With a vision to "Build and sell Microsoft AI, Cloud applications, services, and devices with partners, empowering people and organizations to achieve more," SME&C Channel Partner Sales (CPS) is responsible for driving revenue outcomes with partners through innovative solutions–at scale. The Global Channel Partner Sales team delivers SME&C growth and market share across AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security within GPS by capturing total addressable market (TAM) and accelerating cloud growth at scale through our top Channel Sales partner. Our approach is grounded in Cloud Solution Provider acceleration, co-sell precision, and performance accountability—executed consistently across all solution areas and every stage of the MCEM Win Formula. We are committed to delivering on our segment and revenue accountabilities by aligning execution with measurable impact, fostering partner transformation, and enabling scalable, outcome-driven growth.
The GCPS Canada Partner Solution Architect team partners with Canada's leading channel organizations to accelerate technical capabilities, solution innovation, and AI readiness. Through deep technical expertise and trusted partnerships, we help partners build secure, differentiated, and scalable Microsoft-based solutions that deliver transformative business outcomes for customers.This is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing, cross-functional team with expertise spanning Microsoft's end-to-end platform, working alongside some of our most strategic partners in the Canadian market. If you're passionate about AI, technology, continuous learning, collaboration, and serving as a trusted technical advisor, you'll find an environment where you can grow your impact, influence partner transformation, and help shape the future of innovation in Canada.
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will guide the development of business solutions, provide deep technical insights, and accelerate the growth of Microsoft Tech priorities. Join our team as a Cloud Solution Architect and play a pivotal role in guiding our most significant partners to designing and implementing innovative scalable, secure, and efficient cloud architectures that meet market needs. By leveraging your skills in technical leadership, cloud computing, software development, problem solving and systems architecture, you will drive business impact by enabling digital transformation, optimizing performance, and driving innovation through the effective use of cloud technologies.
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will work closely with partners to understand their technical requirements and business objectives, and guide them through architectural design sessions, developing proof of concepts, and help them transition from legacy systems to modern cloud environments, ensuring that their solutions are optimized for performance and cost-efficiency.
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
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). Withing your responsibilities are:
Guide Solution Development & Activation - You’ll lead the development and activation of new or enhanced partner offerings that align with Microsoft Cloud priorities. 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 ensure that solutions follow Microsoft’s Cloud and AI best practices and are optimized for performance, scalability, and security.
Thought Leadership & Stakeholder Management - You’ll build long-term engagements with strategic partners, influencing their adoption of Microsoft technologies. 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.
Qualifications
- 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.
- Deep technical knowledge of cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365, including cloud architecture, migration, optimization, security, AI infrastructure, Linux, PostgreSQL, AVS, or related technologies.
- 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.).
Cloud Solution Architecture IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year.
Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Cloud Solution Architecture IC5 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 128,000 $ CAD à 222,400 $ CAD par année.
Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field, plus 7 or more years of experience in cloud or infrastructure technologies, IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, or consulting; equivalent experience accepted.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 12 or more years of related experience, or a master's degree in a relevant field plus 8 or more years of related experience; equivalent experience accepted.
- 6 or more years of customer-facing experience.
- 6 or more years leading technical projects.
- 8 or more years of experience in cloud architecture, solution design, technical consulting, partner enablement, or technology solutions.
- Expertise in digital transformation, cloud platforms, SaaS, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
- Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, cloud architecture, migration, optimization, security, AI infrastructure, Linux, PostgreSQL, AVS, or related technologies.
- Experience leading partner and customer engagements, 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 such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or security certifications.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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