10-12 years of overall experience in the IT industry
5+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales
OR Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms AND 3+ years experience in technical architect, technical consulting, design and implementation, and/or technical sales
OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technical architect, consulting, design and implementation, and/or sales
OR equivalent experience.
4+ years experience with cloud-based solution designs, migrations and management of technology.
Expert level certification from any known cloud provider will be beneficial.
Proficiency in more than one language including English will be useful for the role.
Responsibilities
Digital Transformation Leader- Lead, drive and manage engagements for repeatable achievement of revenue and consumption targets.
Trusted Advisor- Leverage best practices to guide customer strategy and future growth for Microsoft by cultivating customer affinity with Microsoft programs/solutions that drive impact for the customer and establishing Microsoft as a leader. Provide feedback to Microsoft on customer development needs, customer blockers, or mitigation strategies.
Customer Usage- Conduct analyses into what customers are using versus needs. Drives greater consumption (cloud and support) with customers based on analysis of both usage and needs. Leverages insights to provide guidance and recommendations to customers; drives, retains, and optimizes customer consumption
Customer/Partner Technical Environment- Apply technical knowledge and customer insights to create a modernization roadmap. Architect solutions to meet business and IT needs, ensuring technical viability of new projects and successful deployments, while orchestrating key resources and infusing key Infrastructure technologies
Architecture Design and Deployment- Run Architectural Design Session(s) to build plans for implementing solutions which align to customer business goals and technical environments.
Connected Customer Experience- Collaborate and orchestrate with other Cloud Solution Architects and MS stakeholders, including FastTrack, Solution Assessments, etc., in developing cloud solutions on Azure.
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Additional details
- Be the Voice of the Customer; Share customer insights, best practices, and connect with internal teams to remove key blockers.
Relationship Builder- Build coalition of support (IT and business) with customer. Define specific technology outcomes that align to customer strategy.
Operational Excellence- Operationally Effective: Follow processes, systems, and documentation as expected; identifies issues or barriers to efficiency. Recommends improvements and partners to implement solutions.