AI & Apps Solution Engineer

As an AI & Apps Solution Engineer , you will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to enterprise customers, helping them navigate one of the most significant technology shifts of our time. This role extends beyond traditional solution engineering, requiring a leader who can engage executive stakeholders, shape AI transformation strategies, and drive adoption of Microsoft’s Azure AI and Application Platform portfolio to deliver measurable business outcomes.   You will lead high-impact customer engagements, guiding organizations from early AI vision and innovation through architecture design, proof-of-concept validation, production deployment, and scaled adoption. Working across Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, AI Agents, Power Platform, Azure Machine Learning, and modern application development platforms, you will help customers modernize applications, unlock new business models, and accelerate digital transformation.   As a technical leader, you will influence technology strategy with Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Digital Transformation leaders, Enterprise Architects, and top-tier business stakeholders. You will be expected to drive strategic initiatives, lead complex technical discussions, facilitate executive workshops, and position Microsoft as the trusted partner for AI-powered innovation.   Success in this role requires a unique combination of technical depth, executive presence, customer influence, and business acumen. You will act as a catalyst for transformation, helping customers adopt Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and guide them through application modernization while ensuring responsible, secure, and scalable implementation. In addition, you will contribute to Microsoft's technical community through mentoring and thought leadership that elevate both customers and internal team capability. 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, 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.

Lead technical discovery workshops, architecture reviews, solution envisioning sessions, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements to define AI and application modernization strategies. Design innovative solutions leveraging Azure AI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, AI Agents, Power Platform, and modern application development platforms to solve complex business challenges. Help customers modernize applications, adopt cloud-native architectures, and improve agility, scalability, productivity, and business outcomes. Influence technical and business decision-makers by articulating solution value, technical strategy, architecture recommendations, and long-term transformation roadmaps. Accelerate customer adoption by addressing technical blockers, implementation challenges, architectural considerations, governance requirements, and deployment readiness. Drive complex technical wins through architecture design sessions, technical validation activities, solution demonstrations, and alignment of Microsoft technologies with customer objectives. Collaborate with sales, customer success, product engineering, partners, and industry specialists to achieve customer business outcomes and successful solution deployment. Contribute technical thought leadership through reusable assets, customer presentations, industry events, workshops, and peer coaching. Stay current on emerging AI technologies, modern application development trends, cloud innovation, and industry insights to maximize customer innovation opportunities. Serve as a trusted technical advisor helping customers turn AI investments into measurable business value while accelerating adoption of Microsoft AI and