarity to stakeholders.
+ Define and document architecture to communicate the business solution's value. Lead discussions on cost and technology to determine customer interest. Prioritise ROI and cost-savings.
+ Collaborate with the Project Manager on governance and quality control. Demonstrate business value to customers.
**Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment**
+ Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment. Gather insights from stakeholders and the primary business sponsor to shape and execute projects. Adapt business models and solutions to industry trends.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to socialise the business solution and project approach. Make necessary adjustments based on customer feedback.
+ Represent the customer/partner as an advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams to improve Microsoft technologies and offerings.
+ Generate and improve intellectual property. Identify valuable ideas and drive changes across business and technology areas.
**Practice Development**
+ Promote the reuse of intellectual property and recommend best practices in pre-sales and delivery.
+ Participate and contribute to internal and external communities.
**Qualifications**
**About You**
+ You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
+ You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
+ You have the ability to lead a team of Architects delivering complex solutions to large customers.
+ You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.
+ You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
+ You are able to solve complex problems and evaluate architectural trade-offs with both technical and commercial lens.
+ You are able to suggest innovative technical decisions, get customers buy-in and deliver on commitments.
+ You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
+ You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiations with both internal and external groups.
+ You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gain trust in the process.
+ You have a proven history of delivering complex Agile IT projects with changing environments.
**Minimum required Experiences**
+ Minimum of 10+ years experience that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.
+ Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platforms, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security, and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
+ Understanding of industry verticals such as Public Sector.
+ Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation. **This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
Solution Architect, Azure
Posted 13 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Microsoft Industry Solutions' mission is to lead and serve Microsoft's customers and partners as they realise their full potential through Microsoft software and services. Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions-from enterprise planning to deployment and support-that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.
The Solution Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on the Azure platform and Modern work platforms, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on - premises infrastructure, security and other applications.
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in these areas.
This role is flexible whereby you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Trusted Advisor**
+ Develop a network of senior-level decision-makers to address problems and facilitate additional views. Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction to facilitate relationships. Stay updated on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
+ Use evidence-based arguments to articulate complex concepts simply and respectfully challenge decisions that won't produce optimal results. Encourage alternative approaches, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus.
+ Lead the adoption of Microsoft solutions based on understanding competitor solutions. Differentiate Microsoft's solutions in conversations to influence industry direction.
**Thought Leadership**
+ Lead virtual teams by sharing ideas, insights, and strategic input with technical teams and internal communities. Use knowledge of Microsoft architectures and the competitive landscape.
+ Participate in external architect community events and share learnings with the internal team. Mentor junior colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and best practices. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations and engagements with external audiences.
**Architecture Design and Deployment**
+ Gather and ratify requirements and constraints with stakeholders. Resolve ambiguities and document assumptions. Maintain traceability matrix and execute test plans.
+ Collaborate with the Account Team to understand the business solution. Build and document a costed Solution Approach. Lead implementation and ensure quality practices.
+ Identify and address technical blockers. Resolve escalations and plan forward in complex situations. Coordinate approaches into a single plan.
+ Identify and communicate business and technical risks. Define risk mitigation and contingency plans.
+ Uses structured approaches like Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative methodologies. Develop innovative solutions for multiple customers/partners. Maintain architecture documents and logs.
+ Lead teams of Architects to deliver value and clarity to stakeholders.
+ Define and document architecture to communicate the business solution's value. Lead discussions on cost and technology to determine customer interest. Prioritise ROI and cost-savings.
+ Collaborate with the Project Manager on governance and quality control. Demonstrate business value to customers.
**Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment**
+ Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment. Gather insights from stakeholders and the primary business sponsor to shape and execute projects. Adapt business models and solutions to industry trends.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to socialise the business solution and project approach. Make necessary adjustments based on customer feedback.
+ Represent the customer/partner as an advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams to improve Microsoft technologies and offerings.
+ Generate and improve intellectual property. Identify valuable ideas and drive changes across business and technology areas.
**Practice Development**
+ Promote the reuse of intellectual property and recommend best practices in pre-sales and delivery.
+ Participate and contribute to internal and external communities.
**Qualifications**
**About You**
+ You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
+ You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
+ You have the ability to lead a team of Architects delivering complex solutions to large customers.
+ You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.
+ You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
+ You are able to solve complex problems and evaluate architectural trade-offs with both technical and commercial lens.
+ You are able to suggest innovative technical decisions, get customers buy-in and deliver on commitments.
+ You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
+ You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiations with both internal and external groups.
+ You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gain trust in the process.
+ You have a proven history of delivering complex Agile IT projects with changing environments.
**Minimum required Experiences**
+ Minimum of 10+ years experience that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.
+ Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platforms, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security, and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
+ Understanding of industry verticals such as Public Sector.
+ Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation. **This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
Solution Architect, Azure
Posted 13 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Microsoft Industry Solutions' mission is to lead and serve Microsoft's customers and partners as they realise their full potential through Microsoft software and services. Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions-from enterprise planning to deployment and support-that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.
The Solution Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on the Azure platform and Modern work platforms, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on - premises infrastructure, security and other applications.
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in these areas.
This role is flexible whereby you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Trusted Advisor**
+ Develop a network of senior-level decision-makers to address problems and facilitate additional views. Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction to facilitate relationships. Stay updated on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
+ Use evidence-based arguments to articulate complex concepts simply and respectfully challenge decisions that won't produce optimal results. Encourage alternative approaches, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus.
+ Lead the adoption of Microsoft solutions based on understanding competitor solutions. Differentiate Microsoft's solutions in conversations to influence industry direction.
**Thought Leadership**
+ Lead virtual teams by sharing ideas, insights, and strategic input with technical teams and internal communities. Use knowledge of Microsoft architectures and the competitive landscape.
+ Participate in external architect community events and share learnings with the internal team. Mentor junior colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and best practices. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations and engagements with external audiences.
**Architecture Design and Deployment**
+ Gather and ratify requirements and constraints with stakeholders. Resolve ambiguities and document assumptions. Maintain traceability matrix and execute test plans.
+ Collaborate with the Account Team to understand the business solution. Build and document a costed Solution Approach. Lead implementation and ensure quality practices.
+ Identify and address technical blockers. Resolve escalations and plan forward in complex situations. Coordinate approaches into a single plan.
+ Identify and communicate business and technical risks. Define risk mitigation and contingency plans.
+ Uses structured approaches like Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative methodologies. Develop innovative solutions for multiple customers/partners. Maintain architecture documents and logs.
+ Lead teams of Architects to deliver value and clarity to stakeholders.
+ Define and document architecture to communicate the business solution's value. Lead discussions on cost and technology to determine customer interest. Prioritise ROI and cost-savings.
+ Collaborate with the Project Manager on governance and quality control. Demonstrate business value to customers.
**Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment**
+ Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment. Gather insights from stakeholders and the primary business sponsor to shape and execute projects. Adapt business models and solutions to industry trends.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to socialise the business solution and project approach. Make necessary adjustments based on customer feedback.
+ Represent the customer/partner as an advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams to improve Microsoft technologies and offerings.
+ Generate and improve intellectual property. Identify valuable ideas and drive changes across business and technology areas.
**Practice Development**
+ Promote the reuse of intellectual property and recommend best practices in pre-sales and delivery.
+ Participate and contribute to internal and external communities.
**Qualifications**
**About You**
+ You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
+ You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
+ You have the ability to lead a team of Architects delivering complex solutions to large customers.
+ You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.
+ You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
+ You are able to solve complex problems and evaluate architectural trade-offs with both technical and commercial lens.
+ You are able to suggest innovative technical decisions, get customers buy-in and deliver on commitments.
+ You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
+ You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiations with both internal and external groups.
+ You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gain trust in the process.
+ You have a proven history of delivering complex Agile IT projects with changing environments.
**Minimum required Experiences**
+ Minimum of 10+ years experience that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.
+ Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platforms, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security, and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
+ Understanding of industry verticals such as Public Sector.
+ Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation. **This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
Cloud Solution Architecture - AI Business Solutions - Copilot
Posted 6 days ago
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The CSA guides customers through the entire Copilot journey, from envisioning to deployment and adoption, applying value-based delivery frameworks and Success by Design methodologies. In this capacity, the CSA serves as a trusted advisor and advocate for customers and partners, translating feedback and insights into actionable solutions that align with industry best practices.
Beyond technical delivery, the CSA acts as a business strategist and customer advocate, translating feedback and insights into actionable solution designs that align with industry trends and customer goals. The role demands strong business value literacy, the ability to articulate ROI and transformation impact, and experience in change management and customer success planning. The CSA identifies opportunities to drive consumption and usage growth, ensures operational excellence, and collaborates across engineering, field, and partner teams to scale delivery and support unified customer success.
This position is recognized for technical excellence, innovation, business strategy, and customer obsession.
**Responsibilities**
- Be a trusted advisor and drive business value through AI Transformation: Create business value by translating customer challenges into actionable solutions aligned to high ROI customer outcomes. Ensure a seamless, connected experience that fosters satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term value.
- Drive Customer Success: Lead architectural design, engaging with business and technical decision makers to drive intent and enable sustained usage of Copilot Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot, securing long-term customer success and renewal.
- Leverage Agentic AI: Use Copilot prompt engineering and Agent-building expertise to drive AI at scale.
- Explore growth opportunities: Partner with technical and sales teams to identify opportunities and develop tailored solutions to drive expansion and business value realization.
- Accelerate Customer AI Transformation Journey: Engage in relevant communities to share expertise, contribute to IP creation, prioritize IP re-use, and learn from others to help accelerate your customer's AI transformation journey.
- Embrace a growth mindset: Act as the voice of the customer by proactively sharing insights, feedback, and success stories to inform internal strategy and execution.
- Learn-it-all: Demonstrate a self-learner mindset through continuous, self-directed learning in areas such as Copilot Chat, Agents, M365 Copilot, business value realization, and adoption and change management. Build and maintain technical readiness aligned to Customer Success Unit (CSU) priorities and corporate initiatives.
**Qualifications**
**Required/minimum qualifications**
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 2+ 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.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 5+ 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, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 3+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
2+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
2+ years experience working on technical projects.
Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
Cloud Solution Architect - Azure Data, Analytics & AI
Posted 9 days ago
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With over 17,000 employees worldwide, the mission of the Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization is to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft's products and services, ignited by our people and culture. Come join CE&S and help us build a future where customers achieve their business outcomes faster with technology that does more.
We are looking for an experienced individual to join our team as a **Cloud and AI Solution Architect (CSA)** , specializing in **Azure Data, Analytics & AI** technologies to accelerate our customers' transformation on **Microsoft Azure** . This is a customer-facing role, owning the technical relationship between the customer and Microsoft, helping customers to leverage their Microsoft investments through architecture, and operational health engagements. You will help our customers architect and deploy first class cloud infrastructure solutions in Azure and to be AI Ready by applying scalable best practices in the cloud leveraging principles from the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF).
Azure is the most comprehensive, innovative, and flexible cloud platform today providing you with the technical platform and opportunity to work with Australia's largest and most important public sector and commercial companies to drive customer cloud adoption for AI innovation and influence transformational customer change.
This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Business Impact**
+ Operates with operational excellence and proven practices across all sales stages and tools (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking).
+ Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams to achieve objectives and improve satisfaction.
+ Proactively manages business and technical risks, applying governance principles to minimise impact.
+ Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines.
+ Prioritises competing demands, ensuring alignment with business priorities and customer impact.
+ Delivers solutions using company methodologies (e.g., Value Based Deliveries (VBD), advice, training, technical validation).
+ Supports change management for long-term adoption and increased customer satisfaction.
+ Guides customers towards secure, resilient, AI-enabled, cost-optimised solutions.
+ Provides feedback to Unified Delivery Team to refine VBD content.
+ Identifies opportunities for consumption, usage, and expansion at scale based on business value.
+ Builds trust with customers/partners, advocating alternative architectures and solutions.
+ Evaluates industry trends and gathers insights to map solutions to business outcomes.
+ Captures opportunities in systems and collaborates to execute aligned with Microsoft's Customer Engagement Model.
+ Escalates and mitigates blockers to accelerate deployment and value realisation.
+ Applies business and technical knowledge to meet IT requirements and resolve constraints.
**Customer Centricity**
+ Acts as the voice of the customer, sharing insights and feedback with internal teams.
+ Identifies feedback patterns to develop strategic, actionable insights.
+ Influences product roadmaps and prioritisation through business cases.
+ Translates customer problems into industry solutions aligned with Microsoft strategy.
+ Helps customers adopt cross-solution area offerings aligned with Microsoft platforms.
+ Builds relationships with TDMs and bridges gaps with BDMs and C-level roles (CIO, CISO).
+ Focuses on seamless customer experience and defines conditions of success.
+ Anticipates dissatisfaction and executes strategies to improve experience and accelerate transformation.
**Partner Specialisation**
+ Identifies and prioritises opportunities aligned with revenue goals.
+ Supports partner and sales teams with clarity through proof of concept and technical pre-sales.
+ Understands market opportunities and collaborates with GPS stakeholders to execute initiatives.
+ Guides partners in developing repeatable offerings and advises during initial implementations.
**Technical Leadership**
+ Uses market insights to guide leadership on upskilling and accreditations.
+ Role models technical readiness and mentors team members.
+ Identifies gaps in delivery and connects patterns to drive improvements in products and processes.
+ Contributes to Microsoft frameworks and methodologies.
+ Provides thought leadership and innovation to customers and internal communities.
+ Leads virtual teams and shares insights across Microsoft.
+ Demonstrates industry knowledge and represents Microsoft in internal/external events.
+ Contributes to IP development and identifies patterns for scalable models.
+ Participates in technical and non-technical community events to elevate Microsoft's brand.
**Qualifications**
**Required / Minimum Qualifications**
+ Candidates with prior technical consulting experience in Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Purview, or equivalent data warehousing technologies are highly preferred.
+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field **AND** 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
+ Cloud/infrastructure technologies
+ IT consulting or support
+ Systems administration
+ Network operations
+ Software development or support
+ Technology solutions
+ Practice development
+ Architecture
+ Consulting **OR** equivalent experience
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's degree in a relevant field **AND** 8+ years of experience in the areas listed above **OR** Master's degree in a relevant field **AND** 6+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting **OR** equivalent experience
+ 4+ years of experience in a customer-facing role (internal or external)
+ 4+ years of experience working on technical projects
+ Technical certification in cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) or security
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .
Enterprise Computing Cloud Hybrid Specialist - Contract - Canberra
Posted 622 days ago
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