Job Description
Job Title: Digital Technical Specialist
Join Microsoft's Azure Data & AI team as a Digital Technical Specialist and contribute to the growth of digital data and the desire to leverage data to address problems that touch all aspects of our lives.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Azure Technical Specialist to join our agile and diverse team in Data Platform (Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake Gen2, Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric) and AI technologies (Azure OpenAI Services, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical discussions with customers, leveraging processes and tools, demos, and programs, using consultative sales methodology and technical expertise to understand customer needs and demonstrate how Microsoft solutions can address them.
- Build technical strategy, mapping the agreed customer vision into a strategy, resolving concerns, preventing and removing technical blockers, validating a strong business case for investment, and translating technology complexity into business impact.
- Drive technical assessments to create a map of the current landscape and build technical migration and modernization plans, thus building a solid business case.
- Maintain and grow expertise in Data Modernization (Azure Cosmos DB and Open Source DB), Analytics & Data Warehousing scenarios, including Intelligent Data Platform (Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake Gen2, Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric) and AI technologies (Azure OpenAI Services, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning).
Requirements
- Fluency in Dutch is essential.
- Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms and technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
- OR equivalent experience.
- Deep domain expertise in one of the Data-specific areas, such as SQL Server, deployments and migrations to the cloud, Open-source database deployments and migrations, Cloud Scale Analytics, Data Governance, etc.
- Hands-on experience and technical expertise with respective products and technologies.
- Working knowledge of Azure and/or competitive cloud technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification in relevant (Microsoft or industry) technologies or disciplines.
- Software development practices like DevOps and CI/CD tool chains and container orchestration systems.
- Understanding of partner ecosystems and the ability to leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs.
- Certification in one or more of the following technologies: Azure Data, Analytics, Big Data.
Language Requirements
Dutch and English.
Location
Dublin, Ireland.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.