Responsibilities

Responsibilities include: 
As a Partner Technical Consultant in Microsoft you will be in charge of driving the Digital Transformation of our Customers through the Microsoft Partner Channel.  
 
Successful candidate will need to have the drive and intellectual horsepower to act as a Consultant and Technical Trusted Advisor to enable the Microsoft Partner to position the Cloud Technologies portfolio. You will find yourself in a different and varied technical activities – from delivering a Readiness Event, providing presales Technical help to a Partner over the phone, working with colleagues in a Proof of Concept or delivering a Webcast for Partners from the EMEA region. 

Qualifications

We are looking for talents that:  
• Possess technical expertise and can understand complex customer scenarios. 
• Demonstrate critical thinking, strong communication skills and ability to develop strategic on building partners relationships.  
• Enjoy team work, actively contribute to their peer group and collaborate with key internal stakeholders. 
 
Experience and Skills required: 
• Understand and drive Microsoft Cloud deployment and adoption, working with Partners directly to drive success with Microsoft Azure Infrastructure (IaaS) management and deployment: Virtual Machines, Storage, Networking. 

• Good knowledge on Hybrid scenarios; experience with VPN gateways (Site-to-Site and Point-to-Site). Connectivity with ExpressRoute.
• Good knowledge on Business Continuity (Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery).
• Good knowledge on Cloud Identity and Federation (Azure Active Directory, ADFS).
• Strong knowledge on Microsoft Windows Server and Hyper-V.
• Basic Programming skills in PowerShell (Windows and Azure modules), JSON templates, runbooks…
• Any experience with other Cloud Providers and Open Source platforms and technologies would be useful.
  • Customer and Partner Focus: Demonstrated skills and abilities to consistently create an amazingly positive experience for Partners.  
• Change management: Articulate product strategic direction along with its business benefits and empower partners in embracing the change.
•  Full Professional Proficiency of Italian and English languages both verbal & written 
   
  

We welcome applications from all potential & passionate professionals who really want to pursue their technical career with Microsoft Partners interaction in the world of Technical Presales & Deployment Services Team.  

Microsoft values different life experiences and viewpoints. We seek out people from diverse backgrounds and encourage them to take risks and approach challenges unconventionally. We will invest in your health and financial future and encourage you to pursue your interests and passions away from the office. Our products and technologies help you balance life away from the office and enable you to manage your schedule efficiently.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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