Microsoft
Azure Solution Engineering Manager
$131K–$272K
United States · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 4+ years with a relevant master's degree, 6+ years with a relevant bachelor's degree, or 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 8+ years in technical pre-sales, consulting, technology delivery, or related experience; 6+ years in infrastructure/cloud areas; 3+ years people management.
- Education
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field; OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; OR equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the role's job duties.
About the job
Leads Azure Solution Engineers serving U.S. state and local government, education, and healthcare customers, guiding technical engagements that drive cloud and AI adoption and customer outcomes.
What you'll do
- Recruit, coach, and develop a diverse team of Solution Engineers.
- Guide customer technical discovery, architecture, demonstrations, workshops, prototypes, and proofs of concept to win technical decisions.
- Partner across Microsoft and its ecosystem to grow Azure and AI opportunities and ensure effective transition to deployment and adoption.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field plus 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field plus 6+ years; OR 7+ years; OR equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- 8+ years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or related experience, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years with cloud and hybrid or on-premises infrastructure, architecture, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management; 3+ years of people management experience.
Pay
USD $130,900 - $251,900 per year (base pay); USD $165,600 - $272,300 per year (base pay)
Tools
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Cloud, Microsoft Copilot, AWS, Google Cloud
AI focus
Lead responsible customer adoption of Azure and AI; model use of Copilot and AI tools for customer preparation, technical discovery, solution development, productivity, and sales execution.
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