Senior Solution Engineer at Microsoft

Shanghai, Shanghai, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Solution Design, Proof Of Concept, Architectural Design, Digital Transformation, Sales Methodologies, Cloud Technologies, Technical Consulting, Architecture Patterns, Competitive Knowledge, Technical Capacity, Learning Opportunities, Community Leadership, Mentorship, Innovation, Integration Solutions, Technology Management

Industry

Software Development

Description

Solution Design and Proof Demonstrates and oversees demonstrations (e.g., architectural design sessions, and proof of concept [POC] sessions, pilots, hackathons) of solutions based on multiple products and position solutions against competitors. Leverages partner/customer teams as needed to prove capabilities and programmatic framework for re-use by the business. Adapts and extends architecture patterns to accommodate complex customer requirements and drive integration solutions for industry flavor. Delivers assets that can be leveraged by others in the business. Applies advanced sales methodologies (e.g., challenger sales) to guide customers through digital transformation solutions and uses innovation to challenge solutions against changing technology (e.g., Power Apps). Builds competitive knowledge, documents compete patterns, and shares within the community to drive change and escalations for competitive selling strategies. Delivers competitive knowledge back to product and engineering teams. Supports partner technical capacity by monitoring and analyzing resources through interactions, communicating with managers, and identifying new partnership opportunities to build subsidiary strategy. Builds readiness plans for peers and proactively identifies gaps and new opportunities for learning. Provides insight onto Corporate, business and product groups, sales strategy, and business reviews for impact. Provides insight into how to identify opportunities to increase solutions/portfolio understanding. Monitors, responds to, and acts as a thought leader on internal tech community posts, establishes and leads vibrant tech communities including community calls, sessions, hackathons, etc., and acts as a mentor to the community. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience. Additional or preferred qualificationsCertification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture). 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management. 8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

The Senior Solution Engineer is responsible for designing and demonstrating solutions, overseeing proof of concept sessions, and adapting architecture patterns to meet complex customer requirements. They also build competitive knowledge and support partner technical capacity while mentoring the tech community.