Microsoft
Posted 16 days agoVerified live 2d ago
Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform
Brief overview
Remote
MastersOr in progress
$86k–$170k/yrStated range
3+ yrsMinimum
7,292 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
7,082 green cardsCertified filings
Technical Pre-SalesTechnical ConsultingCloud and Hybrid Infrastructure ArchitectureCloud and Hybrid Infrastructure MigrationData Warehouse and Big Data MigrationTeradataNetezzaOracleHadoopClouderaHortonworksAzure Synapse Gen2
About the company
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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.7,292H-1B approved
97%approval rate
1,172new H-1B hires
7,082PERM certified
$169,178median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
20232,866
20241,446
20251,801
20261,179
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20231,912
20242,842
20251,798
20261,338
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
20232,396
20241,662
20252,928
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Job description
Summary
Microsoft is a technology company focused on empowering people and organizations through innovative technology and cloud solutions. The Solution Engineer will support commercial customers by driving technical sales, designing secure and scalable cloud data architectures, and accelerating database and analytics migrations. The role includes leading proofs of concept, hackathons, architecture workshops, and customer engagements across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databases, Azure Databricks, and related analytics technologies.
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 visa sponsorship. Candidates must 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 visa sponsorship. Candidates must 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
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