Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft Federal organization is dedicated to addressing the unique needs of the United States Government. They are seeking a Technical Consultant to drive the adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies while ensuring operational excellence and readiness in delivering technical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Identifies opportunities to expand or accelerate the adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies
- Develops knowledge in intellectual property (IP) and leverages IP to complete assigned project tasks
- Communicates areas that need refreshing or gaps in intellectual property
- Contributes to intellectual property development with guidance/supervision
- Provides feedback for continuous improvement
- Completes operational tasks and readiness and ensures timeliness and accuracy
- Follows Microsoft policies, compliance, and procedures (e.g., Enterprise Services Authorization Policy, Standards of Business Conduct, labor logging, expenses, travel guidelines)
- Learns new technologies or services based on business demands and industry trends
- Obtains relevant accreditations and certification(s) as advised by the domain leadership team
- Shares experiences, best practices, and product news within the team
- Participates in relevant technical communities at Microsoft
- Implements technical solutions by completing assigned project tasks with defined quality standards and following Industry Solutions processes
- Seeks to understand relationships with customers/partners/stakeholders and contribute to the drivers of satisfaction, dissatisfaction, and the root cause
- Follows the capacity process outlined by Resource, Insights, Capacity, and Capability (RICC) team
- Participates in meetings with customers/partners to understand their business needs and/or scenario they are trying to solve
- Identifies issues and risks and engages with customers/partners or internal stakeholders (e.g., Project Managers) as appropriate to address and resolve issues
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field
- OR equivalent experience
- The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
- Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination
- This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements
- You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
- This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions
- 1+ year(s) work experience in relevant area of business, such as cloud infrastructure or deploying Azure environments
- Technical certifications demonstrating applied experience in the role's domain or service area (e.g., Azure, Security, Dynamics)
- Understanding of Terraform and Infrastructure as code
- Understanding of Networking; Design, develop and implementation
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines to automate test and release across different application environments
- Knowledge of Zero-Trust framework, Secure by Default design, Identity and Access Management (IAM), DevSecOps, continuous security improvement
- Possess DoD 8140 IAT Level II Certification or higher, or able to obtain within the first 60 days of employment
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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