Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform

Summary

Microsoft is seeking a Solution Engineer to support its Cloud and AI Data Platform for commercial customers. The role focuses on technical sales, customer architecture, proof-of-concept engagements, cloud database and analytics migrations, and helping enterprises modernize secure and scalable data platforms.

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

Skills

• 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience, OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience
• This position is not eligible for have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship
• 5+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
• Experience in data warehouse & big data migration including on-prem appliance (Teradata, Netezza, Oracle), Hadoop (Cloudera, Hortonworks) and Azure Synapse Gen2

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience, OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience
• This position is not eligible for have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship

Nice to Haves

• 5+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
• Experience in data warehouse & big data migration including on-prem appliance (Teradata, Netezza, Oracle), Hadoop (Cloudera, Hortonworks) and Azure Synapse Gen2

Benefits

• Flexible work opportunities