Cloud Solution Architecture - Developer Advocate

at  Microsoft

As AI transforms our industry and creates new opportunities for developers, we want to expand our team of highly talented cloud solution architects.
As a Cloud Solution Architect Developer Advocate you play a key part in helping our customers achieve their digital transformation objectives. You will act as a trusted advisor who leads our customers to modernize and innovate their application landscape. You will lead technical architecture and design sessions and define customer success plans that provide the foundation for enabling our customers’ developer audience in transforming their app estate. This role will allow you to continuously update your technical skills in the latest AI-integrated technologies from GitHub and Microsoft and combine your technical knowledge with a strong business sense to create lasting customer relationships. In short, this role blends the technical abilities of an architect with the business acumen of an account manager.
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.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND a few years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies and software development/support/consulting
• OR equivalent experience.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• A few years experience working in a customer-facing role (internal and/or external).
• A few years experience working on software projects (internal and/or external).
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
• Microsoft or competitor equivalent (e.g., AWS) certification in relevant developer technologies.
• Proficient in at least one language, e.g. .NET, Java, Golang, Rust, JavaScript or Python with associated frameworks.
• Experience with developer tooling such as Visual Studio, VSCode, Azure DevOps and GitHub and/or competitive tools.
  Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations