.Responsibilities:Engage with partners translating business requirements into appropriate Azure technical services and solutions.Collaborate with other EMEA sales and pre-sales teams to drive business results, enhance win rates and better customer propositions.Present and articulate features and benefits of Azure technology solutions to business and technical partners as well as Cx level.Create and deliver presentations, customized demonstrations, seminars and workshops to partners.Design, plan and deliver Azure Services Demonstrations and Proofs of Concept.Become the technical solution expert for a designated Azure technology area.Maintain up to date Microsoft Azure certifications as continuous development of expertise.Requirements:We are looking for a professional with solid experience as a Solution Architect, able to understand customer issues in the software infrastructure space, to design solutions that match the evolving market needs and with deep competence in all the technologies typically involved in a modern architecture for digital transformation and roadmap to cloud. Knowledge and background in enterprise scale infrastructure architecture, data architecture, middleware architecture, cloud architecture (IaaS & PaaS), and specific Azure services and technology is strongly preferred.Other key requirements are:Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative, as well as be a strong contributor in a team environment.Natural drive to learn and pick up new challenges.Good understanding of the IT market/trends.Creative, innovative and analytical thinker with a proven ability to translate complex business needs into feasible, valuable solutions.Effective at communicating with excellent presentation skills.Good at building strong relationships with partners and with key stakeholders in countries.Results orientation, not satisfied until the job is done with the right quality.Initiative, signaling areas for improvement and propose suggestions proactively.Energetic, driven, and positive personality.High degree of personal motivation, enthusiasm and commitment.Passionate for technology.Skills required:Thorough understanding of infrastructure (hypervisor, storage, monitoring, security etc.) and experience with orchestration to develop a cloud solution.Minimum 6-8 years' experience in IT and a background including architecture, implementation and delivery of large-scale hardware and software systems in real-world situations (Lift & Shift, Cloud Native Development, Cloud Security, Hybrid Cloud integration).Wide knowledge of IT market and trends.Significant C-level presentation experience.Specific knowledge of Azure industry solutions.Azure Expert level certifications.Hands-on experience with Azure and strong understanding of Azure capabilities and limitations.Knowledge of disaster recovery and high availability in Azure.Knowledge of different Public Cloud Providers stack (ideally)
