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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Applications - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $86,100.0 - $169,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** .NET Framework, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Github, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Computer Network Operations, Information Technology, Azure AI, Api Management, Serverless Computing - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2cbd62bc-bb5c-4b75-b241-5fbfeae09898 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, 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, * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ 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 a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, 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). * 4+ years experience working on technical projects. * Proficiency in workloads including Azure AI Foundry, AKS, App Service, APIM, and GitHub. * Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications). ## Description Are you insatiably curious, deeply passionate about the realm of AI & Applications, and ready to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) - Cloud & AI Applications for commercial customers at Microsoft. Here, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working on cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies to drive meaningful impact. Join us and be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning., We are looking for a Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Applications to help customers bring their AI-powered applications to production scale on Azure. In this customer-facing role, you'll lead technical engagements across design, build, and operations, removing blockers and accelerating adoption of Azure AI, App Services, Serverless, Containers, and GitHub. As part of the Cloud + AI Apps team, you will deliver engagements with accountability for customer satisfaction, delivery excellence, Cloud consumption growth, and successful deployment for the customer. You will ensure production readiness of mission-critical workloads like Azure AI Foundry, AKS, App Services, and GitHub with a variety of languages like C#, Python, and .NET, plus collaborate with customer executives, developers, and engineers to turn innovation into real-world outcomes., Engage with customer IT and business leaders to understand their application and AI priorities, and design secure, scalable solutions that drive business value and customer satisfaction. * Lead technical engagements across architecture design, Proof of Concepts (POCs), and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) to accelerate adoption of Azure AI, App Services, Containers, and GitHub. * Own the end-to-end technical delivery results, ensuring completeness and accuracy of consumption and customer success plans in collaboration with the Customer Success Account Manager. * Drive next best actions and generate incremental Cloud pipeline from each engagement. * Deliver repeatable intellectual property (IP) and contribute to centralized IP development to accelerate deployment and achieve targeted outcomes. * Provide delivery oversight and escalation support for key Cloud Acceleration Factory engagements across AI and App Innovation projects. * Lead the health, resiliency, security, and optimization of mission-critical workloads, ensuring readiness for production-scale AI use cases. * Act as the Voice of the Customer by sharing insights and feedback with engineering teams to influence product improvements and remove adoption blockers. * Support customer skilling through technical workshops, readiness activities, and recommendations that ensure solution performance, maintainability, and reliability. * Maintain deep technical expertise and stay current with Azure, AI, GitHub, and cloud-native development trends, while contributing to internal and external technical communities. * Be accredited and certified to deliver with advanced and expert-level proficiency in priority workloads including Azure AI Foundry, AKS, App Service, APIM, and GitHub. * Collaborate hands-on with customer development teams to understand their application landscape and constraints, then design and drive application migration and modernization strategies that improve scalability, resiliency, and readiness for AI-powered workloads on Azure. * Demonstrate a growth mindset by continuously aligning your skills to customer needs, contributing to knowledge sharing, and mentoring others to accelerate customer outcomes. * Embody our culture and values ## Related Videos - [Azure AI Foundry for Developers: Open Tools, Scalable Agents, Real Impact](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1541-azure-ai-foundry-for-developers-open-tools-scalable-agents-real-impact) - [Reference Architecture of AI in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1613-reference-architecture-of-ai-in-the-cloud) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [This Is Not Your Father's .NET](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/967-this-is-not-your-father-s-net) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Inside the AI Revolution: How Microsoft is Empowering the World to Achieve More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/869-inside-the-ai-revolution-how-microsoft-is-empowering-the-world-to-achieve-more) ## Related Articles - [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) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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