Sr. Solutions Architect - Microsoft AI
AI summary of the role
Revenue-carrying presales leader and primary technical authority for Microsoft AI and automation within SHI's Data & AI practice.
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What you’ll do
- Own and achieve an annual gross profit target for AI-led professional services engagements
- Serve as SHI's subject matter expert on agentic AI, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and multi-agent orchestration patterns
- Lead discovery workshops and architect AI/automation solutions using Copilot for M365, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and Power Platform
- Collaborate with specialist SAs in Fabric/Power BI, Purview, and Security to assemble integrated, multi-discipline solutions
What you’ll bring
- 8+ years in solution architecture, presales engineering, or technical consulting within the Microsoft ecosystem
- 3+ years hands-on with Microsoft AI/automation: Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Power Platform, or Copilot for M365 extensibility
- Demonstrated experience designing and building AI agents or conversational AI in production or client-facing context
- Track record of carrying and achieving a personal revenue or bookings target ($3M+ annually preferred)
Technologies
Copilot for Microsoft 365 · Copilot Studio · Azure AI Foundry · Power Platform · Semantic Kernel · AutoGen · LangGraph · Microsoft Fabric · Power BI · Microsoft Purview
About SHI International
Privately held global IT solutions provider selling hardware, software, cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services to 15,000+ enterprise, public sector, and academic organizations.
Bootstrapped · 5000+ people
Source and classification
Technical pre-sales · Evidence for this classification:
About Us Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services. Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy: Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S. Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities. Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family. World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. Job Summary The Senior Solutions Architect – Microsoft AI is a revenue-carrying presales leader responsible for driving new business
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About Us Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services. Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy: Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S. Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities. Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family. World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. Job Summary The Senior Solutions Architect – Microsoft AI is a revenue-carrying presales leader responsible for driving new business within SHI’s Data & AI professional services practice. This role is the practice’s primary technical authority on Microsoft’s AI and automation capabilities: Copilot for Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and Power Platform. This individual will own a personal bookings target and operate across the full presales lifecycle—from discovery and technical qualification through solution design, proposal development, proof-of-concept delivery, and executive presentation. A critical aspect of [... source excerpt omitted ...] ollaboration with SHI’s specialist Solution Architects in data platform (Fabric & Power BI), data governance (Purview), and security to assemble holistic, integrated solutions for clients. While the specialist SAs bring deep expertise in their respective domains, this role ensures that the AI and agent layer is architected to take full advantage of those foundations—and that client-facing solutions tell a unified story rather than a collection of disconnected workstreams. A key growth area for this role is AI agent development and multi-agent orchestration. As enterprises move beyond simple chatbots toward autonomous agents that reason, plan, and take action, this SA will be r [... source excerpt omitted ...] ofessional services engagements Partner with SHI Account Executives and Microsoft co-sell teams to identify, qualify, and advance AI and Copilot opportunities across the existing customer base Build and manage a qualified pipeline across multiple engagement types: pilot programs, platform foundations, advanced AI acceleration, adoption recovery, and targeted point solutions Develop account-level AI readiness assessments and multi-phase engagement roadmaps that create long-term revenue expansion Contribute to quarterly pipeline reviews, forecasting, and win/loss analysis AI Agent Development & Market-Making Serve as SHI’s subject matter expert on agentic AI, Copilot Studio a
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