Microsoft Cloud Solutions Engineer — Hybrid NZ

Pax8 Australia Pty. Ltd.; New Zealand; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

20 Annual Leaves + 10 Sick Leaves (acr

Additional 10 days bonus leave per año

Private Health Insurance

Equity grant under Pax8 equity plan

L&D programs and AI tools access

Donor matching program and DEI events

Job summary

Pax8 is seeking a Solutions Engineer to bridge Microsoft Stack expertise with partner needs in Auckland. You will demonstrate Microsoft cloud capabilities, guide architecture, support PoC deployments, and add depth to commercial conversations with technical insights.

This role blends hands-on engineering with customer-facing engagement in a hybrid Auckland environment, with growth across our AI journey. You’ll collaborate with sales, engineers, and partners, continuously learning new Microsoft

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in technical consulting, cloud technology, solutions engineering or technical pre-sales.
• Possesses certifications such as Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Azure Virtual Desktop (AZ-140), Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900), Data Fundamentals (DP-900), AI Fundamentals (AI-900) or CompTIA Security+.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging technical demonstrations that connect Microsoft and cloud capabilities with partner challenges.
• Guide partners through initial configuration and solution architecture for different environments.
• Support proof-of-concept deployments, technical discovery and responses to RFIs/RFPs.
• Partner with Channel Account Managers to add technical depth to commercial conversations.
• Create enablement content such as product guides, demos and video resources.
• Troubleshoot deployments and environments across unfamiliar platforms.
• Keep up to date with changes in the Microsoft ecosystem and Pax8 marketplace.

Skills

Technical consulting

Cloud technology

Solutions engineering

Technical pre-sales

Microsoft certifications (SC-900, AZ-…

Education

Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Job description

Pax8 is seeking a Solutions Engineer to bridge Microsoft Stack expertise with partner needs in Auckland. You will demonstrate Microsoft cloud capabilities, guide architecture, support PoC deployments, and add depth to commercial conversations with technical insights.

This role blends hands-on engineering with customer-facing engagement in a hybrid Auckland environment, with growth across our AI journey. You’ll collaborate with sales, engineers, and partners, continuously learning new Microsoft