Key skills
Technical pre-salesTechnical consultingCloud platformsCloud architectureData analyticsMicrosoft FabricAzure DatabricksPurview Data GovernanceAzure DatabasesSQL DatabaseCosmos DBPostgreSQLOn-premises EDWTeradataNetezzaExadataHadoopBusiness IntelligenceProgramming languages - PythonProgramming languages - RProgramming languages - SQLCloud certificationsAzureAmazon Web ServicesGoogle CloudSecurity certificationsPythonSQLRAIAnalyticsBIDatabricksLeadershipSales
About this role
Microsoft is a leading technology company inviting candidates to join their team as a Senior Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform. In this role, you will help enterprises unlock the potential of Microsoft’s cloud database and analytics stack, collaborating with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate the Fabric Data Platform through hands-on engagements and solution design.
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 knowledge 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 knowledge in on-prem EDW (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata), Hadoop & BI solutions
- Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud Database & Analytics communities and customer forums
- Embody our culture and values
Requirements:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ 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 5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship
- 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology solutions, practice development, architecture OR equivalent experience
- 4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external)
- 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
- Knowledgable in Data Analytics (e.g., Databricks, Fabric, CosmosDB, Purview)
- Knowledgable in programming languages (e.g., Python, R, SQL)
- Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications)