Cloud & AI Solution Engineer - Innovative Data Platform

Overview

USD 106,400.00 - 203,600.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Innovation
IaaS
PaaS
Management
Pivotal
Business Acumen
Workflow
Collaboration
Accountability
Technical Sales
Software Design
Data Governance
Oracle Exadata
Business Intelligence
Thought Leadership
Computer Science
Information Technology
SQL
Database
Cosmos-Db
PostgreSQL
Analytics
Databricks
Amazon Redshift
Snow Flake Schema
Data Lake
Real-time
Reporting
Data Security
Sales
IT Consulting
Infrastructure Architecture
IT Management
Data Warehouse
Big Data
Migration
Teradata
Netezza
Oracle
Apache Hadoop
Cloudera
Hortonworks
Microsoft Azure
Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence
IC
Integrated Circuit
Internal Communications
SAP BASIS
Legal
Recruiting
Microsoft
Software Engineering

Job Details

Are you insatiably curious, deeply passionate about the realm of databases and analytics, and ready to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment in the era of AI ? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer in Innovative Data Platform for commercial customers at Microsoft . Here, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working on cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies to drive meaningful impact. Join us and be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning .

Databases & Analytics is a growth opportunity for Microsoft Azure, as well as its partners and customers. It includes a rich portfolio of products including IaaS and PaaS services on the Azure Platform in the age of AI . These technologies empower customers to build, deploy, and manage database and analytics applications in a cloud-native way.

As a n Innovative Data Platform Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in helping enterprises unlock the full potential of Microsoft's cloud database and analytics stack across every stage of deployment. You'll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate the Fabric Data Platform, including Azure Databases and Analytics, through hands-on engagements like Proof of Concepts, hackathons, and architecture workshops. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your technical skills, and become adept at solution design and deployment. You'll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate database and analytics migration into their deployment workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their data platform and realize the full value of Microsoft's platform, all while enjoying flexible work opportunities .

As a trusted technical advisor, you'll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate database and analytics migration into their deployment workflows. In summary, y ou'll help customers modernize their data platform and realize the full value of Microsoft's platform.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

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.
  • M aintain 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 .
  • M aintain and grow expertise in o n-prem EDW (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata), Hadoop & BI solutions .
  • Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud Data base & Analytics communities and customer forums
Other:
  • Embody our culture and values

Qualifications:

Required/Minimum Qualifications:
  • 5 + years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science , Information Technology, or related field AND 4 + years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science , Information Technology, or related field AND 3 + year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • Expert on Azure Databases (SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL) from migration & modernize and creating new AI apps.
  • Expert on Azure Analytics (Fabric, Azure Databricks, Purview) and competitors ( BigQuery , Redshift, Snowflake) in data warehouse, data lake, big data, analytics, real-time intelligent , and reporting using integrated Data Security & Governance.
  • Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs , MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6 + years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 4 + years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructure , architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
  • Proficient on data warehouse & big data migration including on-prem appliance (Teradata, Netezza, Oracle), Hadoop (Cloudera, Hortonworks) and Azure Synapse Gen2.
Solution Engineer Cloud & AI Data : IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.

Solution Engineer Cloud & AI Data : IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,600 - $272,300 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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