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Microsoft and G42, a leading UAE-based AI technology holding company and the UAE National AI Champion, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at responsibly elevating AI adoption to transform emerging nations. As the Partner Solution Architect for G42 within the Microsoft Operating Unit, your primary responsibility will be to provide deep technical coaching, aiding partners to develop impactful solutions and services for our customers. You will validate partners’ technology architecture, assist in overcoming technical blockers, and help them win early customers while realizing consumption and usage results from their solutions and services. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, fostering a culture of inclusion and growth.
Responsibilities
- Partner Enablement and Execution
- Enablement Execution: Lead or contribute to the delivery of workshops, bootcamps, and trainings to build partners’ technical skills.
- Technical Engagement: Lead deep technical engagements, including briefings, proof of concepts, architectural design sessions, and hackathons.
- Best Practice Sharing: Collaborate with Microsoft’s Engineering teams to generate technical insights and facilitate best practices sharing.
- Solution Development: Aid partners in developing and implementing high-quality solutions and services leveraging Microsoft’s latest technologies.
- Evangelism: Promote partners’ practices and solutions in customer implementations through technical briefings and architecture review sessions.
- Tech Sales: Enable partners on technical pre-sales skills while supporting initial wins and addressing technical issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, or consulting.
- Proven track record of building deep technical sales relationships with CXOs and practice-building executives in ISVs, MSPs, CDs, and SIs.
- Ability to solve partner problems and unblock technical issues using internal or external resources.
- Deep understanding of Microsoft Cloud Solution Area products and services, along with knowledge of the market business environment.
- 6-10+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales, technology solutions/practice development, architecture, design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification in one or more of the following technologies: cloud, mobile, web application development, cloud-native application architecture (containers, microservices, API management), and modern software development techniques (DevOps, CI/CD).
- Experience with container orchestration systems (Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, Azure).
Benefits
- 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
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, gender identity or expression, national origin, race, sexuality, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance due to a disability during the application process, please reach out for accommodations.
