Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Apps
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting, or equivalent experience.
- Business-level fluency in English and Portuguese.
- Enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management.
- Experience with software development practices such as DevOps and CI/CD toolchains, including Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub, or Visual Studio, and proven software development experience with a solid foundation in Software Engineering Fundamentals.
- Ability to design and build production-level solutions that are scalable, secure, and reliable, using secure development practices.
- Proficiency in agile methodologies and SCRUM.
- Strong understanding of AI and Generative AI technologies.
- Understand the customer's technical environment.
- Collect and analyze customer insights to align architectural and digital transformation solutions with business objectives, represent customer needs, and drive improvements and requirement prioritization with internal teams.
- Lead technical architecture projects by aligning business and technical requirements, applying broad expertise to overcome constraints, and delivering scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
- Demonstrate solution value through collaborative design sessions with customers, drive tangible results, and identify growth opportunities.
- Take ownership of recommended architecture and work through all project phases up to production; provide strategic guidance in design, development, and deployment; support customers and partners; identify, escalate, and resolve technical blockers; make adjustments to ensure architectural success; and route non-technical issues to appropriate teams.
- Adapt methodology and apply governance to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks, including through the Well-Architected Framework, Enterprise Scale Landing Zone, and Cloud Adoption Framework.
- Define customer and partner conditions of success, adhere to quality assurance, and calculate risks while designing or delivering solutions.
- Collaborate with clients and partners to define project scopes and technical requirements.
- Develop and implement software solutions using agile methodologies, including SCRUM and Agile.
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub.
- Implement security practices and infrastructure as code.
- Participate in ideation and design-thinking sessions to define approaches and solutions for business problems.
- Conduct architecture design sessions to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
- Apply observability practices, unit tests, load tests, integration tests, design patterns, and code best practices.
- Previous experience in Data & AI projects.
- Experience with observability and system monitoring practices.
- Experience with third-party solution integration and microservices.
- Experience with large-scale application portfolios in enterprise-wide environments, including migration of on-premise workloads to the cloud.
- Experience with scalable architecture using web application server technologies and application cloud services such as Azure App Service, API management, serverless technologies, container orchestration such as Kubernetes, microservice frameworks, and SDKs.
- Knowledge of Azure, Terraform, and other infrastructure as code tools.
- Enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud-native applications through software design, development, deployment, and application refactoring or migrations.
About the company
Microsoft builds workplace software, operating systems and cloud infrastructure for consumers, businesses and government agencies, from small organizations to global enterprises. Microsoft 365 combines Word and Excel with Teams communication and Copilot AI features, while Windows runs PCs and Surface supplies the company's own computers. Azure rents computing capacity, storage and databases to build and run web applications. Microsoft also sells Xbox consoles and games, collecting revenue through software licenses, subscriptions, usage charges and product sales. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
Founded
1975
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- US corporate staff receive education support: eligible, approved graduate coursework qualifies for up to $10,000 annually.
- Cloud demand expands: July 2026 results showed Azure and other cloud services revenue grew 43% year-over-year in fiscal Q4.
- Investment has an earnings cushion: July 2026 results reported $155.2 billion consolidated operating profit for fiscal 2026.
What critics are saying
- Performance reviews include security: every Microsoft employee must discuss their security contribution with their manager.
- Office flexibility depends on the role: Microsoft's postings specify requirements ranging from fully remote to fully on-site.
- Cloud capacity faces local limits: Microsoft describes power-grid delays and water constraints affecting US datacenter expansion.
What makes Microsoft unique
- Hybrid customers stay within reach: Azure Arc manages servers across customer datacenters and competing clouds.
- Developer reach extends beyond Azure: Microsoft's GitHub hosts code collaboration alongside AI coding tools.
- Professional data widens its business: Microsoft owns LinkedIn's recruiting, advertising and workplace-learning network.
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