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We are seeking individuals to guide customers through the evolving digital landscape, enabling them to unlock new opportunities, enhance productivity, and deliver exceptional employee and customer experiences. Join us in integrating advanced AI capabilities across devices, cloud platforms, and everyday business applications, to help organizations realize seamless, innovative, and secure solutions that drive sustained growth and success in the AI era.\nWe are seeking a Sr Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) - Copilot to lead the design and delivery of innovative cloud and AI application solutions for customers. This role is responsible for driving end-to-end solution architecture, AI innovation, and technical delivery excellence using Microsoft Azure. The CSA partners with customers and internal teams to modernize applications, enable AI-powered scenarios, and accelerate business outcomes through scalable and secure cloud solutions. 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