Solution Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date posted

Aug 18, 2025

Job number

1861369

Work site

Up to 50% work from home

Travel

25-50%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Technology Sales

Discipline

Solution Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

About the Role

As a Cloud and AI Digital Solution Engineer for Azure Platform, you'll help customers modernise their infrastructure, scale AI innovation and unlock the full potential of Microsoft's cloud. You will work directly with business and technical stakeholders to design secure, scalable and resilient cloud architectures that power AI workloads and mission-critical applications.

You bring deep expertise in migrating and modernising workloads such as Windows, SQL Server, Linux, PostgreSQL and Oracle using Azure's native capabilities. You will guide customers through 6R strategies, containerisation with AKS and Arc, and explore how AI and intelligent agents can accelerate their transformation journey.

With a strong foundation in networking, you will design hybrid and cloud-native solutions, leveraging technologies like VPNs, virtual networks and secure routing while integrating trusted partner platforms including NetApp, VMware, Red Hat and SAP.

As part of Microsoft, you will have access to a wide range of learning resources and support to grow your skills, including certifications in Azure infrastructure, security and AI.

With your knowledge of Azure security services and compliance frameworks, you will help customers build cloud environments that are not only future-ready but also aligned with regulatory and enterprise standards.

Required/minimum qualifications

• 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology

Additional or preferred qualifications

• 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
• Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Architecture).

• Drive technical sales by leveraging product demonstrations, proofs of concept, and architectural accelerators to influence solution design and enable successful deployments
• Lead detailed architecture design sessions and technical workshops to support and accelerate adoption of Microsoft Azure
• Build trusted relationships with platform leaders to co-design secure and scalable cloud solutions
• Collaborate with Microsoft engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and share customer insights to inform product improvements
• Maintain deep expertise in cloud migration, including workloads such as Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Linux, PostgreSQL, and application modernisation
• Expand knowledge of enterprise applications, including SAP and Oracle, as well as the Microsoft Azure VMware Solution
• Represent Microsoft in customer forums and technical communities, contributing thought leadership and industry expertise

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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Industry leading healthcare

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Educational resources

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Discounts on products and services

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Savings and investments

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Giving programs

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Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.