Technical specialist (Remote Job/Up to 50% work from home)
Microsoft based in Toronto, ON is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Technical specialist. Microsoft is a global tech leader known for its Windows operating systems and Office suite. It provides cloud computing services via Azure and innovates in software, hardware, and AI. Microsoft serves businesses and consumers, driving technological advancements and enhancing productivity. Its comprehensive solutions cater to diverse needs, positioning it as a key player in the tech market. The candidates selected for the vacancy will be required to start the work as soon as possible.
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Job Description:
Employer Name: Microsoft
Position: Technical specialist (Remote Job/Up to 50% work from home)
No of Vacancies: 4
Salary: $121800.00 – $219100.00 yearly
Employment Type: Full time
Discipline: Technology Specialists
Role type: Individual Contributor
Profession: Technology Sales
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Job ID: 1762704
Requirements:
Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education: Candidates should have completion of Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Information Technology
Experience: Candidates should have 7+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
Other Requirements:
- The candidates should have a related field AND 6+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR a Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field AND 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
- The candidates should have 8+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or a related field
- The candidates should have 6+ years of experience with cloud and hybrid or on-premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
- The candidates should hold an Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP 203), Enterprise Data Analyst Associate (DP 600), or Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty (DP 420) certification
- The candidates should have knowledge of database platforms such as AWS, GCP, MongoDB, and Oracle, and experience leveraging partner solutions to solve customer needs and scale opportunities
- The candidates should have experience creating Database Proof of Concepts (PoC) or Pilots for customers that lead to production deployments
- The candidates should possess deep domain knowledge in databases, including Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, IBM Db2, Snowflake, Cassandra DB and Maria DB
- The candidates should have cross-organizational and functional collaboration skills to drive the optimal solution for customer
Responsibilities:
- The candidates should be able to own technical discussions with customers leveraging processes and tools, demos, and programs using consultative sales methodology and technical expertise to influence the customer vision; establish rules of engagement role boundaries, handoff strategies for extended teams
- The candidates should be able to build technical strategy: map the agreed customer vision into a strategy, resolve concerns, prevent and remove technical blockers, and validate a business case for investment, translating technology complexity into business impact. They should work with the customer, account team, and partners to orchestrate a roadmap for implementation, guiding the customer to choose the best Microsoft platform and win the AI Design, including Microsoft AI, Application services, and Databases
- The candidates should be able to design the solution using their technical knowledge, architectural approach, consultancy skills, and our methodology to win a customer’s technical decision and meet the customer’s needs; drive POCs or Pilots to create momentum for MVPs, infusing key AI technologies where appropriate, and being technically proficient to conduct POCs with hands-on skills
- The candidates should be able to facilitate cross-collaboration across AI and Apps Innovation teams to drive AI Design Wins and support the customer AI transformation, including AI Applications and data foundation. They should support the creation of new pipeline in collaboration with the Specialist and account team by identifying new opportunities within customer engagement and handing off to the Solution Specialist for pursuit
- The candidates should be able to maintain and grow expertise in Database scenarios, including Cosmos DB, SQL DB, and PostgreSQL, as well as relevant AI technologies while keeping up to date with market trends and competitive insights; collaborate and share with the Data and AI technical community
- The candidates should be able to be the trusted advisor and use proactive effort to find and understand customers’ pain points and work with partners to design and offer solutions (with business case) to technical leaders by being an Azure platform evangelist for Database scenarios like modernizing legacy Data Warehouses and migrating to the cloud, new Modern Data Warehousing deployments, and end-to-end Database solutions
- The candidates should be able to be the Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices with Global Black Belt and Engineering, to remove key blockers and drive product improvements and embody our culture and value
Benefits:
- The candidates will get industry leading healthcare, savings and investments and Giving programs
How to apply:
If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your resume) through the below-mentioned details.
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