Sr. Consultant

Job description

**Overview** Microsoft Industry Solutions Delivery is a global organization hosting over 6,000 strategic sellers, industry and security experts, elite engineers, world-class data scientists and architects, consultants, and delivery specialists. Together with our partners, we help Microsoft’s most strategic customers worldwide to address their specific challenges and provide comprehensive and industry-specific solutions that meet their unique needs. **Responsibilities** Our organization is at the forefront of innovation, driving value across the entirety of the customers’ digital and AI transformation journey through repeatable and customized cutting-edge solutions powered by Microsoft Cloud and AI. We take pride in embodying Microsoft's mission of empowerment, promoting a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and fostering a culture of inclusivity where everyone is encouraged to share their unique perspectives and be their authentic selves. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to life-changing innovations that impact billions of people worldwide. - Demonstrate the ability to articulate value propositions for the most strategic Microsoft products and services and uses business, technology and industry strategies to define customer/partner requirements and constraints - Demonstrate expertise in a specific solution, or several products, feature functions, or services and drive opportunities to accelerate the adoption of the Microsoft Cloud - Drive and support innovation focusing on industry solutions and customer business outcomes on the Microsoft platform - Ensure solutions align with the intent of the architecture allowing for clear build test specifications and development of operations guides for the customer - Identify business and technical risks in programs, assesses their impact and proposes mitigations and contingencies - Provide stakeholder assistance throughout deployment to avoid/resolve technical issues - Balance Configure-Before-Customize principles with the goals of maximum customer/partner value and with the use of Microsoft core/baseline assets, people, products and tools and develop project plans that use the full project life cycle accounting for current & future business value of each solution while defining all technical dependencies for project **Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field **OR** equivalent 5+ years practical experience - Proven experience delivering **enterprise application solutions** on cloud platforms, preferably **Microsoft Azure** - Strong hands‑on experience in **application development, integration, and modernization** - Practical experience applying **AI‑assisted development or AI capabilities** within application solutions, such as: - Integrating AI services or APIs into applications - Using AI tools to enhance development productivity, testing, or solution quality - Familiarity with **data platforms** that support AI workloads (e.g., Azure SQL, Fabric, Databricks, Synapse) - Experience participating in **end‑to‑end project delivery**, including requirements analysis, solution design, build, test, and deployment - Ability to translate **business requirements into technical and AI‑enabled application solutions** - Experience identifying **technical and solution risks**, including data, AI, or integration risks, and proposing mitigations - Strong communication skills in **English** (verbal and written), with the ability to explain technical and AI concepts to non‑technical stakeholders This role is designed to support government customers operating in a regulated environment. As a result, the position is subject to government procurement contracts and/or applicable legal requirements. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. --- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about [**requesting accommodations.**](https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)