20 Cloud Architect jobs in Ireland

Senior Data Architect - Azure Cloud Daily Rate Contract Dublin (Hybrid) Realtime is working with a leading financial services client in Ireland that is looking to bring in an experienced Data Architect that has experience working on large scale Azure migration projects. In this role, you will take ownership and drive the target Data & AI Architecture to MS Azure. You will also work with key stakeholders across various IT domains that include Development, DevOps, Data & Security. Responsibilities Using your experience of architecture frameworks, communicate the target architecture with key business & IT stakeholders. Ensures compliance of solution architectural designs with target architecture and policies Support business representatives to understand and support the strategy and architecture roadmap. Oversee architecture governance process Supports the implementation of the cloud strategy Assesses new technologies or alternate options by conducting proof of concept style investigations Skills Required 3+ years in a architecture role as well as 10+ years in the field of Data Engineering/ Data Analytics Proven experience in designing of reliable, scalable, secure data cloud architectures at an enterprise scale Experience in data engineering, data storage, data warehousing, BI and analytics Experienced in advanced analytics, ML/ Data Science Experience migrating on-premises data architectures to Azure using: Data Lake & Lakehouse technology DataBricks Azure Data Factory Azure SQL Database Azure ML and Cognitive Services Open Shift PowerBI Networking, gateway & security infrastructure for on-premises integration and hybrid cloud Knowledge of analytical programming languages such as: Python, R, SQL & .NET Knowledge of security concepts The ability to translate business needs into IT Architecture requirements. For more information, please apply or email Benefits: Work From Home

Deloitte is the biggest professional services Firm in the world and making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. We're driven to create positive progress for our clients, community, people, and the planet. This sense of purpose inspires us to work to the highest standards, to tackle the challenges that matter. Joining us means becoming part of a Consulting team that's at the top of its game and growing. Working with the best people and technology in the market, you'll tackle meaningful projects that transform the future for high-profile local and international clients. And you'll do it as part of a people-first culture that's supportive, collaborative and, above all, welcoming. Exciting opportunity within our Engineering Team: Deloitte Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Architect within our Engineering team. By choosing to work with us you will be joining a practice which is widely recognised by our clients for its insight, expertise and for the quality of our work. You will be able to work in a culture that is innovative, collaborative and supportive of your personal and professional development. Our track record of commercial success and our growth ambitions can provide you with a fantastic platform for your career. About the Role Leading the design and development of technical solutions based on the Microsoft Platform (using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure AD, and Microsoft Azure AD B2C) Promote Azure cloud internally to sales and delivery teams to drive growth Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of Microsoft Azure and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the public cloud solutions architect community Author or otherwise contribute to public cloud customer-facing publications such as whitepapers Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates and act as a technical liaison between customers, delivery teams and support Apply proven multidisciplinary techniques and tools to address key issues, including: aligning business and IT strategies and architectures, managing complex business IT transformations, optimising IT performance/value and managing IT costs, in the context of appropriately managing risk and achieving business results Assist our clients in establishing and implementing a vision, road map and governance to address today's business needs and support future growth Identify where our clients can leverage IT for greatest strategic impact, defining a target IT architecture that supports business requirements and reduces costs About You Self-starter with an in-depth hands-on work experience with large-scale implementations of Azure. Experience in other platforms such as AWS or GCP would be a plus Extensive experience of enterprise, full-life cycle in Architecture in the professional IT/Software Development services industry Project experience migrating and deploying cloud based solutions (GCP, Azure or AWS) Architecting, implementing and supporting Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services infrastructure and topologies Knowledge of .NET, and cloud technologies development languages and tools, to continue with development Has a certification in Azure Architecture, additional certifications in AWS and GCP would be preferred Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service, Infrastructure as Code and related concepts on public cloud Experience with distributed computing, cloud security, IaaS & PaaS architectures, knowledge of big data/analytics, ci/cd, DevOps, SRE and networking concepts Container experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms Understanding of Identity and Access Management, user and system authentication methods and certificates, tokens and certificate management If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. What we offer Your reward at Deloitte is competitive, supports our purpose and enables our people to never stop growing. Your reward at Deloitte is not just your salary, we believe in investing in our people's personal and professional development and empowering their work-life balance. Our ambition is to achieve gender equality and enable continuous growth. We offer supports and benefits that suit you, wherever you are in life, including health and well-being, pension, savings, training, coaching and enhanced leave options among others. Keep on being you. Bring your full, absolute self to work, every day. Explore, question and collaborate. Stretch your thinking, while building a career that inspires and energises you. And, whatever motivates you, keep growing both professionally and personally - because when you make an impact that matters, we do too. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.

Deloitte is the biggest professional services Firm in the world and making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here.

We're driven to create positive progress for our clients, community, people, and the planet.

This sense of purpose inspires us to work to the highest standards, to tackle the challenges that matter.

Joining us means becoming part of a Consulting team that's at the top of its game and growing.

Working with the best people and technology in the market, you'll tackle meaningful projects that transform the future for high-profile local and international clients.

And you'll do it as part of a people-first culture that's supportive, collaborative and, above all, welcoming.

Exciting opportunity within our Engineering Team: Deloitte Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Architect within our Engineering team.

By choosing to work with us you will be joining a practice which is widely recognised by our clients for its insight, expertise and for the quality of our work.

You will be able to work in a culture that is innovative, collaborative and supportive of your personal and professional development.

Our track record of commercial success and our growth ambitions can provide you with a fantastic platform for your career.

About the Role Leading the design and development of technical solutions based on the Microsoft Platform (using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure AD, and Microsoft Azure AD B2 C) Promote Azure cloud internally to sales and delivery teams to drive growth Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of Microsoft Azure and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the public cloud solutions architect community Author or otherwise contribute to public cloud customer-facing publications such as whitepapers Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates and act as a technical liaison between customers, delivery teams and support Apply proven multidisciplinary techniques and tools to address key issues, including: aligning business and IT strategies and architectures, managing complex business IT transformations, optimising IT performance/value and managing IT costs, in the context of appropriately managing risk and achieving business results Assist our clients in establishing and implementing a vision, road map and governance to address today's business needs and support future growth Identify where our clients can leverage IT for greatest strategic impact, defining a target IT architecture that supports business requirements and reduces costs About You Self-starter with an in-depth hands-on work experience with large-scale implementations of Azure.

Experience in other platforms such as AWS or GCP would be a plus Extensive experience of enterprise, full-life cycle in Architecture in the professional IT/Software Development services industry Project experience migrating and deploying cloud based solutions (GCP, Azure or AWS) Architecting, implementing and supporting Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services infrastructure and topologies Knowledge of.

NET, and cloud technologies development languages and tools, to continue with development Has a certification in Azure Architecture, additional certifications in AWS and GCP would be preferred Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service, Infrastructure as Code and related concepts on public cloud Experience with distributed computing, cloud security, Iaa S & Paa S architectures, knowledge of big data/analytics, ci/cd, Dev Ops, SRE and networking concepts Container experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms Understanding of Identity and Access Management, user and system authentication methods and certificates, tokens and certificate management If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply.

Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

What we offer Your reward at Deloitte is competitive, supports our purpose and enables our people to never stop growing.

Your reward at Deloitte is not just your salary, we believe in investing in our people's personal and professional development and empowering their work-life balance.

Our ambition is to achieve gender equality and enable continuous growth.

We offer supports and benefits that suit you, wherever you are in life, including health and well-being, pension, savings, training, coaching and enhanced leave options among others.

Keep on being you.

Bring your full, absolute self to work, every day.

Explore, question and collaborate.

Stretch your thinking, while building a career that inspires and energises you.

And, whatever motivates you, keep growing both professionally and personally - because when you make an impact that matters, we do too.

To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page.

To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.

Senior Data Architect - Azure Cloud Daily Rate Contract Dublin (Hybrid) Realtime is working with a leading financial services client in Ireland that is looking to bring in an experienced Data Architect that has experience working on large scale Azure migration projects.

In this role, you will take ownership and drive the target Data & AI Architecture to MS Azure.

You will also work with key stakeholders across various IT domains that include Development, Dev Ops, Data & Security.

Responsibilities Using your experience of architecture frameworks, communicate the target architecture with key business & IT stakeholders.

Ensures compliance of solution architectural designs with target architecture and policies Support business representatives to understand and support the strategy and architecture roadmap.

Oversee architecture governance process Supports the implementation of the cloud strategy Assesses new technologies or alternate options by conducting proof of concept style investigations Skills Required 3+ years in a architecture role as well as 10+ years in the field of Data Engineering/ Data Analytics Proven experience in designing of reliable, scalable, secure data cloud architectures at an enterprise scale Experience in data engineering, data storage, data warehousing, BI and analytics Experienced in advanced analytics, ML/ Data Science Experience migrating on-premises data architectures to Azure using: Data Lake & Lakehouse technology Data Bricks Azure Data Factory Azure SQL Database Azure ML and Cognitive Services Open Shift Power BI Networking, gateway & security infrastructure for on-premises integration and hybrid cloud Knowledge of analytical programming languages such as: Python, R, SQL &.

NET Knowledge of security concepts The ability to translate business needs into IT Architecture requirements.

For more information, please apply or email Benefits: Work From Home

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.
In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
+ This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office.
**Role Description**
SMBC is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Architect who is interested in building a career at a fast growing and reputable Bank. The Senior Cloud Security Architect will develop and maintain system-specific cyber security policy best suited for business function and regulatory requirements. In addition, you will evaluate network security policy and set configurations for internal networks, external access, routers and firewalls and security certificates They will be given opportunities to participate in devising and implementing testing plans for security systems, training initiatives, incident response and management plans, monitoring and reporting systems and disaster recovery plans.
This role will report to the Executive Director of Cloud Security Architecture.
**Role Objectives: Delivery**
+ Develop and maintain system-specific cyber security policy best suited for business function and regulatory requirements.
+ Evaluate network security policy and set configurations for internal networks, external access, router and firewall configurations, and security certificates. Develop machine security policies, select appropriate anti-virus technologies and determine operational best practices.
+ Evaluate all new applications and systems for security requirements and risk, creating allowance lists and policy revisions as needed.
+ Devise and implement testing plans for security systems, training initiatives, incident response and management plans, monitoring and reporting systems, and disaster recovery plans.
+ Work with business unit leads and compliance teams to set security risk objectives, develop operational policy and guidance, and determine budgets for security systems.
+ Partner with IT systems and network infrastructure teams to develop and implement security policy and configurations for corporate devices, connections and data resources.
+ Engage with business units and application development teams to ensure third party and internally developed applications conform to security standards and do not create security gaps.
+ Collaborate with cyber security analysts to operate testing and training programs, apply policy and install security applications, and provide incident response and tracking to support analysis efforts.
**Qualifications and Skills**
+ 7 years of experience highly desired
+ Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of various network, data and system security protocols and methodologies.
+ Advanced IT security certifications.
+ Display knowledge of regulations governing data security, industry and operational best practices, risk mitigation techniques and incident response protocols.
+ Possess ability to coordinate policy and system updates, incident response plans, testing and training, and monitoring and reporting efforts across multiple departments and functions.
+ Show familiarity with the benefits and risks associated with new technologies and services and encryption protocols.
+ Additionally, remain up to date on major vulnerabilities, emerging threats and social engineering efforts.
+ Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
+ Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated and disciplined approach to learning and working.
+ Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate leadership skills when needed.
+ Possess a highly developed sense of personal accountability and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple personal tasks, projects, and goals.
**Additional Requirements**
SMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at

AWS Cloud Solution Architect - Dublin We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Solution Architect to join a leading global consulting firm in Dublin. In this role, you will define and deliver cloud strategies for major organisations, designing scalable AWS solutions and guiding Agile delivery teams. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement AWS-based cloud and hybrid architectures. Lead technical teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Support legacy migrations, DevOps, CI/CD, and IaC practices. Integrate AI/ML and data pipelines into enterprise solutions. Advise clients on cloud cost optimisation (FinOps) and governance. Requirements: 3+ years' experience in cloud solution architecture. Strong AWS expertise (certification desirable). Background in software development (Java or .NET). Experience with DevOps, IaC tools, and cloud migration. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Knowledge of Azure/Google Cloud a plus. Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, health insurance, pension, wellness programmes, career development opportunities, and international training. For more info contact Seamus at Reperio, or apply through the link Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business. Skills: Cloud AWS Solution Architect Dublin

AWS Cloud Solution Architect - Dublin We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Solution Architect to join a leading global consulting firm in Dublin.

In this role, you will define and deliver cloud strategies for major organisations, designing scalable AWS solutions and guiding Agile delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities: Design and implement AWS-based cloud and hybrid architectures.

Lead technical teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Support legacy migrations, Dev Ops, CI/CD, and Ia C practices.

Integrate AI/ML and data pipelines into enterprise solutions.

Advise clients on cloud cost optimisation (Fin Ops) and governance.

Requirements: 3+ years' experience in cloud solution architecture.

Strong AWS expertise (certification desirable).

Background in software development (Java or.

NET). Experience with Dev Ops, Ia C tools, and cloud migration.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Knowledge of Azure/Google Cloud a plus.

Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, health insurance, pension, wellness programmes, career development opportunities, and international training.

For more info contact Seamus at Reperio, or apply through the link Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.

Skills: Cloud AWS Solution Architect Dublin

At Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), we are leading a high-growth, AI-powered global sales team-one that is deeply connected to our partners and driven by customer success. By uniting our Small Medium Business, Corporate, Strategy, and Partner teams, we are unlocking the largest customer opportunity, backed by the industry's most significant investments. Leveraging the power of AI and our extensive partner ecosystem, we are redefining how businesses of all sizes adopt technology to drive growth and innovation. SME&C is more than a sales organization-it's a culture of innovation, opportunity, and inclusivity. Here, you'll be part of a diverse, high-performing, and customer-obsessed team where collaboration, connection, and continuous learning fuel everything we do. If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, explore how SME&C can be the next step in your career. Together, we are shaping the future of business.
Do you love working with customers to achieve their business outcomes? Would you love to build expertise around the leading, next generation cloud services?
This is an opportunity to join the SME&C EMEA team as a Cloud & AI Platform CSA for Azure Infrastructure to support the German-speaking markets.
In this role you will proactively act as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Contributes to leading virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers.
The base salary for this position starts from EUR 77,200 per annum depending on experience.
In line with our Flexible Work approach, for roles at Microsoft Germany and Austria, we recommend spending at least two days per week in the office or at the customer site. The specific days to work from the office or at the customer will be defined in agreement between the employee and their 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.
**Responsibilities**
Business Impact:
Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals.
Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies (e.g., product offerings such as value-based deliverables (VBDs), advice, training, technical validation), ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed to prepare customers for operational readiness and achievement of their business goals and targets. Leveraging knowledge of change management proven practices and/or involving the change management team, proactively helps the customer deploy for long-term organizational adoption to increase customer satisfaction and drive consumption/usage. Guides customers/partners towards a well-architected (e.g., secure, resilient, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled), and cost- and performance-optimized solution to increase retention and expansion opportunities. Provides feedback to Unified Delivery Team on VBDs to refine and further develop content.
Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion (especially Enhanced Solutions) at scale based on business value to customer/partner and clear understanding of the Microsoft value proposition for supported platforms to empower cloud success, foster and strengthen security and resiliency, and drive AI innovation. Actively listens to and respectfully challenges customers/partners, building trust to then advocate for alternative architectures/solutions/approaches that shape and/or enhance customer requirements. Identifies, and evaluates industry trends (e.g., customer industry verticals, information technology (IT) industry), gathers customer/partner insights (e.g., feedback around technical preferences, environments, business needs, competitive landscape), and maps existing architecture and digital transformation solutions to customer/partner business outcomes. Proactively captures opportunities in appropriate systems, processes, and tools, working collaboratively across the organization to execute on opportunities aligned with Microsoft's Customer Engagement Model.
Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools and processes to accelerate solution deployment, value realization and usage/consumption. Applies business, technical, industry, and/or enterprise knowledge to architecture or support projects to meet business and information technology (IT) requirements and resolve identified constraints.
Customer Centricity:
Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner, sharing ideas, feedback, insights, success stories and strategic/technical input with Engineering teams, Product Offerings teams and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies patterns of feedback across customers/partners/territories/industries and leverages them to develop strategic and actionable insights. Presents business cases to program managers to influence product roadmaps, decision making, bug fix prioritization, and own and drive initiatives as appropriate.
Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions aligned with Microsoft product and platform strategy, and explains why and/or how they meet customer/partner outcomes and return on investment (ROI) goals (e.g., via proof of concept, minimally viable product (MVP), rapid prototype) relative to competitive offerings. Proactively helps the customer/partner adopt and use Microsoft product/platform strategy-aligned (cross-solution area) solutions. Builds relationships with technical decision makers (TDMs), and helps build the bridge between TDMs and business decision makers (BDMs). Independently interacts as needed with customers/partners' Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and other C-level (CXO) roles to bridge understanding of security, compliance, operational and risk requirements across BDMs, TDMs, CIO and CISO teams, appropriately engaging additional subject matter experts when deeper expertise is required.
Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Defines customer/partner conditions of success by leveraging an understanding of customer goals. Anticipates and addresses customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs, and executes strategies to improve customer experience, value realization, and acceleration of transformation.
Partner Specialization:
Identifies and prioritizes several opportunities that align with revenue goals, and orchestrates growth of solution utilization pipeline with partners. Provides assistance with partner and sales teams to bring clarity to specific opportunities through proof of concept and technical pre-sales support.
Understands solution area-specific market opportunities (e.g., competitor insights) and collaborates with Global Partner Solutions (GPS) business stakeholders to lead and execute initiatives to translate opportunities into actions. Proactively guides and supports partners in developing repeatable offerings, practices, products, and solutions. Advises the partner throughout initial strategic customer implementations.
Technical Leadership:
Leverages market insights and demand signals to assist leadership in identifying relevant areas in which to drive up-skilling and/or accreditations based on demand. Role models technical readiness, both depth-aligned to solution area priorities and breadth-aligned to Customer Success Unit (CSU)/corporate initiatives (e.g., security, resilience, AI), and influences team to drive their own technical readiness. Acts as a mentor, leading readiness and upskilling activities in the team/organization by educating colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and sharing proven practices.
Proactively identifies gaps through delivery, communicates those gaps to relevant team members and internal/external stakeholders, and connects gaps and patterns across business and technology areas that drive changes and improvements to products, IP (both existing and new), technologies, and/or processes/practices that enable solutions to scale across customers. Contributes to the development and modification of Microsoft's structured frameworks and methodologies. Provides thought leadership and innovation to customers/partners and internal communities at the local level.
Contributes to leading virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, and shares ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger virtual team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Demonstrates strong industry knowledge and increases recognition for Microsoft solutions by contributing to and sometimes leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite) Contributes to intellectual property (IP) and identifies patterns where no IP exists (e.g., CoPilot and AI scenarios) to help build scalable and repeatable models. Participates in external technical and non-technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, webcasts, blogs, hackathons) that elevate the Microsoft brand and shares learnings across internal teams.
**Qualifications**
Required/minimum qualifications:
+ German language fluency.
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive 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.
+ Cloud & AI Platform Infrastructure deep technical experience.
**A strong focus on below is required:**
**Infrastructure & Platform Expertise**
+ **Virtual Machines (VMs)** - Windows and Linux
+ **Networking** - VNETs, VPNs, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, Network Security Groups
+ **Storage** - Blob, Disk, File, Backup, Recovery Services Vault
+ **Identity & Access Management** - Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Conditional Access
+ **Security** - Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure Policy, Sentinel
+ **Hybrid Cloud** - Azure Arc, on-premises integration, VMware, and Hyper-V
+ **Containers & Infra as Code** - AKS, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates
+ **Monitoring & Management** - Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
**Architecture & Design**
+ Cloud-based solution architecture (IaaS and PaaS)
+ Azure Well-Architected Framework
+ Cloud Adoption Framework
+ Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
**DevOps & Automation**
+ Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
+ PowerShell, CLI, Ansible
+ CI/CD pipelines and automation scripting
**Certifications**
+ Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Additional or preferred qualifications:
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive 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, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
+ Experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
+ Experience working on technical projects.
+ Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
+ Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
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 ( .

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Azure is the most comprehensive, innovative and flexible cloud platform today and Microsoft is seeking talented professionals that will drive customer cloud adoption within the most important companies in the market. We are always learning. Insatiably curious. We lean into uncertainty, take risks, and learn quickly from our mistakes. We build on each other's ideas because we are better together. We stand in awe of what humans dare to achieve and are motivated every day to empower others to do more and achieve more through our technology and innovation. Together we make a difference.
The Digital Customer Success team drives growth for Microsoft by helping customers realize the value of the Microsoft Cloud. Powered by a world-class connected sales and marketing platform, this team leverages marketing insights to reach customers when and where they want to engage digitally to help solve their business problems. We're powered by the latest innovations in Microsoft Dynamics 365 to engage with customers, collaborate across our global teams, and acquire and retain new business for Microsoft.
Do you love working with customers to achieve their business outcomes? Would you love to build expertise around the leading, next generation cloud services? As a **Cloud Solution Architect (CSA)** , you will become part of the next generation of sales leaders at Microsoft. With the aid of best-in-class sales processes, techniques and technologies, you will be empowered to shape customer relationships for a strategic set of Microsoft's customers. These customers are adopting industry-leading products and services for their businesses, education systems or governments. You will serve as the central point of contact for the customer across engagements helping to drive Microsoft's existing cloud & enterprise consumption through developing and managing customer relationships.
**Responsibilities**
+ Business Relationship Owner: Build coalition of support (IT and business) with customer. Define specific technology outcomes that align to customer strategy.
+ Portfolio Management: Manage a dedicated portfolio of customers while preventing churn.
+ Operationally Excellent: Follow processes, systems, and documentation as expected; identifies issues or barriers to efficiency. Recommends improvements and partners to implement solutions.
+ Consumption: Conduct analyses into what customers are using versus needs. Drives greater consumption (cloud and support) with customers based on analysis of both usage and needs. Leverages insights to provide guidance and recommendations to customers; drives, retains, and optimizes customer consumption
+ Technical Acumen: Apply technical knowledge and customer insights to create a modernization roadmap. Architect solutions to meet business and IT needs, ensuring resources and infusing key Infrastructure technical viability of new projects and successful deployments, while orchestrating key technologies
+ Executive Presence: Engage with and influence business and IT decision makers by providing feedback or insights to help customers define and realize their digital and business transformational targets. Influences others to help meet customer needs and prioritize efforts accordingly. Recognizes systemic issues to resolve.
+ Technical Leadership: Leverage best practices to guide customer strategy and future growth for Microsoft by cultivating customer affinity with Microsoft programs/solutions that drive impact for the customer and establishing Microsoft as a leader. Provide feedback to Microsoft on customer development needs, customer blockers, or mitigation strategies.
Embody our culture and values
**Qualifications**
**Professional:**
+ Sales and negotiation experience, technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, technical sales experience, or related work or internship experience OR equivalent experience.
**Technical**
+ Experience in one or more of the following: designing architecture, networking, container services, data center migrations or database administration, design and architect experience in data analytics, coding/development, cloud-based solution designs, migrations or management of technology.
+ Relevant certifications from Microsoft of competitive platforms of similar product (e.g., AZ104 + AZ 303/304/ or 305, DP 203/204) OR equivalent certifications (AWS, GCP).
**Education**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND sales and negotiation experience, technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, technical sales experience, or related work or internship experience.
**Fluency in Italian**
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