Join to apply for the Cloud Solution Architect - Azure Infrastructure - German Speaker role at Microsoft At Small Medium Enterprises and Channel (SME&C), we are leading a high-growth, AI-powered global sales team—one that is deeply connected to our partners and driven by customer success. By uniting our Small Medium Business, Corporate, Strategy, and Partner teams, we are unlocking the largest customer opportunity, backed by the industry’s most significant investments. SME&C is more than a sales organization—it’s a culture of innovation, opportunity, and inclusivity. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, high-performing, and customer-obsessed team where collaboration, connection, and continuous learning fuel everything we do. If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, explore how SME&C can be the next step in your career. Together, we are shaping the future of business. Do you love working with customers to achieve their business outcomes? Would you love to build expertise around the leading, next generation cloud services? This is an opportunity to join the SME&C EMEA team as a Cloud & AI Platform CSA for Azure Infrastructure to support the German-speaking markets. In this role you will proactively act as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Contributes to leading virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers. The base salary for this position starts from EUR 77,200 per annum depending on experience. In line with our Flexible Work approach, for roles at Microsoft Germany and Austria, we recommend spending at least two days per week in the office or at the customer site. The specific days to work from the office or at the customer will be defined in agreement between the employee and their manager. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase satisfaction. Proactively manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands and aligns with business priorities and goals. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies (e.g., value-based deliverables, training, technical validation) to prepare customers for operational readiness and goals. Helps customers deploy for long-term organizational adoption to increase satisfaction and drive consumption/usage. Guides customers/partners toward well-architected, secure, AI-enabled, and cost- and performance-optimized solutions to increase retention and expansion opportunities. Identifies opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale based on business value and Microsoft value proposition. Captures opportunities in systems and collaborates across the organization to execute opportunities aligned with Microsoft’s Customer Engagement Model. Qualifications German language fluency. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND extensive experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience. Cloud & AI Platform Infrastructure deep technical experience. A Strong Focus On Below Is Required Infrastructure & Platform Expertise Virtual Machines (VMs) – Windows and Linux Networking – VNETs, VPNs, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, Network Security Groups Storage – Blob, Disk, File, Backup, Recovery Services Vault Identity & Access Management – Azure Active Directory, RBAC, Conditional Access Security – Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure Policy, Sentinel Hybrid Cloud – Azure Arc, on-premises integration, VMware, Hyper-V Containers & Infra as Code – AKS, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates Monitoring & Management – Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights Architecture & Design Cloud-based solution architecture (IaaS and PaaS) Azure Well-Architected Framework Cloud Adoption Framework Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) DevOps & Automation Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions PowerShell, CLI, Ansible CI/CD pipelines and automation scripting Certifications Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Additional or Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree or equivalent experience may supplement requirements. Experience in a customer-facing role and on technical projects. Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google) or security certifications. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. 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