Responsibilities

As the Country Engineering Lead (CEL), you will define country-relevant priorities for Engineering investments and infrastructure to maximize the adoption of Azure in UK. This includes the definition and execution of infrastructure investment strategies, as well as tailored engineering-led programs and motions that remove technical constraints, unblock customer adoption and enable key new markets and technologies.

The successful candidate must be customer obsessed, collaborative, outcome orientated, and be able to apply solution-based thinking to critical problems. The Country Engineering Lead (CEL) is expected to constantly innovate and move upstream, whilst creating a sustainable operational environment.

In the pursuit of highly optimised Azure infrastructure relevant to the unique local market needs, the Country Engineering Lead (CEL) will capture and signal platform & data centre priorities to Engineering that deliver the right product/market fit and thereby enable the country’s potential. This includes the acceleration of service requirements, the signalling of customer-centric platform requirements and removal of engineering obstacles.

The Country Engineering Lead (CEL) will engage directly with key customers and partners up to the CXO level, supporting partnerships and opportunities with tier one customers, whilst also driving large strategic and complex projects. Additionally, the successful candidate will establish partnerships and a unified operating model with the local subsidiary and provide transparency and situational awareness of Azure Engineering investments and priorities through regular engagement and reporting

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to drive large, complex programs and solutions that deliver high quality outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and group dynamic skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of business and technology-related strategy
• Track record of high-quality execution of tasks
• Demonstrated systematic attention to detail

Desired Attributes

• Engineering experience as an architect or technical program manager
• Experience in cloud-scale solution architecture or software development
• Knowledge of the Azure platform and infrastructure
• Data centre infrastructure planning and architecture experience

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