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Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform

Microsoft· Solution Engineering
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Hybrid (United States), United States$86.1k - $169.8kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Solution Engineer focused on Cloud & AI Data Platform at Microsoft, working with Azure Databases, Analytics, and Fabric Data Platform to help enterprises modernize their data platforms through hands-on engagements, architecture workshops, and PoCs.

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.

Qualifications

  • 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

Skills

Required:Technical pre-sales / technical consultingSolution design and architecture

Benefits

  • This position may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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