Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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US Posted 87 days ago $85,100$169,800 / year

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TL;DR

Join our team as a Solution Engineer - Cloud & AI Data Platform at Microsoft’s Innovative Data Platform, where you will help commercial customers unlock the full potential of Microsoft’s cloud database and analytics stack. You’ll collaborate with engineering teams to accelerate the Fabric Data Platform through hands-on engagements like Proof of Concepts and architecture workshops, guiding customers in secure, scalable solution design and accelerating migrations into their workflows. Your responsibilities include maintaining deep knowledge in Microsoft Fabric components such as OneLake, DW, real-time intelligence, BI, Copilot, Azure Databricks, Purview Data Governance, and various Azure databases. You’ll also represent Microsoft in cloud Database & Analytics communities and forums, requiring expertise in cloud and hybrid infrastructure designs, migrations, and data warehouse & big data migration experience with platforms like Teradata, Netezza, Oracle, Cloudera, Hortonworks, and Azure Synapse Gen2.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric Azure Databricks Purview Data Governance Azure SQL DB Cosmos DB PostgreSQL Teradata Netezza Exadata Hadoop Cloudera Hortonworks Azure Synapse Gen2 BI solutions CI/CD DevOps

What you'll do

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

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of technical pre-sales or consulting experience with cloud databases.
  • Deep knowledge in Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Purview Data Governance, and Azure Databases.
  • Experience with on-premises data warehouses and big data migration technologies.
  • Strong background in cloud and hybrid infrastructure architecture designs and migrations.
  • 5+ years of technical pre-sales, consulting, or technology delivery experience.

Market check

Salary context

This $85,100–$169,800 range sits above 16% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800$223,400

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400$209,375

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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