Cloud & AI Solution Engineer – AI Applications - Canberra
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date posted
Aug 19, 2025
Job number
1860168
Work site
Up to 50% work from home
Travel
0-25%
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Technology Sales
Discipline
Solution Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
Are you insatiably curious, deeply passionate about the realm of AI & applications, and ready to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic environment? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Cloud & AI Solution Engineer in AI Applications for customers at Microsoft. Here, you'll be at the forefront of cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies to drive meaningful impact. Join us and be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
Microsoft is transforming the developer experience for AI applications across the development lifecycle. With AI Foundry and seamless integration with Azure AI, we're leading the way in Agentic AI development where AI agents streamline development and operations. As an AI Apps Solution Engineer, you'll help customers boost productivity and become AI-native.
As an AI Applications Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in helping enterprise AI developers unlock the full potential of Microsoft's AI-powered stack across every stage of the development lifecycle. You'll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and platform teams to accelerate AI Foundry, Azure AI, and Responsible AI, through hands-on engagements like Proof of Concepts, hackathons, and architecture workshops. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your technical skills, and become adept at solution design and deployment. You'll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate AI applications development into their deployment workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their applications and realize the full value of Microsoft's AI platform, all while enjoying flexible work opportunities.
As a trusted technical advisor, you'll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate AI applications and agents into their development workflows. In summary, you'll help customers modernize their applications leveraging AI and realize the full value of Microsoft's platform.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience
* 5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
* Experience on full stack App architecture design / modernization and cloud native dev (e.g., APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java, .NET)
* Experience with for AI and ML models (e.g., Agentic AI framework, AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI, fine-tuning/inferencing, etc.)
* Experience leading technical engagements (e.g., hackathons, PoCs, MVPs) that drive production-scale outcomes.
Team Culture and Support
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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.
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Responsibilities
* Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
* Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's developer tools and cloud platforms.
* Build trusted relationships with developers and platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions
* Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.
* Maintain deep expertise in AI Foundry & App architecture (Agentic AI framework, Semantic Kernel, Foundry SDK, Responsible AI) and App architecture/cloud native dev (APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven, Python, Java or .NET).
* Maintain and grow expertise in AI Management & Security (Gen AI Ops, Sentinel, orchestrator, monitoring).
* Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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