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CompuNet, Inc. · 2 months ago

Senior Solutions Engineer - Microsoft Azure

Portland, OR 97224

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

CompuNet, Inc. is an engineering-led IT solution provider that values its people and focuses on delivering effective IT solutions for various industries. As a Microsoft Azure engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy business solutions, serve as a subject matter expert, and engage with clients to ensure successful implementation of Azure services.

Cloud ComputingInformation ServicesInformation Technology

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Articulate the benefits of Azure products to technical teams and business leaders

Enhance customer value and productivity using Azure technologies

Gather and translate client business requirements into use cases for Azure solutions

Collaborate with sales teams to develop winning strategies for clients

Execute pre-sales functions to create solution designs

Use effective whiteboard storytelling for client and team communication

Create Bill of Materials and Statements of Work

Implement post-sales solutions and aid in the customer adoption experience

Produce post-implementation project documentation

Ensure clients understand solution features, infrastructure, and operational implications

Participate in technical speaking engagements for market strategies or related events

Be a subject matter expert in various Azure services and Entra ID

Develop and grow Azure market opportunities and strategies

Address customer technical challenges and design scalable and integrated solutions

Actively participate in the CompuNet cloud strategy team meetings

Resource cost estimation, analysis, and optimization

Maintain existing certifications and pursue new relevant certifications

Participate in team functions, including calls, meetings, and events, both remote and in-person

Accept mentorship from Architects, Principal Engineers, and Senior Solutions Engineers

Own the opportunity lifecycle, from pre-sales through solution delivery and ongoing optimization

Qualification

Microsoft AzureEntra IDIaaS migrationsPaaS servicesNetworking technologiesAzure AZ-104 certificationTerraformCloud-native networkingCustomer serviceCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTime management

Required

5+ years of experience in IT systems development or consulting

5+ years of experience in designing solutions to solve business problems

Demonstrated knowledge of Entra ID and Azure, with an emphasis on hybrid connectivity

Deep experience with DNS

Self-sufficient on IaaS migrations (strategy, migration planning, execution)

Experienced with core PaaS services (App Services, Azure SQL Database, Storage accounts)

Comfort outside of Azure Portal UI, familiar with basic coding practices (VS Code/git repos/etc.) and/or CLI/scripting

Cloud-native networking basics (VNet components, peering, private endpoints, on-premises inter-connectivity)

Networking technologies such as Fibre Channel, ethernet, iSCSI

Identity fundamentals

Storage fundamentals such as blob, file-level, network-attached, local storage, direct-attached, hierarchical, namespace, directory

Comfort discussing application lifecycle

Ability to consult on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Explain differences between Redundancy and Availability

Administration and troubleshooting experience with server operating systems such as Windows and Linux

Azure AZ-104 certification + (2) years industry experience as an Azure-focused engineer

Explain each layer of the OSI model

Explain differences between TCP and UDP traffic

Experience in customer-facing roles with demonstrated capability in clearly presenting thoughts and ideas confidently to audiences of various sizes and technical knowledge levels

Demonstrated aptitude for providing exceptional customer service in politically charged environments

Ability to adapt to the customer's changing needs or requirements as they arise

Ability to work independently with minimal management supervision and also as part of a global team of consultants and engineers

Possess passion for continuous learning, strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and time management skills, and good judgment

Ability to enhance the technical expertise of peers via the development of product-related intellectual capital and mentoring new hires

Ability to apply knowledge to improve existing products and systems in the customer environment and for internal use

Assist in developing strategies to gain additional business by communicating opportunities to sales teams

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in related field: Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Computer Science, etc

Understand best practices and impact of Azure vs. in-guest operating system configuration management

At scale, understanding the financial and technical impact of differentiating storage sizing such as “-ibibytes” vs. “-abytes” (e.g. Tibibytes vs. Terabytes)

Knowledge and practical application of all Azure access methods including Azure Portal, Azure CLI, PowerShell, Cloud Shell

Understanding of Windows Server, Linux, and virtualization concepts

Deep experience with hybrid DNS between on-premises and Azure

Entra ID, Entra ID Connect, and Active Directory Domain Services administration and troubleshooting

Practical relational and non-relational database architecture, querying, concepts, and troubleshooting

Understand Service Level Indicators, Service Level Offering, and Service Level Agreement

Identity management troubleshooting and best practices consulting

Conditional Access troubleshooting

Experience with Application Performance Management and observability platforms

Experience with Security Information and Event Management tools

Experience with Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response tools

Experience Azure VMware Solution, Azure Files, and FSLogix

Third-party Network Virtual Appliances

Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification (AZ-140)

Azure Administrator Associate certification (AZ-104)

Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (AZ-104 + AZ-305)

Azure Network Engineer Associate certification (AZ-700)

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification (AZ-400)

Experience with application systems and infrastructure-oriented scripting/programming languages such as PowerShell, Python, Terraform, etc

Industry experience with Terraform

Formal project management methodologies such as waterfall and agile

Understanding of DevOps methodology, as well as Microsoft tooling such as Azure DevOps and GitHub

Understanding of DevSecOps methodology and “shift left” mindset

Understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Optimization and how they all fit together in the software development lifecycle

Deep experience with Terraform

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program, and Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and AD&D insurance, disability coverage, critical illness, and accident insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

Company-matching 401(k) and profit sharing

Company

CompuNet, Inc.

CompuNet is a leading value-added reseller and managed service provider for information technology solutions, with offices in the Western US and headquartered in Meridian, Idaho.

Founded in 1998

Meridian, Idaho, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.compunet.biz/

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