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Technology Solution Professional - Windows Azure Platform, SMSG Incubation Sales

Technology Solution Professional - SMSG Incubation Sales - Windows Azure Platform

Cloud computing represents one of the most important evolutions of the IT industry, and a strategic priority for Microsoft. Do you have what it takes to be a technical leader in this evolution? Are you excited about an opportunity to drive WW Sales and work with emerging technologies? Are you a strong Technical leader, interested in driving a global business and work on the front lines with the WW field and product groups every day?

If so, then this is your chance to be part of a growing global team bringing Microsoft's cloud platform to market. The SMSG Incubation Sales team for Azure is hiring a Technology Specialist with a passion for customers and technology. The Windows Azure™ Platform is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers. It provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Windows Azure’s flexible and interoperable platform can be used to build new applications to run from the cloud or enhance existing applications with cloud-based capabilities. The Windows Azure open architecture gives developers the choice to build web applications, applications running on connected devices, PCs, servers, or hybrid solutions offering the best of online and on-premises.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Provide pre-sales technical support for the Windows Azure field sales force.
• Work with the SSPs to drive Lighthouse Wins and revenue attainment.
• Aid in architecting solutions in a complex sales environment.
• Remove technical sales roadblocks.
• Present to customers - from core developers to CxO’s
• Identify key trends & drive necessary improvements in sales & product to capitalize on opportunities.

Requirements and Skills/Qualifications:
• Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, emerging trends and related technology including knowledge of competitors such as Amazon Web Services.
• Knowledge of development approaches and methodologies, including Web and Mobile.
• Depth knowledge and experience in large scale, multi-tier, enterprise architectures, and Data Centers.
• Knowledge and experience with Hyper-V is a plus.
• Depth knowledge of security process, principals, governance, and standards such as HIPAA and PCI.
• Insatiable desire to be a leader in Microsoft’s Cloud Computing strategy and passion to compete and win.
• Able to articulate pros & cons of design/architecture decision across a wide spectrum of factors - e.g. latency, storage, startup/shutdown, etc.
• Able to coach and mentor a broad constituency - TSPs, Consultants, Partners, & Customers.
• Able to distill widely variant feedback into root cause issues and provide actionable feedback to other stakeholders.

Preferred location is NY but qualified candidates from Boston will be considered (25% - 40% travel).

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