Microsoft Frontier Solutions Architect

World Wide Technology; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Microsoft Frontier SSA to drive presales strategy, architect AI-enabled solutions, and prototype high-value use cases for Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Foundry, Azure AI, and more.

The role blends advisory work with hands-on engineering, guiding executives and technical teams through opportunity discovery, solution envisioning, and rapid prototyping to demonstrate tangible AI outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical presales or related customer-facing tech roles.
• Hands-on prototype experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Foundry, Azure AI services, Power Platform.
• Strong understanding of AI agents, orchestration patterns, and responsible AI considerations.
• Experience engaging executive and technical audiences and leading workshops.
• Ability to translate business use cases into technical architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead presales discovery to uncover AI opportunities and high-value use cases.
• Translate business use cases into reference architectures and adoption roadmaps.
• Advise on agent strategy, Copilot experiences, and API connectors.
• Design and build prototypes using Copilot Studio, AI Foundry, and Azure AI services.
• Show how Copilot accelerates development, docs, tests, and workflows.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to prioritize use cases and prototype candidates.
• Support executive discussions on AI strategy, ROI, governance, and adoption.
• Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to transition prototypes into engagements.

Skills

Technical presales

Solution architecture

AI engineering

Executive communication

Developer workflows

Workshops facilitation

Tools

Copilot Studio

AI Foundry

Azure AI services

Power Platform

Job description

Why WWT?

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe.

Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software—WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams?

Job Summary

The Microsoft Frontier SSA is a presales technical strategist and hands‑on AI solution architect who helps customers identify, prioritize, and prototype high‑value AI use cases. This role blends customer‑facing advisory skills with practical engineering capability across agent strategy, Copilot extensibility, AI application development, and developer productivity. The successful candidate will guide executive and technical stakeholders through AI opportunity discovery, solution envisioning, architecture design, and rapid prototyping that demonstrates what is possible with Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Foundry, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform, and Azure AI services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead presales discovery conversations to uncover customer AI opportunities, business challenges, process inefficiencies, and high-value use cases for Microsoft Frontier solutions.
• Translate business use cases into solution hypotheses, reference architectures, prototype plans, and phased adoption roadmaps across agents, Copilot experiences, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Advise customers on agent strategy, including when to use Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio agents, AI Foundry agents, custom copilots, automation, APIs, connectors, and multi-agent patterns.
• Design and build credible prototypes, demos, and proof-of-concepts using Copilot Studio, AI Foundry, GitHub Copilot, Power Platform, Azure AI services, and enterprise data sources.
• Demonstrate how GitHub Copilot can accelerate software development, modernization, documentation, test creation, and developer workflow transformation.
• Facilitate workshops with business, IT, security, and developer stakeholders to prioritize AI use cases, assess readiness, define success measures, and identify prototype candidates.
• Support executive conversations on Microsoft AI strategy, ROI, responsible AI, data readiness, governance, security, extensibility, and organizational adoption.
• Partner with sales, solution architecture, delivery, and Microsoft teams to shape opportunities, create differentiated solution narratives, and transition successful prototypes into funded engagements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical presales, solution architecture, cloud architecture, developer advocacy, AI engineering, or related customer-facing technology roles.
• Hands-on experience building prototypes or proof-of-concepts with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft AI Foundry, Azure AI services, Power Platform, or comparable AI application platforms.
• Strong understanding of AI agents, orchestration patterns, knowledge grounding, prompt design, connectors, APIs, tools/actions, evaluation, security, and responsible AI considerations.
• Working knowledge of GitHub Copilot and modern developer workflows, including how AI-assisted development can improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and modernization.
• Ability to engage both executive and technical audiences, simplifying complex AI concepts into business outcomes, solution options, and actionable next steps.
• Experience facilitating customer workshops, whiteboarding architectures, shaping statements of work, and partnering with delivery teams to transition from presales strategy to implementation.
• Curiosity, technical depth, and a builder mindset—comfortable learning fast, experimenting with new Microsoft AI capabilities, and creating practical demonstrations that make AI tangible for

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $140,000 to $175,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that are not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. When it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health (Medical & Prescription), Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers (MO & IL), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive Pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Medical Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement, Day of Caring
• Additional Perks: Family Planning Benefits, Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Voluntary Supplemental Accident/Illness/Hospital, Voluntary ID Theft, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Note: This is not an all-encompassing list and should not be used as a complete description of the plan’s benefits. For more information, see our US benefits website at wwt.com/us-benefits.

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all!

If you require accessibility accommodation(s) or adjustment during any stage of the hiring process, please let your WWT Recruiter know. The recruiter will work with you to understand your needs and help ensure an accessible experience throughout the interview process.

World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.