5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experienceORTertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or technical pre-sales or technical consulting 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.
Must be an Australian citizen and eligible to hold an NV1 security clearance.
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: MicrosoftFabric (OneLake, DW, real-time intelligence, BI, Copilot), Azure Databricks, Purview Data Governance and Azure Databases: SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL.
Maintain and grow expertise inon-prem EDW (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata), Hadoop & BI solutions.
Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud Database & Analytics communities and customer forums