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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) - Migrate & Modernize - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £79,700.0 - £133,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Information Technology Consulting, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Github, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, AI Infrastructure, Computer Network Operations, Multi-Cloud, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Data Management, Cloud Migration, Virtual Agents - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/80122F1DC7864B399381974FC4FA6782/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and demonstrated experience in Cloud and AI platform technologies, or equivalent experience. * Experience with Cloud and AI technologies and solutions, including areas such as Azure architecture, AI and agents, GitHub, Agentic DevOps, AI agent development, data platforms, application modernization, resiliency, security, and production-scale cloud delivery. * Experience in relevant technology disciplines such as IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting. * Demonstrated experience driving large-scale migrations through the architecture and implementation of enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure solutions, including landing zones, networking and security, compute, storage, hybrid and multicloud environments, and business continuity and disaster recovery. * Business fluency in English. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience in customer-facing technical roles and leading complex technical projects * Relevant technical certifications in cloud, AI, architecture, security, data, or related technologies. * Experience leading large-scale cloud migration or application modernization initiatives, including the use of AI to improve engineering or delivery outcomes. * Experience with cloud consumption, token and license management, and FinOps practices. * Experience working with global customers and coordinating technical delivery across countries and teams. Cloud Solution Architecture IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 79,700.00 - £ 133,900.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. ## Description * deepen your expertise in mission-critical, multi-cloud and AI-ready application landscapes across complex, multi-geo enterprises; * develop strong business acumen by linking architecture decisions to measurable customer value and consumption growth; and * hone your delivery leadership by orchestrating cross-functional and international teams to ship secure, compliant, production-ready solutions at scale. You stand out for this position with significant experience leveraging AI for migration and modernization (agentic modernization) of landscapes that go across clouds, sovereign conversations and SaaS solutions. You courageously architect across all cloud services and engage the right SMEs at the right time. Thought leadership assisting our clients evolving their FinOps practices from consumption to a framework that covers consumption, licenses and tokens is an additional asset. We support hybrid work with the ability to work from home part-time up to 60%, aligned to customer time zones, key collaboration moments and business needs. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities * Own the end-to-end technical delivery for a defined set of strategic downstream entities, ensuring alignment with customer success plans and maximizing the value of customer investments. * Serve as a senior technical advisor across the customer's enterprise by helping technology and business leaders define Cloud and AI strategies, translate priorities into technical direction, and make informed architecture decisions that support long-term transformation outcomes. * Lead customers from strategy to production-ready solutions by guiding architecture design across Azure, hybrid and multicloud, landing zones, networking, security, resiliency and AI infrastructure; applying the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework; and ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable and ready for adoption. * Accelerate customer value from Microsoft Azure investments by identifying migration, modernization and platform opportunities across the enterprise; resolving technical blockers; guiding high-impact engagements from concept through implementation; and helping customers realize measurable business outcomes faster. * Orchestrate Microsoft and partner capabilities around customer priorities by coordinating with customer success, sales, engineering, specialist, partner and delivery teams across international downstream locations, aligning roles and responsibilities to deliver a connected, globally coordinated customer experience. * Drive technical quality and customer trust across complex engagements by anticipating risks, validating architecture quality, reinforcing secure and resilient design patterns, and ensuring mission-critical workloads are optimized for performance, governance, reliability and operational excellence. * Scale successful outcomes and strengthen the technical community by using repeatable IP, frameworks and automation; sharing adoption blockers, product feedback and field insights with engineering; maintaining deep expertise across priority infrastructure workloads; and mentoring others. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [The Open-source Java SDK for Multi-Cloud Development - Sandeep Pal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2113-the-open-source-java-sdk-for-multi-cloud-development-sandeep-pal) - [Reference Architecture of AI in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1613-reference-architecture-of-ai-in-the-cloud) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)