{"id":1260103,"url":"https://alion.io/job/microsoft-senior-cloud-ai-infrastructure-cloud-solution-architect-ctj-poly","title":"Senior Cloud & AI Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect- CTJ - Poly","company":{"id":18,"name":"Microsoft","domain":"microsoft.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/microsoft","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":14,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Solutions","role_family":"Solutions","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Reston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":106400,"max":203600,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":203600},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Platform Engineering","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T02:18:40Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:10:35Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"OverviewJoin Microsoft Federal-where mission, trust, and cutting-edge innovation converge.\nMicrosoft Federal partners with U.S. government agencies and mission owners across defense, intelligence, and civilian sectors to deliver secure, resilient, and intelligent solutions that advance national priorities. We are seeking a Cloud & AI Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) to help customers modernize infrastructure, enable AI-ready platforms, and operate securely in highly regulated federal environments.\nIn this role, you will act as a trusted technical advisor, leading the design and deployment of secure, scalable, and compliant cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions. You will work closely with customers, sales teams, partners, and engineering to accelerate cloud adoption, enable AI at scale, and drive measurable mission outcomes.\nAs a Cloud & AI Infrastructure CSA, you will:\nLead architecture and delivery of Azure, hybrid, and multicloud infrastructure solutions in federal environments\n\nEstablish secure, resilient cloud foundations that support AI, analytics, and mission-critical workloads\n\nDrive consumption, usage, and customer success across Azure infrastructure and AI-enabled services\n\nEnsure architectures align with federal security, compliance, and sovereignty requirements\n\nYou will deliver deep technical expertise across infrastructure, platform engineering, security, and operational excellence while helping customers transform legacy environments into modern, AI-ready platforms.\nResponsibilities\nBusiness Impact\nDeliver solutions aligned with Microsoft methodologies and operational excellence standards, including accurate pipeline management, documentation, and time tracking\n\nIdentify, escalate, and help mitigate technical and business risks that could impede solution delivery or value realization\n\nContribute to identifying and accelerating blockers to cloud adoption, consumption, and usage using approved tools and processes\n\nIdentify opportunities for Azure infrastructure, hybrid, security, and AI consumption growth aligned to customer mission outcomes and Microsoft value propositions\n\nActively engage customers to challenge assumptions, propose alternative architectures, and recommend optimized solutions that improve security, resiliency, cost, and performance\n\nSolution Delivery & Technical Execution\nDesign and guide implementation of:\n\nAzure Landing Zones, hybrid and multicloud architectures\n\nSecure infrastructure platforms supporting AI/ML, data, and mission workloads\n\nGovernance, identity, networking, resiliency, and operational controls aligned with federal requirements\n\nEnsure solutions follow well-architected, secure-by-design, and compliance-ready patterns that enable long-term operational success\n\nSupport value-based deliverables such as architecture design sessions, proofs of concept, and technical validation engagements\n\nContribute feedback to internal delivery and engineering teams to improve offerings, patterns, and reusable assets\n\nCustomer Centricity\nLearn customer missions, technical constraints, and conditions for success in federal environments\n\nTranslate customer challenges into Azure infrastructure and AI-enabled solutions aligned to Microsoft’s Cloud & AI platform strategy\n\nBuild trusted relationships with technical and business decision-makers, helping bridge infrastructure, security, compliance, and mission requirements\n\nAct as the voice of the customer, providing feedback and insights to Microsoft engineering, product, and internal communities\n\nPartner Collaboration\nCollaborate with Microsoft partners to enable joint solutions, technical readiness, and successful customer implementations\n\nSupport partners in removing technical blockers and accelerating delivery and consumption\n\nProvide technical enablement and guidance to align partner offerings with Microsoft Federal infrastructure and AI priorities\n\nTechnical Leadership & Readiness\nMaintain deep technical depth across Azure infrastructure, hybrid cloud, security, and AI-enabling platforms, with breadth across CSU initiatives such as security, resiliency, and AI\n\nMentor peers and contribute to virtual teams, communities of practice, and internal readiness initiatives\n\nContribute to intellectual property, reusable architectures, and patterns that scale across federal customers\n\nRepresent Microsoft through internal and external technical engagements, sharing best practices and lessons learned where appropriate\n\nQualifications\nRequired/minimum qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ 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.\nOther Requirements:\nSecurity Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:\nThe successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.\nClearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.\nMicrosoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.\nCitizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance\nCloud Solution Architecture IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 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 $137,600 - $222,600 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft 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. 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