Job Description

Partner Technical Strategy & Architecture Serve as a trusted technical advisor to strategic and high-growth partners across CEMA, spanning mature, emerging, and developing cloud markets, delivering modern application solutions on Azure. Adapt architectural guidance to regional customer needs, regulatory considerations, and varying levels of cloud and application maturity. Guide end-to-end application architecture across web, mobile, and backend services, including cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven patterns. Support the design and validation of partner solutions using: Provide architectural guidance for complex, high-impact partner-led customer engagements. Contribute to reusable technical guidance, reference architectures, patterns, and best practices across the partner ecosystem. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field AND proven experience in application development, solution architecture, cloud consulting, or technical consulting OR Master's Degree in a related field AND demonstrated experience in technical consulting, solution design, or technical pre-sales OR Strong experience designing or architecting modern application solutions on cloud platforms. Cloud-native application platforms (App Service, AKS, containers, serverless) Application integration and APIs DevOps, CI/CD, and developer productivity tooling (GitHub) Application security, resiliency, observability, and governance Solid understanding of cloud-native design patterns, microservices, and platform engineering concepts. Experience working with technology partners, system integrators, ISVs, or consulting organizations. Ability to influence and guide technical teams without direct authority in complex partner ecosystems. Strong communication and presentation skills, including whiteboarding and technical storytelling. Experience supporting pre-sales engagements, solution design, or partner enablement is highly valued. Experience delivering or supporting customer-facing, partner-led application modernization projects. Familiarity with platform engineering, DevSecOps, and AI-powered application scenarios. Passion for technical mentorship, innovation, and continuous learning.

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