Senior Solutions Engineer - Microsoft Azure

Senior Solutions Engineer - Microsoft Azure

Portland, OR 97224

Compu Net values its people more than any other asset—and realizes the contributions made by each employee are a reflection of their education, experience, certifications, expertise and passions. We strive to take care of each other, do the right thing and help our customers succeed. We work to build lasting relationships and are proud that our customers across many industries see us as a trusted advisor.

Putting the customer at the center of every engagement, our mission is to design, test, deploy and support the right IT solutions for every customer.

We offer a generous total compensation package for our employees, including competitive wages, medical, dental, vision, PTO, company-matching retirement plans, profit‑sharing and more.

As a Microsoft Azure engineer at Compu Net, you will design, develop, and deploy effective business solutions using Microsoft Azure, Entra , and other related technologies.

• Technical Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert in Azure and Entra , with a deep understanding of both licensing and product functionality
• Solution Architecture: Leverage broad and deep technology knowledge to architect solutions that meet client business requirements, focusing on operational effectiveness and business value
• Consulting & Engagement: Deliver consulting engagements, manage customer expectations, and demonstrate an in-depth understanding of Microsoft Azure services
• Communication & Leadership: Exhibit strong communication skills to guide clients through projects with multiple work streams and resources

Core

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Articulate the benefits of Azure products to technical teams and business leaders
• Enhance customer value and productivity using Azure technologies
• Gather and translate client business requirements into use cases for Azure solutions
• Collaborate with sales teams to develop winning strategies for clients
• Execute pre‑sales functions to create solution designs
• Use effective whiteboard storytelling for client and team communication
• Create Bill of Materials and Statements of Work
• Implement post‑sales solutions and aid in the customer adoption experience
• Ensure clients understand solution features, infrastructure, and operational implications
• Participate in technical speaking engagements for market strategies or related events

Key Expectations of this Role:

• Be a subject matter expert in various Azure services and Entra 
• Develop and grow Azure market opportunities and strategies
• Address customer technical challenges and design scalable and integrated solutions
• Actively participate in the Compu Net cloud strategy team meetings
• Resource cost estimation, analysis, and optimization
• Maintain existing certifications and pursue new relevant certifications
• Participate in team functions, including calls, meetings, and events, both remote and in‑person
• Accept mentorship from Architects, Principal Engineers, and Senior Solutions Engineers
• Own the opportunity lifecycle, from pre‑sales through solution delivery and ongoing optimization
• Candidate can occasionally be provided rough outline of ideas or requirements and extrapolate using expert judgement
• 5+ years of experience in IT systems development or consulting
• 5+ years of experience in designing solutions to solve business problems
• Demonstrated knowledge of Entra  Azure, with an emphasis on hybrid connectivity
• Deep experience with DNS
• Self‑sufficient on IaaS migrations (strategy, migration planning, execution)
• Experienced with core PaaS services (App Services, Azure SQL Database, Storage accounts)
• Comfort outside of Azure Portal UI, familiar with basic coding practices (VS Code/git repos/etc.) and/or CLI/scripting
• Cloud‑native networking basics (VNet components, peering, private endpoints, on‑premises inter‑connectivity)
• Networking technologies such as Fibre Channel, Ethernet, iSCSI
• Identity fundamentals
• Storage fundamentals such as blob, file‑level, network‑attached, local storage, direct‑attached, hierarchical, namespace, directory
• Comfort discussing application lifecycle
• Ability to consult on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Explain differences between Redundancy and Availability
• A…