Microsoft

Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI (Data)

Microsoft$128K — $222K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years technical pre-sales experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years technical pre-sales experience, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 8 years in technical pre-sales or consulting, or related experience.
  • 6+ years with cloud/hybrid infrastructures and architecture.
  • Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines.
  • Extensive experience with Azure Databases (SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL).
  • Deep knowledge of Azure Analytics tools and competitors.

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs.
  • Lead hands-on engagements like hackathons to accelerate cloud adoption.
  • Build trusted relationships, co-designing secure architectures.
  • Resolve technical blockers, collaborating with engineering.
  • Maintain expertise in Microsoft Analytics Portfolio and Azure Databases.
  • Grow knowledge in on-prem EDW and BI solutions.
  • Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud communities.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies.
  • Participation in engaging hands-on workshops and hackathons.
  • Build a strong network within the Analytics community.
  • Contribute to innovative solution designs that impact customers.
  • Exposure to a wide range of industry-leading technologies.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
  • Lead hands-on engagements-hackathons and architecture workshops-to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's cloud platforms.
  • Build trusted relationships with platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions
  • Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.
  • Maintain deep expertise in Analytics Portfolio: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, DW, real-time intelligence, BI, Copilot), Azure Databricks, Purview Data Governance and Azure Databases: SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL.
  • Maintain and grow expertise in on-prem EDW (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata), Hadoop & BI solutions.
  • Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud Database & Analytics communities and customer forums


Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.


Additional or preferred qualifications
  • 8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
  • Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines
  • Extensive experience with Azure Databases (SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL) from migration & modernize and creating new AI apps.
  • Extensive experience with Azure Analytics (Fabric, Azure Databricks, Purview) and competitors (BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake) in data warehouse, data lake, big data, analytics, real-time intelligent, and reporting using integrated Data Security & Governance.
  • Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.


Solution Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year.

Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Solution Engineering IC5 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 128,000 $ CAD à 222,400 $ CAD par année.

Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu'à ce que le poste soit pourvu.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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