Senior Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform | Microsoft Careers

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$106,400–$203,600 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
Closes
Oct 18, 2026

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TL;DR · Senior Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform | Microsoft Careers

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As a Senior Solution Engineer on Microsoft’s Cloud & AI Data Platform team, you will work closely with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate the Fabric Data Platform through hands-on engagements like Proof of Concepts, hackathons, and architecture workshops. Your responsibilities include guiding customers through secure, scalable solution design, influencing technical decisions, and accelerating database and analytics migration into their deployment workflows. You will maintain deep expertise in Microsoft’s Analytics Portfolio, including Azure Databases and Analytics, and stay current with on-premises EDW solutions like Teradata and Netezza. The role requires proficiency in cloud Database & Analytics technologies such as Fabric, Azure Databricks, Purview Data Governance, and Cosmos DB, along with programming languages like Python, R, and SQL. This position offers the opportunity to drive innovation in a rapidly growing area of Microsoft’s business, focusing on empowering enterprises to modernize their data platforms and leverage AI-driven analytics at scale.

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Microsoft Azure Azure Databases Azure Databricks Purview Data Governance Cosmos DB OneLake DW SQL DB PostgreSQL Teradata Netezza Exadata Hadoop BI solutions Python R SQL

What you'll do

  • Maintain expertise in Microsoft's cloud database and analytics products.
  • Guide customers through secure, scalable solution design for data platform modernization.
  • Influence technical decisions to accelerate database and analytics migrations.
  • Engage with engineering teams on Proof of Concepts and architecture workshops.
  • Represent Microsoft in cloud Database & Analytics communities and customer forums.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of technical pre-sales or consulting experience.
  • Deep knowledge in cloud and hybrid infrastructure architecture designs.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Azure Databases and Analytics products.
  • Proficiency in data analytics tools like Databricks, Fabric, CosmosDB, Purview.
  • Strong understanding of programming languages such as Python, R, SQL.
  • Experience with on-premises EDW systems (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata).
  • Ability to represent Microsoft in cloud Database & Analytics communities.

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