Microsoft · 19 hours ago
Forward Deployed Engineering Solutions Architect
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $204K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering customers through innovative solutions. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Solutions Architect to support customer-facing engineering engagements, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality solutions. This role involves collaborating with various teams to translate business needs into technical designs and improve delivery metrics.
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Responsibilities
Acting as a technical authority to accelerate time to agreed scope across all FDE engagements. Helping to map the business aspirations into tangible use cases that can be accomplished with Microsoft solutions (and 3rd party software solutions where applicable)
Partner with Account Teams, FDE Delivery Leads, and customers to define and validate solution scope, architecture, and delivery approach
Ensure scoped solutions are realistic, scalable, and MVP driven, avoiding over engineering and unnecessary complexity
Identify and mobilize the right technical resources, optimizing deployment, rotation, and reuse of FDE talent
Own and actively manage delivery velocity, with accountability for reducing time to delivery start and first MVP
Unblock technical and execution issues across FDE delivery teams, holding teams accountable to agreed timelines and outcomes
Ensure MVPs are measurable, customer validated, and positioned to scale into broader solutions
Track and analyze recurring customer requests, technical patterns, and delivery architectures across engagements
Identify technical best practices and partner with engineering, product, and operations to institutionalize them, including development of AI-led efficiency solutions that speed time to MVP
Share insights and learnings across FDE delivery teams to continuously improve speed, quality, and consistency
Act as a peer to the FDE Operations Manager, co leading operational calls reviewing active FDE engagements, delivery risks and unblockers, and MVP progress and scope integrity
Elevate high quality FDE work by identifying customer success stories and references for internal communications, social and field storytelling, and earnings and executive narratives
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ 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
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Security, Information Security, or related field
8+ years of experience in technical solution architecture, delivery engineering, or forward deployed roles
Strong background in systems design, distributed systems, data platforms, cloud architectures, or enterprise software
Proven experience working directly with customers to shape, scope, and deliver complex technical solution
Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical plans and MVPs
Experience operating in fast moving, high ambiguity environments where speed to value matters
Strong influence and communication skills with the ability to hold technical teams accountable without direct authority
Experience working within or adjacent to a Forward Deployed Engineer model
Experience operating across sales, delivery, and operations organizations
Familiarity with agile and iterative delivery models focused on MVPs and customer validation
Experience identifying reusable patterns and scaling delivery best practices
Company
Microsoft
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