Cloud Solution Architect - SAP on Azure

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With over 17,000 employees worldwide, the mission of the Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization is to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. Come join CE&S and help us build a future where customers achieve their business outcomes faster with technology that does more.

Do you have a passion for Azure and using best-in-class tools created by Microsoft? Are you looking for a role where you can interact directly with large enterprise customers to improve the stability and performance of the solutions they are deploying in Azure? Do you want to join one of Microsoft's fastest growing businesses? If so, we are looking for you!

Support for Mission Critical is a team within Microsoft that provides solution-specific expertise designed to drive peak health and optimum performance of a customer’s most important solutions. As a key technical resource for the customer, the Cloud Solution Architect - SAP on Azure, you will be primarily focused on delivering proactive services such as education workshops, delivering assessments, and providing tailored guidance. Troubleshooting skills are essential as this role will include working with Microsoft Support to expedite incident resolution.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 2+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of Azure IaaS and SAP on Azure related experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
• 4+ years experience working on technical projects.
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
• Breadth of technical experience and knowledge, with depth / Subject Matter Expertise in SAP on Azure and one or more of the following Azure IaaS areas is expected:
  • Storage
  • Networking
  • Compute
  • High availability and disaster recovery features for IaaS components.
  • Experience with Azure PaaS, AVD, Identity, or Azure Security offerings is a plus.
• Experience in systems management, network operations, software support, IT consulting, or related roles.
• Understanding of client/server, networking, and Internet technologies fundamentals.
• The ability to handle customer critical issues and work in difficult situations.
• Demonstrate a ability to develop strategic ongoing customer relationships to gain the trust and respect of customers.
• Excellent customer service skills, good oral and written communication skills, proven ability to handle difficult and sensitive situations involving the most critical and politically charged customer situations, lead projects and motivate others.
• Certification in Microsoft and other Cloud Technologies.
• Ability to take on internal initiatives to create services opportunities, and work in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple demands, addressing shifting priorities, and maintaining focus.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills, while working with diverse audiences including highly technical IT professionals, developers, architects, and executive account management

Cloud Solution Architecture IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $83,400 - $167,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $108,900 - $183,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 10, 2025.

• Plan and deliver proactive and reactive support including onsite presence as needed.
• Work within a larger virtual account team to strengthen customer relationships and work on mobile-first, cloud-first strategies for immediate and long-term service delivery plans.
• Identify and manage goals and opportunities across Azure to improve customer solution health, performance, and availability.
• Drive and participate in proactive delivery management, spot performance issues, analyze problems, and provide solutions to meet customer needs.
• Work with support teams, account teams, product engineering teams and other stakeholders to ensure a streamlined customer experience.
• Apply lessons learned for continuous process and delivery improvement for the customer.
• Engage in meetings with customers and account teams to articulate service offerings.
• Share and gain knowledge through communities.
• Contribute to on-call rotations to ensure a high quality of service for the critical incidents created by Support for Mission Critical customers.