Cloud Solution Architect, Copilot and Power Platform
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Microsoft scores B on the Alion truth index.
With over 17,000 employees worldwide, the mission of the Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), 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 Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), and help us build a future where customers achieve their business outcomes faster with technology that does more.
We are looking for a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) specializing in Copilot and Power Platforms. The Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) is a trusted technical advisor responsible for helping customers design, deploy, adopt, and optimize Microsoft Copilot and Power Platforms. The CSA partners with customers, account teams, engineering, and solution specialists to accelerate customers Copilot and Power Platforms journey.
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
- Provides technical expertise through post-sales presentations, product demonstrations and installations of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- Is the central technical contact for the sales staff to implement leading Microsoft 365 workloads to meet customer needs.
- Supports in driving the Change and the Usage of Microsoft 365 Copilot at our customers and internally. (Co-)Delivering Community Sessions and Hackathons about Prompt Engineering to drive Adoption of Modern Work AI tools.
- Has a holistic view over the customer technology landscape and architecture to asses optimization opportunities using Microsoft technologies.
- Ensures that the customer is fully satisfied with the product application/solution performance.
- Advises company sales staff and customer personnel by disseminating technical information on specific applications.
- Works closely with employees from various organizational levels at the customer to fully understand their technical needs.
- Other
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualification s
- 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.
Other Requirements
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.
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, 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).
- 1+ years experience with Copilot Studio and Power Platform
- Passion for technology and customer obsessed.
- Displays strong stakeholder and relationship management across senior leaders, partners, and customers.
- Enthusiasm towards leading technologies and motivation to learn and grow.
- Exffective communication and presentation skills.
Cloud Solution Architecture IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $86,100 - $169,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $113,300 - $187,400 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.