Cloud Solution Architect - Azure Data & Analytics

Are you eager to be at the forefront of innovation, assisting our clients in expanding their business through Data by revitalizing their application ecosystem and Data platform, while also being acknowledged as a reliable advisor? Moreover, if you're looking to growth within a dynamic and multifaceted team... then this opportunity is tailor-made for you

We're actively seeking a Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) who specializes in Azure Data and Analytics. As a CSA, you'll be at the forefront of driving our customers' transformation on Microsoft Azure. This customer-facing role involves owning the technical relationship between the customer and Microsoft.

Your mission: help customers unlock the full potential of their Microsoft investments through architecture, implementation, and operational health engagements. Plus, we offer flexibility—work remotely up to 50 % of the time or be based exclusively at Microsoft onsite.

Join us in shaping the future of technology!

Required Qualifications (RQs)    

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field AND 8 years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or Business Applications consulting
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Breadth of technical experience and knowledge in architecture design and foundational infra, application, security and AI,
• Depth / Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the following:
• Competitive Landscape: Knowledge of key Data & Analytics platforms such as AWS, GCP, Snowflake, etc.
• Deep domain expertise in following Data-specific areas
  • Cloud Scale Analytics (Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Synapse, Databricks)
  • Azure SQL Data (IaaS/PaaS)
  • Azure Cosmos DB, Open-source database (PostgreSQL, MYSQL)
  • Data Governance (Microsoft Purview) OR
• Experience creating Data & Analytics Proof of Concepts (PoC), Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) for customers that lead to production deployments, hands-on experience working with the respective products at the expert level.
• Any additional experience in Applicative architecture design and or with Applicative components (APIM, Kubernetes, GitHub....) are welcomed!
• Full proficiency in French and English is crucial.
• Preferred additional skills
• Business Value:The ability to convey the business needs and value of proposed solutions, plans, and risks to stakeholders and decision makers. This includes the ability to persuade and inform based on facts and alignment with goals and strategy.
• Trusted Advisership:The ability to build trusted advisor status and deep relationships across stakeholders (e.g., technical decision makers, business decision makers) through an understanding of customer needs and technologies.
• Situational fluency:Using self-awareness as a mechanism to interpret verbal and non-verbal cues to increase your ability to "read the room."
• Insightful listening:asking insightful questions to understand the customer needs, issues, business environment and drivers, and going beyond what customer has said.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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

Customer Centric Approach

• You will understand customers’ overall data estate Business and IT priorities and success measures to design Data & Analytics solutions that drive business value and drive positive Customer Satisfaction & become a trusted advisor.
• You will ensure that solution exhibits high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, repeatability, appropriate reusability, and reliability upon deployment and provide feedback and insights from customers/partners.
• You will be the Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices, connect with Engineering team to remove key blockers and drive product improvements.

Business impact

• You will develop opportunities to drive Customer Success business results and identify new opportunity to capitalize on customers investments
• You will help Customers get value from their Microsoft investments and identify resolutions to Customer blockers by leveraging SA subject matter expertise. Deliver according to MS best practices & using repeatable Intellectual Property (IP).
• You will apply technical knowledge to architect and design solutions that meet business and IT needs, create Data & Analytics roadmaps, drive Proof of Concepts (POC) and Minimal Viable Product (MVP), and ensure long term technical viability of new deployments of Dataplatform and New Applications, infusing key AI technologies where appropriate to develop innovation and answer new Business Stakes for our customers.

Technical Leadership

• You will maintain technical skills (Analytics, transactional Databases, Reporting more particularly) and knowledge, keep up to date with market trends and competitive insights; collaborate and share with the AI technical community while educating customers to modernize their applicative and data platform landscape on Azure platform.
• You will advice the customer and the Account Team to propose the best approach to secure the projects
• You will accelerate customer outcomes - Share expertise, contribute to IP creation & re-use to accelerate customer outcomes and obtain relevant accreditations and certifications.
• You will updated on market trends, collaborate with the Database, Analytics and AI technical community, and educate customers about the Azure platform.