The Solution Architect, Cloud & AI Solutions is a senior, client鈥慺acing technical leader responsible for designing and guiding AI鈥慹nabled, Azure鈥憂ative solutions for complex enterprise initiatives. This role focuses on applying Microsoft cloud and AI capabilities to real business problems, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and operationally sound.
The Solution Architect partners with Sales and Delivery teams from presales through execution, translating business objectives into pragmatic, implementable architectures while maintaining architectural integrity throughout delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Azure鈥慛ative Architecture
- Define end鈥憈o鈥慹nd solution architectures built on Microsoft Azure, emphasizing cloud鈥憂ative design principles
- Make architectural decisions across identity, security, networking, platform services, data access, resiliency, and cost governance
- Ensure solutions are designed for scalability, reliability, observability, and long鈥憈erm maintainability
- Establish architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails aligned to Microsoft and Hitachi Solutions best practices
AI & Intelligent Solutions
- Lead the design and implementation of AI鈥慹nabled solutions using Microsoft technologies
- Apply AI capabilities such as:
- Azure AI services and platform capabilities
- Copilot鈥慹nabled and intelligent application scenarios
- Data鈥慸riven insights, automation, and decision support
- Partner with clients to identify high鈥憊alue AI use cases and translate them into deliverable architectures
- Ensure AI solutions meet enterprise expectations for security, compliance, governance, and responsible use
Software Engineering Alignment
- Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams to ensure solutions are buildable, testable, and operable
- Define application architecture patterns (service boundaries, APIs, integration approaches) appropriate for Azure鈥憂ative solutions
- Ensure alignment with modern delivery practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and DevSecOps
- Review designs and implementations to ensure engineering quality aligns with architectural intent
Presales & Client Engagement
- Partner with Sales to drive solution design during pursuits, including discovery, architecture definition, and estimation
- Contribute to proposals, statements of work, and executive鈥憀evel presentations
- Clearly communicate architectural trade鈥憃ffs, risks, and recommendations to client IT leadership and executives
- Act as a trusted advisor throughout the engagement lifecycle
Delivery Enablement & Governance
- Partner with Delivery teams to ensure architectural vision defined in presales is carried through execution
- Provide ongoing architectural oversight and decision support during delivery
- Identify architectural risks early and drive mitigation strategies
- Support customer satisfaction through clear, proactive communication across teams
Traveling up to 50% annually to support sales pursuits.