Job Description

Start Date: February 2026 - August 2026

Type of Employment: 60% Paid Internship

Duration: 6 months

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns and student workers from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential--and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) Student Worker you will provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, installation and maintenance of company products. Assist the sales staff in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs and preparing detailed product specifications for the development and implementation of customer applications/solutions.

At Microsoft, Student Workers work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You'll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

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Applies foundational technical knowledge of an architecture solution to meet business and information technology (IT) requirements and resolve identified technical constraints. Acts as the voice of the customer (VOC)/partner by learning to identify and share feedback around technical capabilities, gaps, blockers, and insights that relate to the customer/partner with internal teams, using established channels. Solicits input from others to contribute to proposals for viable solutions based on specific technical products. demonstrates basic technical concepts and proves those design solutions capability through design collaboration sessions with the customer/partner. Supports research projects and contributes to scoping surveys for customers/partners to assess potential intellectual property (IP) needs or process changes. Participates in external architect community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, Webcasts, blogs, hackathons) and shares learnings with the internal team. Participates in discussions around architecture design, resiliency reviews, and technical optimization that result in production deployment application and increase customer business value. Ensures that the customer's environment and applications are well-architected.

Qualifications

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Required Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's , Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and must be in the final year of study Must be available to do an internship in February 2026 until August 2026 Must be legally authorized to work in Switzerland? (Legally authorized = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit) Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

Passion for technology and customer obsessed Displays strong stakeholder and relationship management across senior leaders, partners, and customers Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g. Azure) Change Management Certification (e.g. Prosci)


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