Overview
Microsoft 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. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
We are a frontier company. Microsoft is not simply keeping pace with the technology landscape — we are actively defining it. From the development of large language models and agentic AI systems to quantum computing, mixed reality, and next-generation cloud infrastructure, Microsoft operates at the edge of what is scientifically and technically possible. This is not incremental progress; it is a fundamental reimagining of how the world works. When you join Microsoft, you join a company where the work you do today shapes the capabilities the world will depend on tomorrow.
Microsoft Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) is Microsoft's frontier consulting practice. We sit at the point where the latest platform capabilities meet the most complex and consequential customer challenges. ISD does not wait for technology to mature before bringing it to customers — we are the team that makes frontier technology real in production, at enterprise scale, in industries that matter. As a frontier consulting firm, we operate differently from traditional systems integrators: we build with what is emerging, not just what is established; we lead with AI, not retrofit it; and we hold ourselves to an engineering standard that reflects the quality of the platform we represent.
For a Senior Solution Architect in ISD Canada, this means you are not implementing yesterday's solutions — you are architecting what comes next. You will work with capabilities that are weeks or months old, design AI-powered systems that redefine how our customers operate, and set the standard for how enterprise technology delivery looks in the age of AI. This is what it means to be part of a frontier consulting team.
Responsibilities
The Sr. Solution Architect role is organized around five key accountability areas:
1. Business Outcome-Led Architecture
2. Technical Team & AI Leadership
Lead, mentor, and orchestrate a team of architects and technical resources — setting direction, resolving blockers, and ensuring architectural coherence across workstreams.
Build and influence a broader technical community within ISD Canada, sharing reusable patterns, IP, and best practices.
Author an AI Usage Plan for every significant engagement — identifying where AI tooling (GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI, M365 Copilot, and others) can be applied to accelerate development, improve quality, or reduce cost.
Champion AI-first delivery practices across the team: use AI for code generation, documentation, testing, architecture analysis, and requirements synthesis.
4. Engineering-Grade Rigor
Establish and enforce engineering standards for solution delivery: architecture documentation, code quality, peer review processes, automated testing, CI/CD practices, and operational readiness.
Lead architecture and solution reviews, identifying risks, resolving technical constraints, and ensuring delivery meets the highest quality bar.
5. Full Stack Solution Capability
Design and architect solutions that span the Microsoft platform breadth: Data & Analytics, AI & Machine Learning, Application Development, and Cloud Infrastructure.
Additional Accountabilities
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
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Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience.
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4+ years managing multiple, complex projects or portfolios.
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2+ years experience leading blended, multidisciplinary teams.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
Technical Skills — Full Stack Coverage Across:
Leadership & Delivery Capabilities
Experience applying engineering-grade practices: architecture review boards, design patterns, quality gates, test automation.
Proven ability to build and sustain trusted relationships at the executive level (C-suite, VP, and Board) — engaging as a peer, not just a vendor, and maintaining those relationships across the full engagement lifecycle.
Solution Architecture IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $172,200.00 - CAD $334,000.00 per year.
Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Solution Architecture IC6 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 172,200.00 $ CAD à 334,000.00 $ 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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