Cloud & AI Solution Engineer – Azure Platform at Microsoft
Job Title: Cloud & AI Solution Engineer – Azure Platform at Microsoft
Date Posted: Friday the 28th of July.
Expiry Date: N/A
About the Job
Are you curious, enthusiastic about infrastructure, and ready to solve complex challenges in the AI era? Join us as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer focused on the Azure Platform for commercial customers at Microsoft.
In this technical sales role, you will help customers design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures that support their modernization goals. Using Azure’s IaaS and PaaS services, you will guide organizations through migration, modernization, and optimization — translating technical capabilities into significant business outcomes.
You will collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions that enhance agility, reduce costs, and unlock value through AI-powered infrastructure.
Your Job Description at Microsoft
Drive technical sales by using technical demos, proofs of concept, and technical architecture accelerators to influence solution design and enable deployments.
Lead architecture sessions and technical workshops to accelerate Azure adoption.
Build trusted relationships with platform leads to co-design secure, scalable solutions.
Resolve technical blockers by collaborating with engineering and sharing customer insights.
Maintain expertise in cloud migration (Windows, SQL, Linux, PostgreSQL, app workloads), resiliency, security, and compliance.
Deepen knowledge of enterprise apps (SAP, Oracle) and Azure VMware Solution (AVS).
Represent Microsoft in customer forums and technical communities through thought leadership.
The Job Requirements at Microsoft
5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
OR equivalent experience
Proven experience in cloud infrastructure, including migration of workloads such as Windows, SQL, Linux, and PostgreSQL.
Experience designing or selling solutions involving hybrid networking, secure connectivity, or network performance optimization in enterprise environments.
Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), App Platform, and containerization strategies.
Strong understanding of Azure services, including security, compliance, and hybrid cloud scenarios.
Ability to engage technical and business stakeholders to design and deploy scalable, secure cloud solutions.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)
6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, and ISVs like NetApp, VMware, and RedHat.
Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and Public Sector compliance standards.
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