Microsoft

Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI (Data)

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6 days ago
Ottawa, CanadaMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical sales with decision makers through demos and proofs of concept to influence solution design and production deployments.
  • Lead hands-on hackathons and architecture workshops to accelerate adoption of Microsoft cloud platforms.
  • Build trusted relationships with platform leads and co-design secure, scalable architectures and solutions.
  • Resolve technical blockers and objections while collaborating with engineering teams to share customer insights and improve products.
  • Maintain expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databases, Azure Databricks, Purview, on-premises enterprise data warehouses, Hadoop, and business intelligence solutions.
  • Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud database and analytics communities and customer forums.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 3+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; bachelor's degree plus 4+ years; or 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or related experience is preferred.
  • 4+ years of experience with cloud, hybrid, or on-premises infrastructure, architecture design, migrations, industry standards, or technology management is preferred.
  • Relevant certifications such as Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, cloud platform technologies, information security, or architecture are preferred.
  • Extensive experience with Azure Databases, Azure Analytics, data warehouses, data lakes, big data, real-time intelligence, reporting, and integrated data security and governance is preferred.
  • Proven ability to lead technical engagements such as hackathons, proofs of concept, and minimum viable products toward production-scale outcomes is preferred.

Benefits

  • The typical base pay range is CAD $96,000 to CAD $177,600 per year.
  • The position is open for at least five days, with applications accepted continuously until the role is filled.
  • Microsoft provides equal employment opportunity and accommodation support during the application process.

Tech Stack

Amazon RedshiftApache HadoopAzureDatabricksGoogle BigQueryPostgreSQLSnowflake

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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