Urgent Search: Senior Consultant

Microsoft Industry Solution - India Global Delivery Center IGDC delivers end-to-end solutions by enabling accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies An organization of well over 1000 exceptional people MS IGD presents a great opportunity for highly skilled services professionals to make a foray into consulting solution development and delivery roles The ideal consultant is passionate for technology has the breadth rather than specific product depth and has the drive and courage to articulate and stand up for a great solution delivering true value for the client As a Microsoft consultant you will deliver quality engagements with your expertise either as an advisor reviewer contributor or resource in high profile projects to ensure customer value The ideal candidate must have the ability to combine their technical skills creativity and customer focus to deliver great solutions to the customers and ensure they get the best out of our technologies and solutions Consulting Delivery professionals bring subject matter and solution expertise to architectural teams customers and partners They apply deep technical and business knowledge to accelerate the adoption of Microsoft devices and services by ensuring strategic architectural and operational alignment to customer and partner 0 button presentation aria-disabled properties TabIndex 0 viewState displayMode AppMagic Constants DisplayMode Edit event click handleClick shortcut provider shortcutProvider enabled shortcutsEnabled data-shortcut-id 18916 Responsibilities Collaborates with the customer partner team of Chief Information Officers CIOs other C-level executives and technical and business decision-makers to align customer vision with solutions Manages risk and Services business goals within large engagements Responsible for technical quality assurance identification and mitigation of technical risk across customer or partner deliverables Applies technical experience and industry-specific knowledge to develop solutions based on an analysis of how the proposed approach affects the business objectives of customers and partners Works to accelerate the value proposition of customer or partner engagements by helping to design develop and deploy solutions based on Microsoft technologies and methodologies Applies information-compliance and assurance policies to ensure stakeholder confidence Identifies new processes and innovations to help customers or partners build and accelerate capabilities by using Microsoft technologies Defines dependencies and risks that go beyond the immediate scope and timeframe for a complex project Develops contingency plans risk-mitigation implementation criteria and alternative strategies to manage short- and long-term risks Identifies a best practice approach for a project across a wide scope of technical issues and develops or reuses intellectual capital with customers world-wide and for programs and initiatives across Microsoft Works with practitioners to apply subject matter expertise and ensures that the solution architecture is both consistent and adoptable Contributes perspective and expertise to the development of customer solutions that increase the value proposition for Services Defines the technology strategy for large and complex engagements so that customers or partners realize the full value of investment Responsible for implementing the technology strategy Responsible for the overall efficacy and quality of a project team s technical delivery within his or her engagements Defines engagements and opportunities to use Intellectual Property IP and address product gaps while leveraging existing IP and community resources to ensure consistency and improve predictability Leads the Engineering team and provides accurate time estimates sets work priorities and makes project changes and trade-offs necessary for a successful release Drives new ways of thinking across the division and subsidiary to improve quality engineering productivity and responsiveness to feedback and changing priorities Trusted advisor and deep knowledge in implementation Passion for customers learning having proven ability to be client focused results-focused proactive collaborative and confident under pressure Qualifications 8 years of industry experience with a minimum of 5 years of Azure Infrastructure experience Must have a degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience Higher relevant education preferred Must be Microsoft Azure Administrator certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is a plus Terraform Associate certification will be an added advantage Experience in Application development and infrastructure will be an added advantage Delivery Management certification e g Scrum Agile Change Management Project Management Must-Have Skills and Experience Cloud Strategy Architecture Strong working knowledge of Microsoft s Cloud Adoption Framework CAF Proven experience in designing implementing and deploying Azure Landing Zones Deep understanding of cloud platform design principles and multi-cloud migration strategies Azure Infrastructure Networking Hands-on experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS services across compute storage and networking Expertise in architecting and deploying business mission-critical applications on Azure In-depth knowledge of Azure networking components including VNet ExpressRoute vWAN ingress egress patterns and Network Virtual Appliances NVAs Cloud Migration Modernization Experience leading large-scale cloud migration projects using tools like Azure Migrate Familiarity with all stages of the migration lifecycle including assessment planning execution and optimization Experience with container migration and modernization initiatives DevOps Automation Proficiency in Azure DevOps including YAML-based pipeline configuration Experience with at least one CI CD platform GitHub GitLab or Jenkins working knowledge of others is a plus Strong automation skills using ARM templates Bicep Terraform PowerShell and Azure CLI Experience deploying infrastructure using a modular reusable approach Security Monitoring Best Practices Knowledge of Azure monitoring tools and implementation of security best practices Familiarity with governance compliance and operational excellence in cloud environments Consulting Delivery Demonstrated success in leading customer-facing projects in large-scale enterprise environments Experience conducting technical workshops envisioning sessions and solution design engagements Exposure to multiple industries and sectors with the ability to tailor solutions to diverse business needs Soft Skills Mindset Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders Passion for mentoring knowledge sharing and continuous learning Proven adaptability to new technologies and evolving customer requirements Experience working in Agile Scrum environments 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