<b>Overview</b><br><p><span data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Calibri",201341986,"1",469769226,"Calibri,Arial",268442635,"22",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Our purpose is to empower organizations to transform the way they work by harnessing the full potential of artificial intelligence. We guide customers through the evolving digital landscape, enabling them to unlock new opportunities, enhance productivity, and deliver exceptional employee and customer experiences. By integrating advanced AI capabilities across devices, cloud platforms, and everyday business applications, we help organizations realize seamless, innovative, and secure solutions that drive sustained growth and success in the AI era.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p><div><div><p>As a <strong>Data Solution Engineer (SE)</strong>, you are the <strong>technical expert</strong> responsible for engaging with customers to design, validate, and deliver data platform and analytics solutions on Microsoft Azure and Fabric. You work closely with account teams and specialists to influence technical decisions and drive business outcomes through hands-on engagements.</p><p>You act as a <strong>trusted technical advisor</strong> to customers—connecting deep technical expertise with business value and enabling customers to modernize their data estate and innovate with AI</p></div></div><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><div><p role="heading" xml:lang="EN-US" aria-level="3"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Customer Engagement & Advisory</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":246,"335559739":246,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="16" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Build strong relationships with customer technical stakeholders (architects, engineers, decision-makers)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="16" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Understand business objectives and translate them into technical requirements</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="16" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Provide guidance on modern data platform strategies and best practices</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Solution Design & Architecture</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":246,"335559739":246,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Design scalable, secure, and high-performance architectures using: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Azure Data Services (SQL, Synapse, Fabric, Databricks)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Data warehousing and analytics solutions</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Lead architecture discussions and whiteboarding sessions</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="17" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Align solutions to customer business outcomes and cloud best practices</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Hands-on Technical Execution</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":246,"335559739":246,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Deliver high-impact engagements such as: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Proof of Concepts (POCs) and pilots</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Technical demos and prototypes</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Architecture Design Sessions</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Validate solution feasibility and demonstrate value in real-world scenarios</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Drive Technical Wins</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":246,"335559739":246,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Influence and support customers in making </span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">technical decisions in favor of Azure</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with account teams to: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Accelerate deal progression</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Identify expansion opportunities</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Contribute to pipeline growth through strong technical engagement</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Collaboration & Orchestration</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":246,"335559739":246,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="20" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Work within a cross-functional team including: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="20" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Solution Engineers (Infra, Apps)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="20" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Specialists and Sales teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="20" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Customer Success and Partner teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="20" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Ensure seamless transition from pre-sales to deployment and adoption</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></p></div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>10+ years of strong experience in data and analytics technologies, such as: </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li><p>SQL, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT pipelines </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Experience with cloud platforms (preferably Microsoft Azure) </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Customer-facing experience (pre-sales, consulting, or architecture roles) </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills </p></li></ul></div><div> </div><div><p>Preferred Qualifications </p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Experience with: </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li><p>Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Synapse, or Databricks or similar products</p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li><p>Data governance, security, and compliance </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li><p>AI and advanced analytics workloads </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Experience delivering POCs, workshops, or technical design sessions </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Industry domain knowledge (e.g., Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail) </p></li></ul></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p>Success Measures </p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Impact on customer technical decisions and Azure adoption </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Execution of hands-on engagements (POCs, demos, workshops) </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Contribution to pipeline growth and opportunity conversion </p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>Delivery of high-quality, customer-centric solutions </p></li></ul></div><div><p> </p></div> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>