Principal Partner Solution Architect
Microsoft · microsoft.com
RedmondLead / Manager7+ yrs
The job in short
Partner solution architecture.
Azure
Details
- Found
- 15 d ago · posted 2026-10-07
- Location as listed
- Redmond, WA,US, US
- Role
- Solutions / Software Architect
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
As a GSI Partner Solution Architect (PSA), your responsibilities will include: Your focus will be on ensuring these solutions are robust, scalable, secure, and tailored to meet evolving customer needs. Empower Innovation - You'll run technical innovation workshops, tech briefings, and envisioning sessions to build technical intensity across partner teams. By collaborating with engineering and product teams, you'll help accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies and shape partner offerings that align with both business goals and technical requirements. Strategic Sales Enablement - You'll play a key role in activating transformational deals by providing architectural guidance, resolving technical blockers, and enhancing solution design. Your work will directly contribute to workload consumption and revenue impact. Champion Technical Excellence - You'll guide partners through architecture design sessions, proof-of-concepts, and MVP builds. You'll develop deep technical relationships with CXOs and foster executive alignment to support joint success. You'll contribute to internal knowledge sharing by publishing, community blogs, and reusable assets. Drive Pre-Sales Motion - You´ll act as a technical business developer by identifying new opportunities, creating repeatable solutions, driving scalable technical initiatives, and accelerating business growth through measurable results. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 7+ 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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 12+ 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 Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience. 6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external). 6+ years experience leading technical projects. Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
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