Cloud Engineering Consultant - CTJ - TS/SCI

As a Cloud Engineering Consultant on a development team, you will partner with customers and their integrators to modernize infrastructure and accelerate cloud adoption. You’ll design and implement secure, scalable, and automated solutions in Microsoft Azure—migrating from on-premises environments and guiding them through integration strategies that optimize workload performance, scalability, and operational efficiency in the cloud. Your work will leverage technologies such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with BICEP, Azure DevOps Server (ADO), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), containers, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Azure DNS, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).   This opportunity will allow you to:   Accelerate your career growth by leading complex cloud transformation initiatives.   Hone your skills in cloud-native technologies and secure automation practices.   Develop deep business acumen by aligning DevOps strategies with customer goals and compliance frameworks.       Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Business Development Identifies opportunities to expand or accelerate the adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies. Facilitates, as appropriate, other team members to scale the business with existing customers by articulating value propositions of strategic Microsoft products, including security to facilitate trust in the services, and developing new offerings for the domain. Drives innovation and digital transformation. Ensures the use of the existing intellectual property (IP). Intellectual Property Management Acts as an ambassador in the consumption of intellectual property (IP) by leveraging and/or modifying existing IP or creating repeatable content where applicable. Provides feedback on Managed IP for continuous improvement, reports IP gaps, reviews IP to be considered for harvesting and curation and ensures it is logged for consumption. Improves Industry Solutions offerings quality and collaborates with portfolio and solution teams by providing feedback. Operational Excellence Completes operational tasks and readiness and ensures timeliness and accuracy while maintaining adherence to security standards through Delivery Compliance, Privacy, and Security (DCPS). Follows Microsoft policies, compliance, and procedures (e.g., Enterprise Services Authorization Policy, Standards of Business Conduct, labor logging, expenses, travel guidelines). Leads by example and guides team members on operational tasks, readiness, and compliance. Pre-Sales Support Collaborates with internal stakeholders (e.g., Solution Architect, Pursuit Lead, Consulting Account Executive, Industry Solutions Delivery Engineering & Architecture Group) in the pre-sale process by understanding business and security requirements and providing industry and technical input and/or solution offerings to help shape the deal. Supports drafting proposals and/or statement of work (SOW). Provides input on staffing and skill requirements and ensures SME involvement to define security capacity for delivery to Resource Deployment, Technical Delivery Managers (TDMs), and/or Project Managers. Readiness Learns new technologies or services based on business demands and industry trends and evaluates their impact on security posture, revisiting the Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) Learning Portfolio for Security to deepen understanding of security considerations. Obtains relevant accreditations and certification(s) as advised by domain leadership team. Identifies certifications and readiness plans in partnership