{"id":28102,"date":"2016-06-10T17:49:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=28102"},"modified":"2016-06-10T17:49:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T15:49:09","slug":"solution-architect-azure-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/solution-architect-azure-microsoft.html","title":{"rendered":"Solution Architect (Azure) at Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Solution Architect (Azure) in Enterprise Services is involved in risk management for the practice as well as the entire IT lifecycle but is most critical during pre-sales, discovery and design phases, with broad focus around enterprise, industry, platform and solutions.<\/p>\n
Duties include:<\/p>\n
* Providing customer guidance during product and services sales cycle, including envisioning solution & benefits, defining workloads & methodology, project sizing.
\n* Playing a vital part in business strategy by providing internal practice management risk assessment, reviewing Services proposal, identifying new Services development area based on market trends, Microsoft Devices & Services vision and customer expectations.
\n* Driving successful solution deployments by ensuring proper business value and customer\/partner satisfaction. Technically driving Microsoft and partners team to secure delivery of the solution in the defined scope of work.
\n* Growing the business through mentoring, talent pipeline development, and community evangelism and sharing experiences to develop assets within the Region.
\n* Growing the Business by transforming Services opportunity to Projects as part of the Services Account Team, with intentional selling of packaged Microsoft Services Offerings.
\n* Driving operational excellence and innovation, leveraging new ideas contributing to increase Microsoft value to customers.<\/p>\n
Solution Architect (Azure) activities would split amongst Project delivery (70%), Presales (20%), Strategy (10%) but seasonality may vary.<\/p>\n
A strong focus on below technologies is required:
\n* Azure IaaS.
\n* Azure PaaS.
\n* Azure Machine Learning | Internet of Things (dev).<\/p>\n
Qualifications:
\nMust have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience.<\/p>\n
\u2022At least 8-10 years related IT experience with Microsoft products such as: Virtualization, System Center solutions, Active Directory, Client & Devices solutions, Security & identity, Cloud solutions
\n\u2022Work experience should involve pre-sales support on large deals above 1M$, technical consulting, solution design of complex solutions, project envisioning, planning, development, deployment, and Team management.
\n\u2022Must have a proven record of delivering business value and proven trust-relationships with CxO, ITDM, BDM
\n\u2022Some business process and people management skills or related experience required.<\/p>\n
Up to 50% travel time across MEA Region is an integral part of the role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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