Solution Engineer - Data Security | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Hybrid Actively hiring
United States Posted 89 days ago $85,100$169,800 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Solution Engineer - Data Security in the Microsoft Americas Enterprise sales organization, you will join a team dedicated to addressing complex data security challenges for customers. Your role involves building trusted relationships with developers and platform leads to co-design secure, scalable architectures and solutions, resolving technical blockers by collaborating with product engineering teams, and maintaining deep expertise in data security technologies such as Microsoft Purview. You will develop strategies to enhance clients’ data security postures, shape technical win plans, and tailor messaging for data security opportunities. This role requires a minimum of 6 years of experience in technical pre-sales or consulting, along with extensive knowledge of cloud and hybrid infrastructures, migrations, and industry standards. Ideal candidates are passionate about data security and thrive in an environment that demands innovative thinking to protect and govern data within AI platforms and applications.

Skills

Microsoft Purview Azure AWS Kubernetes Terraform Python SQL PostgreSQL CI/CD Docker Prometheus Grafana Git Linux

What you'll do

  • Build trusted relationships to co-design secure, scalable data security architectures.
  • Resolve technical blockers by collaborating with product engineering teams.
  • Maintain deep expertise in data security solutions like Microsoft Purview.
  • Develop strategies to enhance clients' data security posture and governance.
  • Tailor Microsoft’s messaging for data security opportunities to fit the audience.

What we're looking for

  • At least 6 years of technical pre-sales, consulting, or technology delivery experience.
  • Deep understanding of cloud and hybrid infrastructure architectures and migrations.
  • Experience in designing secure, scalable data security solutions.
  • Ability to resolve technical blockers and collaborate with product engineering teams.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Purview and other data security technologies.
  • 4+ years of experience in managing cloud and on-premises technology environments.
  • Develop strategies to enhance clients' data security posture and protect AI platforms.

Market check

Salary context

This $85,100–$169,800 range sits above 23% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$112,000$202,200

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$133,187$206,659

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 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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