Job Summary

MS Azure Presales Consultant – Job Description

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Microsoft Azure Presales Consultant

Role Overview

The Azure Presales Consultant is responsible for supporting the sales cycle by providing technical expertise on Microsoft Azure solutions. This includes understanding customer needs, designing cloud architectures, demonstrating Azure capabilities, and helping close deals through technical validation. The role bridges the gap between business requirements and Azure’s technical offerings.
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Key Responsibilities

1. Customer Engagement & Requirement Analysis

• Meet with potential clients to understand their business goals and technical requirements.
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• Collaborate directly with customers to analyze their Azure environments, challenges, and opportunities.
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2. Solution Design & Technical Consulting

• Design tailored Microsoft Azure‑based solutions, including architecture recommendations and cost‑optimized models.
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• Provide DevOps, governance, monitoring, and performance optimization guidance.
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Skill Requirements

Technical Skills Hands‑on experience with Azure core services: App Service, Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, Data Factory. [shecancode.io] Azure Monitoring Tools: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Resource Health. [shecancode.io] Strong understanding of Azure governance, performance tuning, FinOps/cost optimization. [shecancode.io] Expe

Other Requirements

Experience

• Typically 2–5 years of presales or technical consulting experience with Microsoft Azure.
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Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
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• Preferably Azure certifications:

• AZ‑104 (Administrator)

• AZ‑305 (Solutions Architect)

• AZ‑900 (Fundamentals)

• AZ‑400 (DevOps)