Infrastructure Transformation Strategist

• As a Cloud and AI Solutions Architect, you will help customers design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures that support their modernization goals.
• You will guide organizations through migration, optimization, and innovation – translating technical capabilities into real business outcomes.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions that enhance agility, reduce costs, and unlock value through AI-powered infrastructure.

The role is based in Ireland and has a work site flexibility of up to 50% work from home.

Responsibilities include building strategy, tailoring Microsoft standard messaging to audience, learning about Microsoft capability to contribute to strategy development, and serving as the voice of the customer (VOC).

Other responsibilities include engaging other resources, developing understanding of current customer context, using product expertise to build credibility with customers, and identifying customer needs and recommending suitable Microsoft solutions.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field, proficiency in written, reading, and conversational English, and strong communication skills.

Preferred qualifications include 2+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience, 1+ year(s) experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management, and knowledge of Microsoft products/services.

As a Cloud and AI Solutions Architect, you will play a key role in helping mid-market customers modernize their infrastructure and unlock the full value of Microsoft's cloud.

You will work directly with technical and business stakeholders to design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient architectures that support AI workloads and business-critical applications.

You bring deep expertise in migrating core workloads—including Windows, SQL Server, Linux, PostgreSQL, and Oracle—to Cloud and AI.

Beyond migration, you lead customers through modernization using the 6R strategy, containerization best practices, and Cloud and AI-native services like AKS and Arc, while exploring how AI and intelligent agents can accelerate legacy transformation.

You also apply strong networking knowledge to design hybrid and cloud-native solutions, including virtual networks, VPNs, and secure routing architectures that meet enterprise performance and compliance needs.

You complement this with trusted partner solutions like NetApp, VMware, RedHat, and SAP to ensure a secure, optimized, and scalable migration experience.

This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth by leading impactful engagements that help customers modernize their infrastructure and adopt secure, scalable cloud solutions.

You will deepen your technical expertise through hands-on architecture design, migration planning, and implementation of hybrid and cloud-native environments.

You will develop strategic influence by guiding customers through infrastructure modernization and shaping technical decisions that support AI and business-critical workloads.

You will strengthen your collaboration skills by working closely with engineering teams, partners, and customer stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.

To prepare for the role, you will be enrolled in the Elevate and Early-in-Profession (EiP) Program.

Microsoft's Elevate and Early-in-Profession (EiP) programs exemplify the company's commitment to developing early-career talent through robust onboarding and mentorship.

These programs are designed to accelerate new hires' productivity, integrate them into Microsoft's culture, and set them on a path for long-term growth within the company.

Participants in Elevate/EiP benefit from a comprehensive onboarding experience that includes immersive training, structured job shadowing with seasoned colleagues, and continuous support from dedicated mentors.

By investing heavily in the first six months of a new employee's tenure, Microsoft ensures its early-in-career hires build essential skills, confidence, and professional networks that will enable them to excel.

As an engineer at Microsoft, you will have the opportunity to grow your technical expertise with access to a wide range of Microsoft learning resources, including support for earning industry-recognized certifications across Cloud and AI infrastructure, security, and AI.

With a solid understanding of Cloud and AI security services and compliance frameworks, you will help customers meet regulatory requirements and build Cloud environments that are ready for the future.

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.