Cloud & AI Solution Engineer – Data Platform

Microsoft Corporation; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer in London. This role focuses on helping enterprises leverage Microsoft's cloud database and analytics stack, driving technical engagements and modernizing data platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in technical sales, strong knowledge of Azure technologies, and a passion for database and analytics solutions.

Benefits

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Generous time away

Qualifications

• Proven technical pre-sales or consulting experience.
• Expert on Azure Databases and creating new AI apps.
• Proven ability to lead technical engagements.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs.
• Build trusted relationships with platform leads.
• Represent Microsoft through thought leadership.

Skills

Technical pre-sales or consulting experience

Azure Databases expertise

Azure Analytics knowledge

Experience leading technical engagements

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Databases (SQL DB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL)

Azure Analytics (Fabric, Azure Databricks)

Hadoop

Job description

London, United Kingdom

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Date posted

Aug 04, 2025

Job number

1853515

Work site

Up to 50% work from home

Travel

0-25 %

Role type

Profession

Technology Sales

Solution Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

Are you insatiably curious, deeply passionate about the realm of databases and analytics, and ready to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment in the era of AI? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer inData Platform f orenterprise customersat Microsoft . Here, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working on cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies to drive meaningful impact. Join us and be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.

Databases & Analytics is a growth opportunity for Microsoft Azure, as well as its partners and customers. It includes a rich portfolio of products including IaaS and PaaS services on the Azure Platform in the age of AI. These technologies empower customers to build, deploy, and manage database and analytics applications in a cloud-native way.

As an Data Platform Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in helping enterprises unlock the full potential of Microsoft’s cloud database and analytics stack across every stage of deployment. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate the Fabric Data Platform, including Azure Databases and Analytics, through hands-on engagements like Proof of Concepts, hackathons, and architecture workshops. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your technical skills, and become adept at solution design and deployment. You’ll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate database and analytics migration into their deployment workflows. In summary, you’ll help customers modernize their data platform and realize the full value of Microsoft’s platform, all while enjoying flexible work opportunities.

As a trusted technical advisor, you’ll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate database and analytics migration into their deployment workflows. In summary, you’ll help customers modernize their data platform and realize the full value of Microsoft’s platform.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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 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

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

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

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 .