A pre-sales and post-sales technical consultant in Doha who runs POCs/RFPs, architects scalable application solutions, and leads application and database migrations to Azure and Google Cloud. Day to day involves DevOps implementation (CI, automated deployment, ARM/Azure Policy/Blueprints) and working with Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL databases.
The AppDev Consultant is accountable for managing the post-sales activities by proactively assessing solution specifications in light of changing customer requirements. S/He designs, plans and implements on-premises or cloud solutions for migration, analyzes current on-premises and provides solutions to customers.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Run, manage and drive proof of concepts (POC) and request for proposals (RFP) and close opportunities from a presales and implementation perspective
Help customers architect scalable, highly available application solutions that leverage Microsoft services
Work as a technical consultant alongside customer business, development and infrastructure teams
Work as both an infrastructure and application development specialist
Implement DevOps practices such as infrastructure, continuous integration and automated deployment
Participate in design, development, review and test efforts for App & Data Modernization
Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with the company security policies and best practices in cloud security
Provide deep software architecture knowledge with respect to cloud architecture and design patterns
Identify, analyze and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
Collaborate with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions
Create and execute a roadmap to modernize applications and move them to Azure
Use ARM, Azure Policy, Blueprints and other technologies as part of integrated deployment pipelines for new solutions in Azure
Contribute to internal R&D projects and play an active role in the broader community
Adhere to New Signature and Client Information Security policies and ensure compliance at all times
Maintain and update technical qualifications to provide intensive technical consulting to prospective customers
Lead technical sales calls
Position Requirements
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or any other related field
Experience
At least 3 to 4 years of relevant experience in Google Cloud database migration and pre-sales / post-sales / Cloud / DB Specialist
Database experience (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL) along with hands-on cloud migration exposure and relevant Google Cloud certifications.
Certifications preferred: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer / Architect