Job Description

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us to achieve our mission.

Microsoft Services India Global Delivery delivers end-to-end solutions by enabling accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. We are looking for exceptional architects who have passion to lead large complex innovative programs for customers.

Architect is a critical role in the solution implementation lifecycle cutting across all phases. Architects are technical leaders with a strong understanding of technology and the ability to apply it to drive business outcomes. Architects lead solution architecture, help with technical design, and provide technical governance throughout the lifecycle of Azure Cloud based solutions. Architects have a passion for the customer which is demonstrated through professionalism and striving for excellence in all aspects of the customer experience

Microsoft's Domain Infrastructure Global Delivery Practice team is aligned with the Infrastructure Solution Area and brings delivery capability focused on designing and implementing solution to fit with business requirements and customer initiatives. The solution architect also helps customers to maximize the potential of their infrastructure by measuring their performance, taking tactical and strategic decision based on discoveries and assessment of the environments.
The Microsoft India Global Delivery is part of a global organization of exceptional people who lead and serve our customers and partners as they realize their full potential through software and services. Responsibilities
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The focus of the Domain Senior Solution Architect role is to Make the Market and drive Digital Transformation and Modernization Solutions with deeper focus on the Technology and Service Offerings that are specific to each of the Microsoft Consulting Services Domains. The Architect also plays a key role in driving the entire lifecycle of large and complex projects, early pre-sales, delivery oversight and also responsible for architectural and technical success for our customers. They will lead in identifying and creatively solving complex customer problems, envisioning and enabling critical processes, and fundamentally helping the customer to achieve their objectives Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment • Gathers and propagates customer/partner insights from a broad range of stakeholders as well as the main business sponsor that will help shape and form both the definition and ongoing execution of the project. Learns to Identify and evaluate industry trends (customer industry verticals, information technology [IT] industry).
• Works with customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Development Team, Operations Team) and business sponsor to socialize both the business solution and the project approach to determine if changes are needed to the business solution. Where the cost of change is accepted by the customer, shares this feedback with the project team and the broader account team to make the necessary adjustments using mechanisms such as updating the solution approach and projected costs in presales and change requests in delivery.
• Uses evidence-based approach to function as customer advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams and the business with a view to improving Microsoft technologies, products, services and offerings such that they can better meet customer/partner needs.

Architecture Design and Deployment • Leverages a structured approach to architecture projects using existing methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Iterative) that make use of existing reference architecture and established architectural styles and design patterns. Builds and maintains an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/constraints traceability matrix to ensure the rationale for the business solution's Architecture is known and understood.
• Defines and documents the Architecture through an architecture description document, an architecture decisions log, and a requirements/constraints traceability matrix to communicate the value proposition of the business solution along with the project approach. Leads cost-based and technology-based discussions to explain the architecture in terms of its build, deployment, and ongoing operational use to determine customer appetite for the business solution. Uses a business-value approach that values return on investment (ROI) and customer costs-savings over technical ease of execution.
• Collaborates with the Project Manager to jointly drive project/technical governance of the design, build, and deployment into use of proof of concepts (POCs) and pilots. Works with customers to understand and demonstrate business value (e.g., release of revenue, cost savings) that the business solution realizes.
• Works with the business sponsor and customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Business users, Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Operations Team) to gather and ratify requirements and constraints. Manages and resolves ambiguity in the requirements and constraints and documents assumptions and implications where it cannot be resolved. Maintains the requirements/constraints traceability matrix to prove that solution components have a rationale/justification for inclusion in the Architecture of the business solution. Drives development and execution of Test Plans to prove that each requirement/constraint has been implemented as expected by the customer. Where there are defects, works in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Customer to redress or accept and document the status of the test results.
• Collaborates with the Account Team and/or Bid Team to understand the business solution/problem. Drives agreement, based on the customer's priorities, requirements/constraints, approach, principles, concepts, and expectations. Builds and documents a realistically costed Solution Approach with traceability of requirements, constraints, decisions, and tradeoffs that balances risk, technical credibility, and technical innovation to meet customer need, predominantly based on existing solution offerings and/or reference architecture. Jointly leads the implementation in close partnership with the Project Manager. Exercises oversight and governance and establishes quality practices and standards to realize the business solution. Uses a cohesive build methodology with an agreed release schedule and timeline so the solution can be transitioned to live operations. Ensures communication of and adherence to the pre-sales value proposition. Works with the Project Manager to highlight where assumptions have proven false. Uses change requests to modify the solution/project approach when needed. As needed, collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to receive specialized advice that can help define the solution and project approach and increase the time to value for the customer.
• Identifies scenarios that could slow or impede pre-sales/delivery. Orchestrates the broader Microsoft team to address technical blockers and works with account/project team to resolve non-technical issues. Reports significant problems to Microsoft management and escalates when needed. Plans a way forward in complex and ambiguous situations with an innovative approach and durable design. Delegates and uses specialist skills of others to drive technical alignment across internal/external teams. Coordinates disparate approaches into a single plan of action.
• Works in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Account Team to identify, categorize, and communicate business and technical risks. Defines risk mitigation activities that are foundational to the project plan. Defines risk contingency plans for invocation should the risk occur.

Practice Development • Generates new and/or improvements to existing intellectual property. Identifies which ideas should be culled. Drives the re-use of intellectual property and recommends practices in both pre-sales and delivery. Participates and contributes to internal/external communities.
Trusted Advisor • Develops a network of internal/external relationships to build influence in addressing problems/ blockers and facilitating additional views on the matter of interest. Stays up to date on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services in order to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
• Uses evidence-based arguments that articulate complex concepts in a simple manner to respectfully challenge Microsoft and customers/partners when a decision or course of action will not produce optimal results. Serves as the "technical conscience" to challenge the status quo and unrealistic expectations. Proactively resolves conflicts and seeks resolution to balance the overall outcome. Drives consensus where possible and leads decisions to resolve conflict when needed.
• Understands competitor solutions and identifies how customer business value can be driven through Microsoft's offerings. Steers the customer/partner conversations to the benefits of the solution rather than the features and functionalities.
Thought Leadership • Shares ideas, insight, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger virtual team across Microsoft using a thorough knowledge of specific Microsoft products and their context in the competitive landscape.
• Participates in external architect community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, Webcasts, blogs, hackathons) and shares learnings with internal team. Acts a mentor to junior colleagues to educate them on technical and non-technical concepts.

A strong focus on below technologies is required : • Deep domain expertise of cloud infrastructure solutions including Subscription Design, Identity and access management, Network topology and connectivity, Storage, Monitoring, Compute.
• Knowledge on Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), Well Architecture Framework (WAF), Zero Trust Security Framework.
• Knowledge on Application Architecture, Migration of Infrastructure services to Azure IaaS / Pass, Greenfield deployment- optimization of applications, automation using Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Knowledge on Networking fundamentals- VNet, ExpressRoute, vWAN, Ingress/Egress patterns and services.
• Knowledge about OSS, Docker Containers, Kubernetes and related architectures.
• Knowledge On Various DevOps Tools and Technologies: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub.
• Knowledge on using integrated development environments - Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code.
Other • Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
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Required/Minimum Qualifications • + Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience) relevant to Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering.
+ At least 12-15 years related IT experience with Solution Architecture having experience in enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, database migrations, and technology management.
+ Work experience should involve pre-sales support on large deals in technical consulting, solution design of complex solutions, project envisioning, planning, development, deployment, and Team management.
+ Must have a proven record of delivering business value and proven trust-relationships with CxO, ITDM, BDM
+ 6+ years technical sales experience.
+ 6+ years project management experience.
+ Technical or Professional Certification in Domain from multiple cloud providers.

The job may require travel. Fluent English verbal and written communications skills are a must.



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