Cloud & AI Solution Engineer - Data Platform

Microsoft; Toronto; On-site; CAD 128,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is looking for a Solution Engineer to drive technical sales and lead client engagements on Azure platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and practical experience in technical consulting or pre-sales, specifically with Azure Databases and Analytics tools. This role includes building relationships with clients and providing innovative solutions to technical challenges, offering a competitive salary in a vibrant work environment.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
• OR 7+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design.
• Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons and architecture workshops.
• Build trusted relationships with platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures.

Job description

Responsibilities (Text Only)

• Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
• Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft’s cloud platforms.
• Build trusted relationships with platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions.
• Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.
• Maintain deep expertise in Analytics Portfolio: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, DW, real-time intelligence, BI, Copilot), Azure Databricks, Purview Data Governance, and Azure Databases: SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL.
• Maintain and grow expertise in on-prem EDW (Teradata, Netezza, Exadata), Hadoop & BI solutions.
• Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in cloud Database & Analytics communities and customer forums.
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications (Text Only)

Required/minimum qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
• OR 7+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with Azure Databases (SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL) from migration, modernization, and creating new AI apps.
• Experience with Azure Analytics (Fabric, Azure Databricks, Purview) and competitors (BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake) in data warehouse, data lake, big data, analytics, real-time intelligence, and reporting using integrated Data Security & Governance.
• Proven ability to lead technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• 8+ years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience.
• 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on-premises infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
• Proficient in data warehouse & big data migration including on-premise appliances (Teradata, Netezza, Oracle), Hadoop (Cloudera, Hortonworks), and Azure Synapse Gen2.

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The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year. Find additional pay information here: Canada pay information | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft will accept applications and process offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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