Senior Solutions Architect, Microsoft SME

An overview of this role

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will help GitLab scale specialized expertise across our go-to-market teams by guiding complex customer conversations related to the Microsoft ecosystem. This role sits within the Solutions Architect Center of Excellence and reports to the Senior Director, Center of Excellence. You will help shape how GitLab is positioned in strategic Microsoft-centered accounts, run technical evaluations that validate GitLab as an AI-powered DevSecOps platform, and contribute reusable patterns, demos, and field guidance that improve how we engage customers at scale.

What you’ll do

• Provide guidance for technical discovery with prospects and customers to assess current Microsoft ecosystem investments, development workflows, security needs, and platform requirements.
• Design solutions that show how GitLab supports secure, scalable software delivery across the software lifecycle, from planning and code management through deployment and monitoring.
• Deliver tailored demonstrations and technical presentations that map customer needs to GitLab's platform capabilities, including AI-powered DevSecOps use cases.
• Facilitate proofs of concept and proofs of value end to end, guiding stakeholders through evaluation plans, technical validation, and solution fit.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Solutions Architecture to advance strategic customer engagements and extend specialized expertise across the broader go-to-market motion.
• Partner with Product Marketing and Field Enablement on building up GitLab's position relative to GitHub in clear, evidence-based terms while also identifying ways GitLab can work alongside existing Microsoft products in customer environments.
• Create reusable assets, technical frameworks, and field guidance that help teams apply Microsoft-focused expertise consistently across opportunities.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to relay customer feedback, field insights, and technical patterns that can influence future product direction and enablement.

What you’ll bring

• Experience working in customer-facing technical roles that combine architecture guidance, solution validation, and strategic customer engagement.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystem, including how customers use Microsoft and GitHub products within software delivery environments.
• Practical background in modern software development or operations, including