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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.
1). Cloud & AI Solution Engineer – Azure Platform
Job ID: 1853497
Location: Nigeria
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.
- Build 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 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 technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience
- o OR equivalent experience
- 4+ years 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 RedHat.
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and Public Sector compliance standards.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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2). Solution Engineer – (AI Sales & Services)
Job number: 1853492
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel: 0-25 %
Work site: Up to 50% work from home
Overview
- The mission of Microsoft Business Applications is to help our customers digitally transform their businesses to drive new sources of revenue, create new and engaging ways to serve their customers, and to transform the way in which their business runs to drive new levels of profitability for their organization.
- In this role you will be the Technology Specialist (pre-sales consultant) for your assigned workload and a member of the sales team that consists of Solution Specialist, Customer Success Unit, partners, and engineering.
- In this role you will advance pipeline by assisting the Solution Specialist in qualifying the deal, developing the strategy and inspiring the CxO/Business Decision Maker/Technical Decision Maker.
- You are responsible for designing the solution and delivering an industry-aligned demonstration to the customer.
- You will engage partners for co-sell and implementation considerations, engineering to assist with emerging technologies and Customer Success Unit for deal support. The demo will focus on solving the technical proof requirements while highlighting our business value and competitive differentiators and should result in securing the customer’s solution design endorsement.
- Once the solution design is secured, you will support the Solution Specialist in finalizing the customer proposal and assisting with licensing.
- You will develop relationships with the decision makers with our customers and position yourself as a trusted advisor in your domain. As a recognized product expert, you are responsible for sharing your technical, industry knowledge and best practices with your peers.
Responsibilities
- Advance qualified pipeline revenue by demonstrating solution capabilities, addressing technical proof requirements, and securing the customer’s solution design endorsement.
- Engage with the account team to land solution envisioning sessions and business value assessments.
- Proactively deliver compelling customer centric solution demonstrations based on technical workload expertise while building Business Decision Maker/CxO/Technical Decision Maker connections.
- Address solution architecture considerations and competitive objection handling.
- Assist in formalizing the customer proposal.
- Collaborate with Partners and Customer Success to align on agreed upon deployment plan and Key Performance Indicators.
- Lead discovery sessions in each opportunity, yielding output of customer-agreed business challenges and win themes prioritized with business value.
Requirements
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- 6+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
- OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
- OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
Additional or preferred qualifications:
- 7+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years’ experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
- 7+ years of related experience:
- CRM applications focusing on sales and service modules and processes
- Solution pre-sales for business applications and/or SaaS-based company or similar technology.
- Solution pre-sales of complex business application deals requiring orchestration of large, dispersed, virtual teams composed of industry and solution team members.
- Solutions pre-sales best practices including but not limited to; discovery, building and crafting solution strategies that differentiate from the competition, value-based selling, identifying, and expanding product opportunities.
- Successful track record of competitive displacement.
- Ability to drive and influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries through organizational, presentation, envisioning, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Proven track record in prioritization and orchestration of resources for complex customer digital transformation engagements.
- Deep understanding of:
- Business application solutions
- Commercial cloud offerings, ideally Microsoft’s cloud platform as well as competitive knowledge of other business applications and related ecosystems.
- Customer facing business processes in one or more industries such as Financial Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Retail & Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Public Sector and Media & Communications.
- Business value selling methodologies and practices that successfully convey the value and business outcomes
- How to uncover customer’s stated and unstated needs and how technology can be leveraged to solve business problems.
- High level of self-awareness, reflection, and empathy.
- Ability to skillfully communicate, demonstrate, and prove the value of Dynamics 365 Business Applications.
- Customer-centric mindset with demonstrated passion for delivering customer value.
- Excel at coordinating team resources to build and deliver a compelling solution demonstration
- Proven collaborator capable of influencing internal and external teams.
- Excellent presentation and communications skills across various customer stakeholders, e.g., CIO, CFO, CMO, VP of Sales, etc.
- Adept at challenging perspectives and differentiating from the competition by reframing value and exemplifying customer obsession.
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.
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3). Solution Engineer – (AI Copilot)
Job number: 1853488
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel: 0-25 %
Work site: Up to 50% work from home
Overview
- Our purpose is to empower organizations to transform the way they work by harnessing the full potential of artificial intelligence. We guide customers through the evolving digital landscape, enabling them to unlock new opportunities, enhance productivity, and deliver exceptional employee and customer experiences.
- By integrating advanced AI capabilities across devices, cloud platforms, and everyday business applications, we help organizations realize seamless, innovative, and secure solutions that drive sustained growth and success in the AI era.
- As a Copilot Solution Engineer for the Majors Growth segment, you will play a critical role in accelerating AI transformation by leading technical engagements that drive customer adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio & Agents, and related AI-powered productivity solutions.
- This role is deeply technical and is responsible for owning the technical win strategy, delivering compelling demonstrations, and guiding customers through envisioning sessions that align with their business goals and technical requirements.
- As a trusted advisor, the Copilot Solution Engineer ensures that governance, security, and compliance are embedded in every conversation to build confidence and drive decision-making.
- In addition to technical leadership, the Copilot Solution Engineer is accountable for driving core business momentum through competitive differentiation, technical blocker resolution, and seamless handoffs to deployment teams.
- You will work within a virtual team of technical, partner and consulting resources to help educate your customers at a technical level, demonstrate, and prove our solutions, and win the technical decision allowing the team to achieve/exceed quarterly targets in your accounts.
- The role emphasizes operational excellence, partner collaboration, and continuous learning to ensure scalable impact and sustained customer success. This is a high-impact opportunity for individuals passionate about shaping the future of work through AI and delivering measurable business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Maintain expert-level knowledge in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio & Agents, and AI-powered productivity solutions, and apply it to lead technical engagements with customers.
- Independently deliver discovery, demo, and whiteboarding sessions that align with customer business goals and technical readiness.
- Build competitive strategy by identifying product differentiators and proactively addressing objections to win technical decisions.
- Lead solution design and PoC efforts by reframing customer challenges, quantifying business impact, and demonstrating Microsoft’s value in complex selling environments.
- Know when and how to escalate blockers, push back on misaligned objections, and guide customers through resolution paths.
- Engage in partner sell-with scenarios by co-owning technical execution and acting as a trusted source of partner knowledge.
Requirements
Required / minimum qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or consulting roles.
- L200 consultative and L400 technical certifications (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years 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+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
- OR equivalent experience
Additional or preferred qualifications:
- 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience
- 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
- Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture)
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 use the links below to apply:
