Are you looking to join a team where you help customers use the latest technology, where you receive cutting edge training and where you’re empowered to make a difference?

We need enthusiastic people like you to provide technical direction to our customers to help them realise their full potential.  We need you to help them ensure their IT projects are well designed and their environments are optimised and healthy.

Why Micosoft?

We are Microsoft Consulting Services, and are passionate about delivering Microsoft’s mission:

“to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more”. 

We are the Azure Cloud and AI team, and we believe in the power of personal growth and development. We succeed as a team by sharing knowledge and experience. Don’t worry about what you don’t know; come and show us what you do know, and we will teach you the rest.  We want to invest in you, you’re training and development.

Responsibilities

 The purpose of this role

We provide technical direction to our customers who are deploying, maintaining, or innovating solutions using the latest technology.  We enable our customers to have the skills to deploy, support and maintain their environment in line with Microsoft best practices. 

The ideal candidate will have the ability to combine their technical passion, creativity, and customer focus to deliver great solutions to their customers and ensure they get the best out of our technologies and solutions. 

What skills do you need to have?

•    Ability to quickly build relationships and credibility with customers 

•    A passion for learning about and experimenting with new technologies

•    Confidence in creating and delivering technical presentations and training

•    An interest in learning to read, interpret and/or develop technical specifications and diagrams

•    Ability to learn new technologies quickly through self-learning

•    Ability to build trust to drive change with customers

•    Excellent organisation and planning skills

We would also expect you to be able to pass the following Certifications in the first 12 months of employment with us, if you do not already hold them:

•    AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

and one of the following

•    DP-100: Azure Data Scientist Associate

•    DP200/201: Azure Data Engineer Associate

•    AI-100: Azure AI Engineer Associate

Qualifications

We are looking for a consultant to join the team who will focus on one of the following technical skill sets. You may already have these skills, or you might be interested in learning about them.

Data and AI consultant:

Understanding of database concepts and deployments

Planning for and conducting database migrations such as for SQL and Oracle

An understanding of both IaaS and PaaS SQL

Designing and utilising ARM templates

Building large scale data sets in Azure, AWS, Hadoop, or similar big data environments

Utilising and developing solutions with cloud based Cognitive Services

Understanding of Machine Learning operations

Developing and deploying modern cloud-based data analytical platforms

Data visualisation and extracting insights using Power BI and Power Platform products

Designing and building customer solutions leveraging DevOps practices

Note - Security Clearance Requirements:

Australian Citizen with min. NV1 Security Clearance. Must currently hold and maintain a security clearance at NV1 or higher.

Team Culture and Support

•    Microsoft offers a flexible working environment to enable you to better balance your work and life

•    Microsoft prides itself on the parental and family related leave we offer to help when you need to be with your family

•    Microsoft provides a vast range of training and learning experiences for their employees from online self-paced training, through to face-to-face conference style learning. We want to invest in your learning, so bring your passion and we will help you find the right path.

You can read about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or hear the firsthand experience of our people at the Microsoft ANZ Careers Page.

What next? 

Even if you feel you may not meet 100% of the criteria, please apply. You may exceed your own expectations, or we may have another opportunity that suits your potential.  While we’re not able to reach out directly to every applicant, we will always do our best to help you feel heard and supported throughout the experience.   Please see our FAQs, Interview Tips and Accessibility Support on our Careers Page

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