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AZURE TECH SOLUTION PROF-730460

at Microsoft Corporation in Minneapolis, MN,

Description:
The SMSG Incubation Sales - Windows Azure team is currently recruiting a Technology Specialist for the Central Region territory with a passion for customers and technology to focus on cloud computing and Windows Azure. This role will team with the regional Windows Azure field sales force & sales leadership to drive the Microsoft cloud computing strategy forward.

The Windows Azure™ Platform (Azure) is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. 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. Its 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:
Be the senior technical resource for the regional Windows Azure field sales force
Work with the sales force on escalations to accelerate deals
Aid in architecting solutions in a complex sales environment
Remove technical sales roadblocks - including direct involvement in critical/strategic deals.
Present to customers - from core developers to CIOs
Identify key trends & drive necessary improvements in sales & product to capitalize on opportunities.

Requirements and Skills/Qualifications:
10+ years enterprise technology sales or consulting experience with deep expertise on Microsoft enterprise products and server platform.
Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, emerging trends and related technology.
Knowledge of SaaS development methodologies - including ability to code solutions in both managed & native code.
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.

This position will be based in East Region and will require regional travel 30 - 50% of the time.

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Apply Online:
http://www.microsoft-careers.com/job/Minneapolis-AZURE-TECH-SOLUTION-PROF-Job-MN-55401/908764/

Compensation:
Negotiable



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