Partner Cloud Solution Architect (Azure)

As a Partner Solution Architect (PSA), you will serve as the deep technical SME to partners' technical force & own the partner's technical strategy plan for their Cloud Solution Area (CSA). 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. Partner Enablement & Business Acumen - You'll coach broader partner technical teams to ensure pre-sales, deployment, and consumption are embedded in solution development.

You'll help partners build resilience to technical challenges, navigate competitive landscapes, and translate technical concepts into business value.

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 OR equivalent experience.

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. 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solution design, technical consulting, partner enablement, or technology solutions, with expertise in digital transformation, cloud platforms, SaaS, and emerging technologies such as AI.

Proven ability to lead partner and customer engagements, including architecture reviews, technical innovation workshops, SAP RISE deployments, practice development, and scalable cloud adoption initiatives. Technical degree or equivalent experience, customer-facing experience, and relevant cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, security certifications, etc.).