Cloud & AI Solution Engineer - Azure Platform at Microsoft Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cloud & AI Solution Engineer - Azure Platform

Job number: 1851285
Location: Lagos
Employment type: Full-Time
Discipline: Solution Engineering
Work site: Up to 50% work from home

Overview

• Are you curious, enthusiastic about infrastructure, and ready to solve complex challenges in the AI era? Join us as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer focused on the Azure Platform for commercial customers at Microsoft. 
• In this technical sales role, you will help customers design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures that support their modernization goals. Using Azure’s IaaS and PaaS services, you will guide organizations through migration, modernization, and optimization — translating technical capabilities into significant business outcomes. 
• You will collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions that enhance agility, reduce costs, and unlock value through AI-powered infrastructure. 
• As a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer for the Azure Platform, you will play a key role in helping customers modernize their infrastructure and unlock the full value of Microsoft’s cloud.
• You will work directly with technical and business stakeholders to design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient architectures that support AI workloads and business-critical applications. 
• You bring deep expertise in migrating core workloads—including Windows, SQL Server, Linux, PostgreSQL, and Oracle—to Azure. Beyond migration, you lead customers through modernization using the 6R strategy, containerization best practices, and Azure-native services like AKS and Arc, while exploring how AI and intelligent agents can accelerate legacy transformation.  
• You also apply strong networking knowledge to design hybrid and cloud-native solutions, including virtual networks, VPNs, and secure routing architectures that meet enterprise performance and compliance needs. You complement this with trusted partner solutions like NetApp, VMware, RedHat, and SAP to ensure a secure, optimized, and scalable migration experience. 
• As you join the team, you will have the opportunity to grow your technical expertise with access to a wide range of Microsoft learning resources—including support for earning industry-recognised certifications across Azure infrastructure, security, and AI. 
• With a solid understanding of Azure security services and compliance frameworks, you will help customers meet regulatory requirements and build Cloud environments that are ready for the future. 

Responsibilities

• Drive technical sales by using technical demos, proofs of concept, and technical architecture accelerators to influence solution design and enable deployments. 
• Lead architecture sessions and technical workshops to accelerate Azure adoption. 
• Building trusted relationships with platforms leads to co-design secure, scalable solutions. 
• Resolve technical blockers by collaborating with engineering and sharing customer insights. 
• Maintain expertise in cloud migration (Windows, SQL, Linux, PostgreSQL, app workloads), resiliency, security, and compliance. 
• Deepen knowledge of enterprise apps (SAP, Oracle) and Azure VMware Solution (AVS). 
• Represent Microsoft in customer forums and technical communities through thought leadership. 

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR equivalent experience
• Proven experience in cloud infrastructure, including migration of workloads such as Windows, SQL, Linux, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing or selling solutions involving hybrid networking, secure connectivity, or network performance optimization in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), App Platform, and containerization strategies.
• Strong understanding of Azure services, including security, compliance, and hybrid cloud scenarios.
• Ability to engage technical and business stakeholders to design and deploy scalable, secure cloud solutions.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• 6+ years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience with cloud and hybrid, or on-premises infrastructure, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, and ISVs like NetApp, VMware, and Red Hat.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and Public Sector compliance standards.

Remuneration
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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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