Posted 24 days ago
Innovation Hub Solution Engineer - Application Development
@ Microsoft
Overview
Microsoft is hiring an Innovation Hub Solution Engineer focused on Application Innovation to merge business and technical requirements into comprehensive AI transformation solutions. The work involves discovery sessions, architecture design, workshops and rapid prototyping for customers, with strong pre-sales and consulting duties. The role is 100% onsite at a Microsoft location, full-time, with a base pay range of CAD $128,000 to $222,400 per year.
Pay:
$128,000–$222,400 a year
Responsibilities:
- Deliver customer strategy sessions, workshops and rapid prototypes
- Design scalable, secure AI solution architectures
- Lead AI transformation initiatives on targeted accounts
- Collaborate across cross-platform teams and stakeholders
- Support sales leaders and account teams with technical expertise
Requirements summary:
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 5+ years as a Solutions Architect with hands-on development
- 6+ to 8+ years technical pre-sales or consulting experience
- Expertise in Azure AI and AI solution design
- Proficiency in GitHub, CI/CD, DevOps and Python
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Information Technology |
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Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all…
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| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington |
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Microsoft Innovation Hub empowers customers to overcome their business challenges through innovative engagements that integrate multiple areas of expertise. We drive AI transformation by leveraging evolving needs and emerging business opportunities. As the future of technologists and enterprise technical sellers, we guide customers from envisioning solutions to implementation. We deliver the Microsoft value story through immersive experiences, strengthening customer trust through deep engagements in exceptional environments.
As an Innovation Hub Solution Engineer in the Microsoft Innovation Hub, with a focus on Application Innovation, you will merge business and technical requirements to craft comprehensive solutions, working seamlessly with various stakeholders. You will conduct discovery sessions to understand customer needs and provide strategic recommendations and best practices tailored to their specific needs. Implementing robust AI transformation solutions and optimizing the integration of various technologies and services will be key aspects of your role. Additionally, you will leverage consultancy skills to foster collaboration among technical resources and stakeholders, ensuring alignment and effective teamwork. This role is 100% Microsoft onsite only.
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.
Responsibilities
Delivering customer engagements: Prepare and deliver technical engagements including strategy sessions, envisioning workshops, architecture design sessions and rapid prototyping to demonstrate key capabilities, validate against identified risks and finalize technology choices.
AI Transformation Leadership: Be the trusted voice within the business and for customers on the latest AI platform and technology trends, guiding their transformation journeys. By prioritizing AI use cases through design thinking workshops, you will lead these journeys effectively. You will be a valued contributor to Microsoft’s strategy in your area, ensuring the Hub is proactively aligned with the right customers to drive real impact.
Strategic Vision and Planning: Own and execute a clear strategic vision for AI transformation initiatives on a set of targeted accounts, aligning with organizational goals and customer needs by collaborating and orchestrating cross-functional teams.
Solution Design and Architecture: Develop comprehensive solution architectures based on patterns and practices that are tied to customer requirements and ensure that solutions are scalable, secure and optimized for performance. By utilizing consultation skills, you will uncover and prioritize opportunities, ensuing solutions are addressing real customer needs.
Cross Platform Collaboration: Adopt a holistic approach to integrate capabilities across the entire cloud platform, identifying synergies and optimizing cross-platform integration. You will work with your peers and stakeholders to make the Innovation Hub the home of Cross Solution AI Transformation.
Technical Depth: Maintain and grow expertise in AI solutions that will include services like AI Foundry or Fabric Data platform. Develop skills in AI management and security, real-time intelligence, and application architecture to support AI transformation initiatives. Stay updated with the market trends and collaborate within technical communities.
Technical Sales and Sales Leadership: Act as a strategic change agent within the business to shape Microsoft's programs and engineering offerings. Lead the creation of scalable, field-relevant assets through internal communities. Champion Hub engagement success by connecting technical capabilities to sales opportunities and serving as a trusted voice with sales leaders and account teams.
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years experience as a Solutions Architect (or equivalent) including deep practical and hands-on experience with software architecture and development.
Additional or preferred qualifications
- 8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
- 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
- Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture).
- Enterprise Architect Experience: Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, designing and implementing large-scale, complex solutions that align with business goals and technical requirements. Ability to integrate various technologies and platforms to create cohesive and scalable architectures.
- Consultative Selling: Proven experience in a consultancy role, providing expert guidance and strategic recommendations to customers. Ability to navigate complex technical landscapes and deliver tailored solutions that meet specific customer needs.
- Strategic & Structured Facilitator: Validated customer experience in requirements capture; prioritization; capturing evidence and impact to quantify business value; issue, risk and constraint identification with a focus on strategic goals and outcomes.
- AI Solution Design Experience: Expertise in designing architectures, building, and deploying AI solutions. Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, networking, adjacent technologies, architecture designs, migrations, and industry standards. Understanding of AI related Azure services.
- Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines
- Design Thinking: Proven experience of delivering design thinking; ‘ideation’; or similar context analysis / problem framing.
- Highly proficient in GitHub, CI/CD and DevOps automation.
- Python or other equivalent programming language.
- Azure AI Foundry and Agentic AI development.
Solution Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year.
Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Solution Engineering IC5 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 128,000 $ CAD à 222,400 $ CAD par année.
Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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