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Cloud Solution Architect - Cybersecurity Data Security - CTJ - Top Secret
 Microsoft | |
 United States, D.C., Washington | |
 Sep 28, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources - including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment - Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community. Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Contributes to leading virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers.
ResponsibilitiesMicrosoft Federal is seeking passionate individuals to join our team as Cloud Solution Architects (CSA), specializing in Data Security. In this role, you will help drive transformative security and AI outcomes for enterprise customers across industries. The pace of innovation in data security is accelerating-ideal candidates are committed to maintaining deep technical expertise, supported by Microsoft's extensive skilling resources and community. You will serve as a trusted advisor, guiding customers in securing their entire data estates against internal and external risks through Microsoft's integrated security and compliance solutions. Land an end-to-end value proposition for Data Security, spanning Microsoft's integrated security offerings including Zero Trust, Modern SOC, Cloud Adoption, and Digital Transformation. Empower customers in their Microsoft Security journey, helping define secure strategies, architectures, and implementations aligned with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 E5 Security/Compliance Services. Drive adoption of Microsoft Purview's integrated Data Security services, enabling customers to: Protect Sensitive Data using classification, sensitivity labeling, and encryption policies. Manage Insider Risks with machine learning-based detection, adaptive protection, and advanced privacy controls. Prevent Data Loss through built-in exfiltration policies across Microsoft 365 apps, services, and endpoints. Lead hands-on technical engagements, supporting customers in evaluating and deploying Microsoft's data security and compliance solutions. This includes capabilities such as Insider Risk Management, Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), eDiscovery, and Compliance Manager. These engagements help customers assess and implement controls that secure sensitive data, manage insider threats, prevent data exfiltration, and meet regulatory compliance requirements. Architect security solutions that meet business, IT, regulatory, and compliance needs-infusing key technologies to ensure alignment with enterprise security goals. Ensure solutions are "Secure by Design" and follow Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework, focusing on performance, scalability, maintainability, reusability, and reliability. Facilitate Architectural Design Sessions to align solution design with customer business objectives and technical environments, driving consensus and defining next steps toward production deployment. Act as the Voice of the Customer, sharing insights and best practices with Microsoft's Global Security, Engineering, and Product teams to remove blockers and influence product roadmaps. Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges, demonstrating the value of Microsoft Security implementations and accelerating customer success. Collaborate with other Cloud Solution Architects and stakeholders, co-developing complex, end-to-end enterprise security solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. Orchestrate technical resources across Microsoft and partner ecosystems to deliver impactful business outcomes. | |