Key skills
Technical pre-salesTechnical consultingCloud infrastructureHybrid infrastructureOn-premises infrastructureArchitecture designMigrationMicrosoft FabricAzure DatabricksPurview Data GovernanceAzure DatabasesSQL DatabaseCosmos DBPostgreSQLOn-prem EDWTeradataNetezzaExadataHadoopBusiness IntelligenceMicrosoft Office 365Power BIAzure AdministratorAzure ArchitectureAzure DevelopmentCloud Platform TechnologiesInformation SecurityTechnical certificationSQLAnalyticsBIDatabricksAzureLeadershipSales
About this role
Microsoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Sr Digital Solution Engineer to join their Innovative Data Platform team. This role involves driving technical sales, leading hands-on engagements, and guiding customers in modernizing their data platforms using Microsoft’s cloud database and analytics stack.
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
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field AND 8+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience
- 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
- Certification in relevant (Microsoft or industry) technologies or disciplines (e.g., Microsoft Office 365; Power BI; Azure Administrator, Architecture, and Development exams; Cloud Platform Technologies; Information Security; Architecture)