Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) — Modern Work & Security - Mandarin speaker

Job Description

Role : Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) — Modern Work & Security

Mode of hire - Permanent

Mode of work - Remote

Language - Mandarin

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) — Modern Work &

Security with strong expertise across Microsoft 365, identity, endpoint, information

protection, and Microsoft security technologies.

The CSA will work with customers and stakeholders to assess technical requirements,

design secure cloud solutions, provide architectural guidance, support

implementation, and resolve complex technical challenges across Modern Work and

Security workloads.

The ideal candidate should combine strong architectural and customer-facing capabilities

with hands-on expertise across Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Windows Client, Active

Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft

Sentinel.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Customer Advisory

Understand customer business, technical, security, and governance requirements.

Design secure and scalable solutions across Modern Work, Identity, and Security

workloads.

Provide architecture recommendations, implementation guidance, and technical

best practices.

Conduct technical discussions, solution assessments, design reviews, and

architecture workshops.

Identify technical risks and provide appropriate remediation and modernization

recommendations.

Act as a trusted technical advisorto customers and key stakeholders.

Microsoft 365 & Exchange Online

Architect and provide technical guidance for Microsoft 365 environments.

Define governance, administrative, security, and operational best practices.

Design and support Exchange Online administration, governance, and protection

solutions.

Provide guidance on mail flow, security, access, protection, and operational

configurations.

Windows Client & Active Directory

Provide architectural and technical guidance for Windows 11 / Windows Client

environments.

Support modernization and security of enterprise Windows environments.

Design and troubleshootActive Directory and hybrid identity scenarios.

Recommend best practices for identity, authentication, access, and governance.

Microsoft Entra ID

Design and advise on identity and access solutions utilizing:

Microsoft Entra ID

Entra ID Governance

Identity Governance

Identity Protection

Verified ID

Role and access govemance

Hybrid identity scenarios

Provide recommendations aligned with Zero Trust and identity security principles.

Microsoft Purview

• Design information protection solutions using Microsoft Purview Information

Protection.

Provide guidance around data classification, sensitivity labels, information

protection, and governance.

Help customers strengthen data security and compliance across Microsoft 365

environments.

Microsoft Defender

Architect and advise on endpoint security using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Design security controls and provide guidance for threat detection, investigation,

and remediation.

Provide technical guidance around Microsoft Defender for Cloud for cloud security

posture and workload protection.

Review security recommendations and help define remediation approaches.

Microsoft Sentinel

Design and support security monitoring and SIEM solutions using Microsoft

Sentinel.

Advise on data-source integration, analytics, alerts, incidents, and security

monitoring.

Support threat detection, investigation, incident-response, and remediation

scenanos.

Integrate Microsoft security technologies to provide a comprehensive security

architecture.

Core Technical Skills

Technology / Solution Area

Microsoft 365 Administration & Governance

Expected Proficiency

Advanced

Exchange Online Administration, Governance & Protection Advanced

Windows 1 1 / Windows Client

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

Entra ID Governance

Entra Identity Protection

Entra Identity Governance

Entra Verified ID

Strong

Advanced

Advanced

Advanced

Advanced

Advanced

Good to Strong

Microsoft Purview Information Protection

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Required Experience & Competencies

Strong

Advanced

Strong

Strong

Strong experience designing and delivering Microsoft cloud solutions in enterprise

environments.

Strong expertise across Modern Work + Identity + Security technologies.

Experience translating customer requirements into technical architecture and

solution designs.

Strong understanding Of Microsoft cloud security and Zero Trust principles.

Ability to lead technical discussions, workshops, assessments, and architecture

reviews.

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.

Ability to work across multiple Microsoft technologies and solution areas.

Excellent customer-facing communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Ability to develop technical documentation, architecture recommendations, and

implementation guidance

About Sonata Software

Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique Platformation TM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.

Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.AI Enterprise Platform, which includes Agent Bridge-a governance and observability framework; Agent Builder-a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace-an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH (Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics (Finland) . We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Healthcare and Lifesciences; Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.

Deep collaborations with partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Snowflake strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. Our 30+years of partnership with Microsoft, and being part of the elite Microsoft Inner Circle, places us among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners. Sonata is now among the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge Also; Sonata Software is proud to achieve AWS Premier Tier Status in the AWS Partner Network.

Why join Sonata Software?

At Sonata, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you will not be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Sonata Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law.