Solution Engineering IC4

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering

In short

Join Microsoft as a Solution Engineering IC4 in France, a hybrid role focused on technology sales. You will proactively engage with customers, build technical credibility, lead complex wins, and scale engagements through partners, leveraging deep technical and industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Build competitive knowledge, document compete patterns, and share within the community.
  • Develop strategic win and customer success plans tailored to local markets.
  • Proactively develop strategic responses to market threats by identifying patterns and providing feedback.
  • Build readiness plans for peers and identify learning opportunities.
  • Monitor and act as a thought leader in internal tech communities.
  • Share best practices and deliver content at Microsoft events.
  • Scale wins through partners by promoting them within the Microsoft ecosystem.
  • Support partner technical capacity and identify new partnership opportunities.
  • Leverage knowledge of resources and engage product teams to remediate technical blockers.
  • Lead complex technical wins by establishing rules of engagement and coaching others.
  • Ensure alignment of Microsoft technologies with future sector standards.
  • Assess and consult on customer security needs as a trusted advisor.
  • Demonstrate and oversee demonstrations of solutions and position them against competitors.
  • Apply advanced sales methodologies to guide customers through digital transformation.
  • Adapt and extend architecture patterns for complex customer requirements.
  • Deliver reusable assets for the business.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 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 equivalent experience.
  • Strong technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
  • Strong experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
  • Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture).

Desired Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Applies advanced sales methodologies (e.g., challenger sales) to guide customers through digital transformation solutions, underscoring security improvements and using innovation to challenge solutions against changing technology (e.g., Power Apps).
  • Adapts and extends architecture patterns to accommodate complex customer requirements and drive integration solutions for industry flavor.

Benefits

  • Typical base pay range for this role across France is € 69,000.00 - € 119,200.00 per year.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • Additional benefits and pay information available at https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/france-corporate-pay.html

Skills

Power BIAzureOffice 365Power Apps
#technology sales#solution engineering#pre-sales#technical consulting#cloud#hybrid infrastructure#architecture design#migration#security
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

3 days ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Salary

€69,000 – €119,200 / year

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

France

Qualification

Master, Bachelor

Applicants

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