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Cloud & AI Solution Engineer (Innovative Data Platform)

Microsoft· Solution Engineering
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Gurgaon, Indiafull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Cloud & AI Solution Engineer specializing in Microsoft’s data platform stack, focusing on databases and analytics for commercial customers. Roles include solution design, PoCs, architecture workshops, and guidance to modernize and migrate data platforms on Microsoft Azure and Fabric ecosystems.

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 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.
  • Maintain and grow expertise in on-prem EDW (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata), Hadoop & BI solutions.
  • Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud Database & Analytics communities and customer forums

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.

Skills

Required:Azure DatabasesAzure AnalyticsTechnical pre-sales / consulting
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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