Responsibilities
* Own technical discussions with customers leveraging processes and tools, demos, and programs; using consultative and/or Challenger method; establish rules of engagement (e.g., role boundaries, handoff strategies) for extended teams.
* Be the Trusted advisor and proactively identify and understand customers’ pain points; design and offer solutions (with business case) to technical leaders.
* Drive technical assessments to map the current landscape and develop technical migration plans, supporting a solid migration business case.
* Build technology strategies by aligning customer business outcomes with appropriate Azure technology frameworks, resolving concerns, removing technical blockers, and validating investment business cases; collaborate on technology roadmaps for implementation.
* Act as an Azure platform evangelist for App Dev, App Service, GitHub, VS Studio, focusing on modernization and migration of applications to the cloud.
* Design solutions using technical knowledge, architectural approach, consultancy skills, and methodology to secure customer’s technical decisions and meet their needs; ensure alignment with technical decision-makers and drive POCs and MVPs.
* Represent the Voice of Customer by sharing insights, connecting with Engineering to remove blockers, and driving product improvements.
* Facilitate and manage partner resources and processes for Pilot/POC/MVP scaling.
* Own milestone actions, proactively communicate progress, and close tasks effectively.
* Identify new opportunities within customer engagements and coordinate with Solution Specialists for pursuit.
* Maintain and grow expertise in cloud migration, stay updated with market trends, and share insights within the technical community.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
* Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms AND experience in technical pre-sales or consulting.
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field AND relevant experience.
* Or equivalent experience.
* Enterprise-scale experience with cloud/hybrid infrastructures, architecture, migrations, and technology management.
* Understanding of large-scale application portfolios and migration to cloud.
* Experience with cloud-native app hosting, software design, deployment, and refactoring/migrations.
* Knowledge of web application servers, cloud application design, software architecture, Agile, SCRUM, ALM.
* Experience with Azure App Service, API management, serverless, Kubernetes, microservices, SDKs.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Proven pre-sales or consulting experience.
* Experience with cloud/hybrid/on-premises architectures, migrations, industry standards.
* Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Architect, Development, Security).
* Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Spinnaker, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Visual Studio.
* Understanding of partner ecosystems and leveraging partner solutions.
Language Requirements: German and English.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to various protected characteristics. If assistance or accommodations are needed due to a disability, please contact via the provided form.
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