Operate in a technical pre-sales capacity for the Manufacturing sector
Identify candidate workloads and design appropriate solutions
Run proofs-of-concept for Azure-based products
Collaborate with Microsoft Sales and Technical teams
Educate customers about Cloud services offered by NetApp and Azure
Participate in industry meetups and user groups
Publish reference architectures, significant wins, best practices both internally and externally
Maintain customer Opportunity status in Salesforce

Bachelor’s degree plus 8 + years of related field experience
Strong technical knowledge of Cloud concepts and technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure (Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification preferred)
Experience in working with customers within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem
Ability to prioritize and address multiple projects concurrently
Knowledge of Network Attached Storage (preferably NetApp)
Familiarity with Container orchestration runtime concepts and solutions (preferably Kubernetes)
Experience running proofs-of-concept for software, hardware, or Cloud-based solutions in a pre-sale’s role
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong English language skills (other languages are a plus)

Cloud Solutions Architect

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