The Solution Architect Manager (SAM) for UK & Ireland leads a high performing team of delivery resources (Solution Architects and consultants) who are responsible for the shaping, design, and acceleration of AI driven digital transformation for strategic customers across the geography. This role combines deep technical leadership with strong people management, business impact orientation, and cross industry influence.
Microsoft's overarching mission is to empower every person and organization globally to achieve more. Leading one of our teams, you will contribute to this mission with a growth mindset, innovative thinking, and collaborative efforts. Our daily endeavors align with values of respect, integrity, and accountability, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive both at work and beyond.
The role offers flexibility, with travel percentages varying around 25%. Join us in shaping the future of Azure transformational adoption and AI solutions at Microsoft.
Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
The ability to apply reference architecture and patterns for a variety of solutions (e.g., advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things, modern business intelligence and analytics, modern applications, data platform modernization, data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, etc.).
Knowledge of artificial intelligence and data science including machine learning, data mining, machine vision, search knowledge graphs, or natural language processing.
Knowledge of the high-level structures of a software system and the principles of creating such structures and systems.
The ability to follow secure-by-design principles to ensure a secure foundation in the design of solutions.
The ability to explain and advise on cloud security considerations, capabilities, and tools across software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
Knowledge of the framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as communication protocols used.
Additional or preferred qualifications
Solution Architecture M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 96,400.00 - £ 195,100.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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Solution Architecture M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across Ireland is €101,100.00 - €213,700.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
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