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Overview Overview Partner Solution Architect, Fabric & Data, at Microsoft is accountable for building and co-selling Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions and services with global enterprise partners. Our partner portfolio includes global systems integrators, advisory and consulting organizations, and software development companies / independent software vendors. We work with partners to build differentiated capabilities and solutions that help customers transform their businesses and realize value from Microsoft technology. We are looking for a Partner Solution Architect, Fabric & Data aligned to Microsoft’s Partner Solutions Architecture team , with a focus on Data & Analytics. In this role, you will work directly with strategic partners to design, build, and scale modern data and analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric and the broader Microsoft data platform. You will help partners translate customer business and technical requirements into secure, scalable, and repeatable solutions across data engineering, analytics, real-time intelligence, data science, and embedded analytics. You will also help partners strengthen their technical capabilities, develop differentiated offerings, address solution blockers, and accelerate the adoption and consumption of Microsoft technologies. This is an opportunity to deepen your technical architecture skills and grow from a technical specialist into a well-rounded partner-facing architect. 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 Responsibilities What You’ll Do • Design and develop modern data solutions: Guide partners in designing and building scalable, secure, and performance-optimized solutions using Microsoft Fabric and related Microsoft data and analytics technologies. • Deliver partner technical engagements: Lead technical discussions, architecture design sessions, workshops, proofs of concept, and solution development activities with increasing independence and accountability for end-to-end outcomes. • Build partner capability: Provide hands-on technical enablement and architecture guidance that helps partners deepen their expertise across data engineering, analytics, real-time intelligence, data science, and embedded analytics. • Develop repeatable partner offerings: Support partners in translating technical capabilities into differentiated, repeatable, and scalable offerings that address customer requirements and create measurable business value. • Accelerate solution adoption: Identify and help resolve technical blockers affecting solution development, deployment, adoption, and consumption. Collaborate with partner teams, Microsoft sales teams, engineering, and other technical stakeholders to move opportunities forward. • Connect data to business outcomes: Help partners understand customer data and analytics needs and translate those needs into solution architectures that support data modernization, actionable insights, operational intelligence, and AI-ready data foundations. • Contribute to technical communities: Share partner insights, technical learnings, solution patterns, and proven practices with internal and external technical communities. Contribute to initiatives that improve readiness and enable solutions to scale across partners and customers. Why This Role Matters Data is foundational to how organizations make decisions, modernize their operations, and prepare for AI transformation. Microsoft Fabric brings data integration, engineering, analytics, data science, business intelligence, and real-time capabilities together within a unified data platform. In this role, you will help Microsoft’s strategic partners turn these capabilities into real solutions and repeatable offerings. You will have the opportunity to work across modern data architectures, including lakehouses, warehouses, Spark-based engineering, semantic models, event-driven solutions, embedded analytics, and intelligent data experiences. Technical Areas The successful candidate will bring experience in, and / or demonstrate the ability to quickly deepen their expertise across, several of the following areas: • Microsoft Fabric architecture and operational aspects: • OneLake, Mirroring, and Shortcuts • Lakehouse, data warehouse, and real time architectures • Spark and Microsoft Fabric notebooks • Data engineering including Dataflow Gen2 and data pipelines • Semantic models and Power BI • Data science and advanced analytics • Fabric Copilot, Data Agents and Fabric IQ • Microsoft Azure database technologies and operational aspects: • Azure SQL • Azure Database for PostgreSQL • Azure Cosmos DB • DocumentDB • Complementary technical skills: • SQL for data modeling, transformation, and analytics • Python for data engineering, analytics, and automation Qualifications Required/minimum qualifications • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 2+ 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. Other Requirements: • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship Additional or preferred qualifications • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 5+ 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, or related field AND 3+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience. • 2+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external). • 2+ years experience working on technical projects. • Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications). Cloud Solution Architecture IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $86,100 - $169,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $113,300 - $187,400 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: careers.microsoft.com This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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This is an opportunity to deepen your technical architecture skills and grow from a technical specialist into a well-rounded partner-facing architect.
What You’ll Do
Design and develop modern data solutions: Guide partners in designing and building scalable, secure, and performance-optimized solutions using Microsoft Fabric and related Microsoft data and analytics technologies.
Why This Role Matters
Technical Areas
The successful candidate will bring experience in, and / or demonstrate the ability to quickly deepen their expertise across, several of the following areas:
Microsoft Fabric architecture and operational aspects:
OneLake, Mirroring, and Shortcuts
Lakehouse, data warehouse, and real time architectures
Spark and Microsoft Fabric notebooks
Data engineering including Dataflow Gen2 and data pipelines
Semantic models and Power BI
Data science and advanced analytics
Fabric Copilot, Data Agents and Fabric IQ
Microsoft Azure database technologies and operational aspects:
Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Cosmos DB
SQL for data modeling, transformation, and analytics
Python for data engineering, analytics, and automation
Required/minimum qualifications
2+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
2+ years experience working on technical projects.
Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).

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Additional or preferred qualifications

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