Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field., 5-8 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise cloud solutions., Proficiency in creating pilots, prototypes, and proofs-of-concept., Certifications such as Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Solutions Architect..

Key responsibilities:

Engage with customers to provide technical insights and promote new solutions.

Conduct architectural design sessions, implementation projects, and deployment activities in Azure.

Design and support distributed applications in cloud, hybrid, or on-premises environments.

Attend meetings with Business Development Managers and act as a Technical Architect.

Job description

The Solutions Specialist will be responsible for:

Providing a technical outlook during interactions with customers, and being an advocate to the Sales Team whilst creating awareness on new solutions that can be marketed in the Middle Eastern region
The Azure technical customer engagement including architectural design sessions, specific implementation projects, proofs of concept, and deployment
Design implementation and support of distributed applications designed to run in the cloud or across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
Attending meetings with Business Development Managers and acting as a Technical Architect
Providing commercial training and Microsoft Technical support for customers in the Middle East and North Africa

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The ideal candidate should possess:

A computer science or related engineering degree with 5-8 years of experience designing and delivering cloud solutions on an enterprise scale
5+ years experience creating pilots, prototypes, and proofs-of-concept
4 - 6 years of experience providing cloud solutions including hybrid solutions on-premises or in the cloud, lift and shift initiatives, migrations, and upgrades, prior work experience in a consulting or architecture position within a software and services company is a necessity
An understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers, emerging computing trends, cloud virtualization, storage, networking, cloud governance technologies, common database technologies such as SQL Database and Server, Oracle, and MySQL
Technical experience in enterprise mobile, identity and access control, and security solutions
A working knowledge with AGILE development, SCRUM and Application Lifecycle Management
An understanding of modern DevOps practices including automation, continuous delivery, continuous deployment, continuous integration methodologies, cloud-based Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery practices
Certifications in Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert or GCP Professional Cloud Architect or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Certifications in MCSA Linux on Azure or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), SLES engineer, or SLES Specialist for SAP or HA, MCSE Windows Server 2016 or MCSE: Core Infrastructure
Certifications in Kubernetes, DevOps, Terraform, and Ansible

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