Azure Digital Solution Area Specialist - Swiss Market (German speaking & SAP On Azure focus)

In SMC and Digital Sales, we have set out with the purpose of empowering our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft cloud by building a globally led, digital-first scale organization aligned with partners. Dedicated to one of the fastest growing customer segments, the Small, Medium, Corporate (SMC) and Digital Sales organization is on pace to be Microsoft's next $100 billion-dollar business - this is where you come in.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent German is essential
• Solid technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• Experience working wuth SAP and Azure/other cloud based tech. 
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND a few years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND a few years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Azure Certifications: Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) and/or Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (Exam AZ-305)
• Deep domain knowledge in Data Center Migration

Position is based in: Dublin, Ireland or Barcelona, Spain

*You must be currently based in and eligible to work in one of the above locations 

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