40 Solution Engineer jobs in Australia

In the era of AI, Data Security has become a critical part of organisations journey to adopting AI.
As a Data Security Solution Engineer, your mission is to lead with technical intensity and customer impact, driving security transformation through trusted engagements. This role places you at the heart of Microsoft's commitment to strengthening cybersecurity across customers.
You will spearhead technical conversations around Purview in M365 and Azure, guiding customers through the end to end experience of the Microsoft platform. Your role will be key to customers successfully adopting AI technologies and knowing their data is secure, not just from oversharing, but from modern threats too.
**Responsibilities**
+ **Purpose** : Elevate customer trust and outcomes by embedding technical rigour into every conversation.
+ **Drive Urgency** : Act fast to address evolving threats and reinforce Microsoft's cybersecurity leadership.
+ **Deliver Impact** : Deliver better customer outcomes and accelerate security outcomes through deeper technical focus
+ **Win the technical decision:** Drive technical wins in Data Security and Compliance across the Microsoft platform.
+ **V-Teaming:** Work as part of a v-team, across the Microsoft solution areas. Lead with customer impact, operate as one team, and scale through partners, peers and the Microsoft ecosystem.
+ **Sales:** Accelerate opportunity progression to customer commitment in partnership with Security Sales Specialists
**Qualifications**
**Qualifications:**
There will be many opportunities for you to learn and grow into this role and Microsoft. However, to be able to best deliver on the purpose of this role, these are the core skills and experiences you should have on day one: 
**Required Qualifications:**
+ 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experienceOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experienceOR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experienceOR equivalent experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

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 an 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, you'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.
+ 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**
**Required Qualifications (RQs)**
+ 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.
**Preferred Qualifications (PQs)**
+ 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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Are you insatiably curious, fired-up about customer experience, and itching to solve business challenges in today's AI-powered world?
Join Microsoft as a high performing **Dynamics 365 Sales, Service & Contact Center Solution Engineer** -and bring your **Power Platform** and **Copilot Studio** super-skills. Here, you'll push the limits of what's possible, crafting next-generation customer-engagement solutions that deliver real-world impact. Collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning aren't just encouraged its what we do.
Dynamics 365 Customer Experience is one of Microsoft's fastest-growing clouds, spanning Sales, Customer Service, Digital Contact Center, and Customer Insights. Paired with the low-code agility of Powerplatform and Copilot Studio, and the rest of the Power Platform toolkit, these tools empower organizations to connect with customers in smarter, faster, more connected ways.
**Responsibilities**
+ **Be the trusted advisor.** Guide enterprise customers through secure, scalable solution designs that fuse Dynamics 365 apps with **Copilot Studio conversational AI** and end-to-end Power Platform automation.
+ **Lead hands-on engagements.** Orchestrate proofs of concept, demo's, and architecture workshops that turn tech theory into contact-center reality.
+ **Accelerate transformation.** Migrate legacy CRMs, IVRs, and home-grown apps onto Dynamics 365 and **Copilot-enabled** Power Platform solutions, unlocking unified data, real-time insights, and AI-assisted service.
+ **Craft intelligent experiences.** Use **Copilot Studio** to build, test, and deploy custom copilots that handle routine inquiries, surface contextual knowledge, and escalate edge cases to agents with full conversation history.
+ **Influence product direction.** Feed frontline learnings back to engineering so Dynamics 365 and Copilot Studio continue to delight customers.
+ **Align to our customers** solve business problems for our largest customers across multiple industries.
**Qualifications**
**Required Qualifications**
+ 2-4 years of experience in technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or consulting roles.
+ 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 experienc
+ OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
+ OR equivalent experience
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience
+ OR equivalent eexperience
+ 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
+ Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Azure Virtual Desktop, Endpoint Management, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, etc.)
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Are you insatiably curious, fired-up about customer experience, and itching to solve business challenges in today's AI-powered world?
Join Microsoft as a high performing **Dynamics 365 Sales, Service & Contact Center Solution Engineer** -and bring your **Power Platform** and **Copilot Studio** super-skills. Here, you'll push the limits of what's possible, crafting next-generation customer-engagement solutions that deliver real-world impact. Collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning aren't just encouraged its what we do.
Dynamics 365 Customer Experience is one of Microsoft's fastest-growing clouds, spanning Sales, Customer Service, Digital Contact Center, and Customer Insights. Paired with the low-code agility of Powerplatform and Copilot Studio, and the rest of the Power Platform toolkit, these tools empower organizations to connect with customers in smarter, faster, more connected ways.
**Responsibilities**
+ **Be the trusted advisor.** Guide enterprise customers through secure, scalable solution designs that fuse Dynamics 365 apps with **Copilot Studio conversational AI** and end-to-end Power Platform automation.
+ **Lead hands-on engagements.** Orchestrate proofs of concept, demo's, and architecture workshops that turn tech theory into contact-center reality.
+ **Accelerate transformation.** Migrate legacy CRMs, IVRs, and home-grown apps onto Dynamics 365 and **Copilot-enabled** Power Platform solutions, unlocking unified data, real-time insights, and AI-assisted service.
+ **Craft intelligent experiences.** Use **Copilot Studio** to build, test, and deploy custom copilots that handle routine inquiries, surface contextual knowledge, and escalate edge cases to agents with full conversation history.
+ **Influence product direction.** Feed frontline learnings back to engineering so Dynamics 365 and Copilot Studio continue to delight customers.
+ **Align to our customers** solve business problems for our largest customers across multiple industries.
**Qualifications**
**Required Qualifications**
+ 2-4 years of experience in technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or consulting roles.
+ 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 experienc
+ OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
+ OR equivalent experience
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience
+ OR equivalent eexperience
+ 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
+ Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Azure Virtual Desktop, Endpoint Management, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, etc.)
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

**Why Microsoft**
At Microsoft ANZ, we're driven by a bold mission: to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of growth, curiosity and continuous learning, encouraging every employee to bring their best selves to work. Together, we create innovations that transform industries and improve lives across the globe.
**About the Role**
As a Cloud and AI Digital Solution Engineer for Azure Platform, you'll help customers modernise their infrastructure, scale AI innovation and unlock the full potential of Microsoft's cloud. You will work directly with business and technical stakeholders to design secure, scalable and resilient cloud architectures that power AI workloads and mission-critical applications.
You bring deep expertise in migrating and modernising workloads such as Windows, SQL Server, Linux, PostgreSQL and Oracle using Azure's native capabilities. You will guide customers through 6R strategies, containerisation with AKS and Arc, and explore how AI and intelligent agents can accelerate their transformation journey.
With a strong foundation in networking, you will design hybrid and cloud-native solutions, leveraging technologies like VPNs, virtual networks and secure routing while integrating trusted partner platforms including NetApp, VMware, Red Hat and SAP.
As part of Microsoft, you will have access to a wide range of learning resources and support to grow your skills, including certifications in Azure infrastructure, security and AI.
With your knowledge of Azure security services and compliance frameworks, you will help customers build cloud environments that are not only future-ready but also aligned with regulatory and enterprise standards.
**Responsibilities**
+ Drive technical sales by leveraging product demonstrations, proofs of concept, and architectural accelerators to influence solution design and enable successful deployments
+ Lead detailed architecture design sessions and technical workshops to support and accelerate adoption of Microsoft Azure
+ Build trusted relationships with platform leaders to co-design secure and scalable cloud solutions
+ Collaborate with Microsoft engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and share customer insights to inform product improvements
+ Maintain deep expertise in cloud migration, including workloads such as Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Linux, PostgreSQL, and application modernisation
+ Expand knowledge of enterprise applications, including SAP and Oracle, as well as the Microsoft Azure VMware Solution
+ Represent Microsoft in customer forums and technical communities, contributing thought leadership and industry expertise
**Qualifications**
**Required Experience**
+ Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience 
+ 5 years+ experience in cloud infrastructure, including migration of workloads such as Windows, SQL, Linux, and PostgreSQL.
+ 5 years+ experience designing or selling solutions involving hybrid networking, secure connectivity, or network performance optimisation in enterprise environments.
+ Direct experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), App Platform, and containerisation strategies.
+ Understanding of Azure services, including security, compliance, and hybrid cloud scenarios.
+ **Ability to obtain and maintain baseline security clearance.**
**Preferred Experience**
+ Experience designing and deploying scalable, secure cloud solutions that meet technical and business requirements
+ Knowledge of enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, and ISVs including NetApp, VMware, and Red Hat
+ Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and Public Sector requirements
+ Proven ability to build deep technical relationships with senior executives and drive consensus across stakeholders
+ Experience delivering technical presentations and product demonstrations
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

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 Data Platform for commercial customers at Microsoft. Here, you'll be at the forefront of 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 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, you'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, 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.
+ 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.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Are you insatiably curious, deeply passionate about the realm of AI & applications, and ready to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer in AI Applications for commercial customers at Microsoft. Here, you'll be at the forefront of 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.
Microsoft is transforming the developer experience for AI applications across the development lifecycle. With AI Foundry and seamless integration with Azure AI, we're leading the way in Agentic AI development where AI agents streamline development and operations. As an AI Apps Solution Engineer, you'll help customers boost productivity and become AI-native.
As an AI Applications Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in helping enterprise AI developers unlock the full potential of Microsoft's AI-powered stack across every stage of the development lifecycle. You'll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate AI Foundry, Azure AI, and Responsible AI, 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 AI applications development into their deployment workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their applications and realize the full value of Microsoft's AI 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 AI applications and agents into their development workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their applications leveraging AI and realize the full value of Microsoft's platform.
**Responsibilities**
+ Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
+ Lead hands-on engagements-hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops-to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's developer tools and cloud platforms.
+ Build trusted relationships with developers and 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 AI Foundry & App architecture (Agentic AI framework, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI) and App architecture/cloud native dev (APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java or .NET).
+ Maintain and grow expertise in AI Management & Security (Gen AI Ops, Sentinel, orchestrator, monitoring).
+ Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer 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 full stack App architecture design / modernization and cloud native dev (e.g., APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java, .NET)
+ Expert for AI & ML models (e.g., Agentic AI framework, AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI, fine-tuning/inferencing, etc.)
+ Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Are you insatiably curious, deeply passionate about AI & applications, and ready to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer in AI Applications for commercial customers at Microsoft. Here, you'll be at the forefront of 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.
Microsoft is transforming the developer experience for AI applications across the development lifecycle. With AI Foundry and seamless integration with Azure AI, we're leading the way in Agentic AI development where AI agents streamline development and operations. As an AI Apps Solution Engineer, you'll help customers boost productivity and become AI-native.
As an AI Applications Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in helping enterprise AI developers unlock the full potential of Microsoft's AI-powered stack across every stage of the development lifecycle. You'll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate AI Foundry, Azure AI, and Responsible AI, 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 AI applications development into their deployment workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their applications and realize the full value of Microsoft's AI 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 AI applications and agents into their development workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their applications leveraging AI and realize the full value of Microsoft's platform.
**Responsibilities**
+ Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
+ Lead hands-on engagements-hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops-to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's developer tools and cloud platforms.
+ Build trusted relationships with developers and 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 AI Foundry & App architecture (Agentic AI framework, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI) and App architecture/cloud native dev (APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java or .NET).
+ Maintain and grow expertise in AI Management & Security (Gen AI Ops, Sentinel, orchestrator, monitoring).
+ Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums
**Qualifications**
**Required/minimum qualifications:**
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ 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 5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

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 Data Platform for **commercial customers** at Microsoft. Here, you'll be at the forefront of 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 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, you'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, 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.
+ 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.
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .