Cloud Solution Architect (CSA)

role that serves as a strategic trusted advisor and technical subject matter specialist, accelerating AI adoption and change management by creating business value and ROI. 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 + 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 M365 Copilot, Agents, PowerPlatform and Copilot Studio, 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 M365 Copilot, Agents, PowerPlatform, Copilot Studio

FinOps, 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 Qualifications (RQs): + Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field + OR equivalent experience + Effective verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills in German as well as English. + You must be based and legally authorised to work in Germany to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit). Preferred Qualifications (PQs): + 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 Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field + OR equivalent experience. + Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications). Cloud Solution Architecture IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across Germany is € 55,400.00 - € 88,800.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/germany-corporate-pay.html This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive

Overview With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. We drive cross-company alignment and execution, ensuring that we consistently exceed customers’ expectations in every interaction, whether in-product, digital, or human-centered. CE&S is responsible for all up services across the company, including consulting, customer success, and support across Microsoft’s portfolio of solutions and products. Join CE&S and help us accelerate AI transformation for our customers and the world. We are looking for a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA), specializing in AI solutions, who is passionate about driving our customers’ AI transformation journey with M365 Copilot Chat, Agents, PowerPlatform and Copilot Studio. This is a customer-facing