Technology Consultant (Data - AI)
Microsoft
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Responsibilities
Pre-Sales Support
Participates in the pre-sale process as needed. Helps scope the project by sharing customer or technical knowledge in their specialty domain by leveraging their expertise as a subject matter expert.
Technical Delivery
Follows the capacity process outlined by Resource, Insights, Capacity, and Capability (RICC) team. Maintains tools with up-to-date skills and availability.
Participates in and/or may lead meetings with customers/partners to understand their business needs and/or scenario they are trying to solve. Uses business, technology, and industry strategies to define customer/partner requirements and constraints. Engages others appropriately to understand and define customer requirements.
Supports project planning and the development of project documents by defining the risks and dependencies. Communicates the business value of planned solutions to customers/ partners with direction/guidance. Implements mitigations on technical and business risks. Manages their schedule and communicates with project leads. Delivers against Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Implements technical solutions by completing assigned project tasks with defined quality standards and following Industry Solutions processes. Oversees aspects of implementation.
Proactively identifies issues and risks and engages with customers/partners or internal stakeholders (e.g., Project Managers) as appropriate to address and resolve issues.
Proactively manages relationships with customers/partners/stakeholders to identify and contribute to the drivers of satisfaction and dissatisfaction, determine the root cause, and establish recovery actions to improve the experience.
Intellectual Property Management
Acts as an ambassador in consumption of intellectual property (IP) and leverages IP in projects. Proactively assists in the creation of intellectual property content and seeks areas that are available for more IP. Communicates areas that need refreshing or gaps in intellectual property. Provides feedback for continuous improvement.
Business Development
Identifies opportunities to expand or accelerate the adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies.
Readiness
Learns new technologies or services based on business demands and industry trends. Obtains relevant accreditations and certification(s) as advised by the domain leadership team. Shares experiences, best practices, and product news within the team. Participates in relevant technical communities at Microsoft.
Operational Excellence
Completes operational tasks and readiness and ensures timeliness and accuracy. Follows Microsoft policies, compliance, and procedures (e.g., Enterprise Services Authorization Policy, Standards of Business Conduct, labor logging, expenses, travel guidelines).
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field AND 1+ year(s) work experience in relevant area of business OR equivalent experience.
This role requires proficiency in written, reading, and conversational Brazilian Portuguese and English.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience delivering Data & AI solutions (data engineering, analytics, cloud)
- Strong SQL skills and experience with Azure SQL or SQL Server
- Hands-on experience with modern data engineering tools:
- Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Pipelines, Microsoft Fabric (Data Engineering / Real-Time)
- Azure Databricks (PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake)
- Knowledge of modern data architectures (Lakehouse, Medallion: Bronze/Silver/Gold)
- Exposure to AI/ML development using Azure Machine Learning and MLOps (Azure DevOps/GitHub)
- Basic experience with Azure Cognitive Services or Azure OpenAI Service
- Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and cloud delivery practices
- Strong communication and customer-facing skills
- 1+ years leadership experience in the following functional areas:
- Application Lifecycle Management (e.g., Agile, SCRUM, TFS)
- 3+ years work experience in relevant area of business.
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Real‑Time Hub, Data Science, Semantic Models)
- Experience with event streaming (Azure Event Hubs, Kafka, Stream Analytics)
- Knowledge of data governance tools (Microsoft Purview, Unity Catalog)
- Experience with Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL modernization, or cloud migrations
- Technical certifications based on domain (Azure Data Fundamentals, Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure AI Engineer Associate, Azure Fundamentals)
- Delivery Management certification (e.g., Scrum, Agile, Change Management, Project Management).
- Software Engineering Skills
- Experience in consulting or enterprise client delivery
- Advanced in Spanish
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.