Microsoft

Principal Cloud & AI Apps Solution Engineer

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Toronto, CanadaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic agentic AI and AI-powered application customer engagements involving architecture, agent development, modernization, and cloud-native development.
  • Coordinate technical experts across applications, business applications, security, cloud, data, engineering, partners, and field teams to deliver end-to-end transformation outcomes.
  • Lead envisioning, architecture and design sessions, demonstrations, rapid prototypes, proofs of concept, pilots, and technical blocker resolution.
  • Connect customer priorities to technical sales opportunities, competitive positioning, pipeline creation, customer commitments, and deployment outcomes.
  • Create repeatable pre-sales technical motions, architectures, demonstrations, guidance, and reusable assets for the broader field.
  • Coach peers, share best practices, improve technical capability, and influence the Solution Engineering community without formal people-management authority.
  • Mobilize Microsoft, engineering, specialist, partner, program, and field resources and share customer feedback to improve offerings and go-to-market execution.

Requirements

  • A master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field plus 6+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; or a bachelor's degree in those fields plus 8+ years; or 10+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or related experience is preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience with cloud and hybrid or on-premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management is preferred.
  • Relevant certifications such as Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, or Architecture certifications are preferred.
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing agentic AI solutions using Microsoft AI technologies is preferred.
  • Knowledge of cloud architecture, data, security, governance, and business applications is preferred.
  • Experience with GitHub, VS Code, Python, Node.js, Java, or C# is preferred.
  • Ability to translate customer insights and emerging technology trends into scalable business and technical outcomes is preferred.

Benefits

  • The typical base pay range is CAD $165,000 to CAD $313,300 per year in Canada.
  • The position is open for at least five days, with applications accepted continuously until the role is filled.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Microsoft

About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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