M365 Solutions Specialist

Bluecube Technology Solutions - An Ekco Company; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud solutions provider is seeking a Microsoft Solutions Specialist in Cape Town, South Africa. This role will bridge clients with Microsoft's cloud & security solutions, requiring strong technical writing skills, attention to detail, and over 5 years of experience in presales consulting. The ideal candidate will support presales activities and design solutions while ensuring compliance and clarity in proposals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Microsoft presales/consulting with focus on Azure/Entra.
• Experience with public sector and enterprise tenders.
• Strong writing skills for creating proposals and tenders.

Responsibilities

• Run discovery workshops and capture business objectives.
• Design Microsoft cloud and security solutions.
• Drive presales workflow and ensure compliance.

Skills

Technical writing

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Understanding of Microsoft security

Workshop facilitation

Education

Microsoft certifications

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the M Solutions Specialist role at Bluecube Technology Solutions - An Ekco Company.

Location: Cape Town - South Africa

About Ekco

Ekco is a cloud solution provider focused on helping customers progress along the path of cloud maturity, transforming and maximizing the value of existing technology investments.>

About the Role

A Microsoft Solution Specialist in Cloud and Security, you will bridge customers with our Microsoft cloud & security portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Run discovery workshops, capture business objectives, and translate into clear requirements and solution scope.
• Design solutions across Microsoft security and cloud, produce architectures, BoMs, and migration / hardening roadmaps.
• Drive presales workflow, ensure proposal / SOW compliance, and follow escalation / approval steps.
• Author high‑quality proposals and SOWs with attention to detail.
• Support formal tenders and RFP responses, ensuring clarity and value.
• Produce clear, concise, technically accurate documentation for proposals and customer deliverables; translate complex concepts for executive stakeholders.
• Deliver demos, solution walkthroughs, and contribute to presales collateral, including Microsoft security topics.

Requirements

• Strong technical writing capability with proven experience producing high‑quality proposals, tenders, and SOWs.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to translate technical language for C‑level and non‑technical audiences.
• 5+ years in Microsoft presales / consulting across M and Azure / Entra, with depth in Microsoft security (Defender XDR, Sentinel, Conditional Access / MFA, PIM).
• Experience leading customer workshops and mapping requirements to solutions and outcomes.
• Microsoft SC‑certifications (some expected).
• Experience with public sector / enterprise tenders and bid QA; familiarity with Zero Trust, ISO, NIST CSF.

Job Details

• Department: Technical Delivery
• Locations: Cape Town - South Africa
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Seniority level: Mid–Senior level