Job Description
Microsoft SMSG Internal Job DescriptionStandard Title: Senior Consultant Version Date: 04/28/2010
Career Stage: (IC 1-7 or M1-5) IC4 Profession: Services
Discipline: Consulting Delivery CSP Name: Consultant Delivery Stage 4
Reports to: Professional Development Resource Manager
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Job Profile (Short Job Description)
The Sr. Consultant in Enterprise Services delivers technical solutions to customers allowing them to maximize their investment in Microsoft technology. Building upon solid IT project experience relative to their level, these consultants will be also involved in risk management for the practice as well as the entire IT lifecycle but is most critical during design phases, with broad focus around enterprise, industry, platform and solutions and will work with Microsoft's partners to assist customers in: - The delivery of high quality engagements around Microsoft's solution areas, technologies and products in diverse client environments. - Stabilizing developed solutions using Microsoft methodologies in complex customer environments. - The design and development of integrated solutions using the latest Microsoft products and technologies. - Understanding the relevant application development, infrastructure and operations implications of the developed solution. - Driving successful solution deployments by ensuring proper business value and customer/partner satisfaction - Providing customer guidance during product and services sales cycle - Driving operational excellence and innovation With pre-sales, discovery experience is a plus.
Primary Job Functions
Responsibility/Activity Estimated Annual % of Time
Business: Plan- Contributes to team in preparing a functional specification and the design process. 20%
Business: Build- Builds the technical solution, including the code, deployment scripts, and so on. 25%
Business: Stabilize- Testing is conducted on a solution whose features are "code complete" Testing during this track emphasizes usage and operation under realistic environmental conditions. Focus on resolving issues and preparing the solution for release. 10%
Business: Deploy - Drives activities to deploy the solution that provide the expected business value to the customer, and effectively brining the project to its goal. 20%
Business: Strategic Planning and Oversight - Uses experience to drive deep customer relationship and evolve a long-term customer strategy/partnership with Microsoft 10%
Business: Envision - Quantifies the needs of the business, delivers an appropriate strategy, champions required methodology, captures/reuses IP 15%
Candidate Profile
Qualifications
Area Qualification Description of What's Needed
Experience What work experience is essential to the job? How many years of previous work experience would it typically take to gain sufficient experience in these areas to minimally fill this job role? No related experience 5 - 8 years of related experience
1 - 3 years of related experience 8 - 10 years of related experience
3 - 5 years of related experience 10+ years of related experience
What type of supervisory or management experience would be necessary to fulfill the job requirements, if any? n/a
Education What education is typically required for the job? Required Preferred High School
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree (B.S./B.A.)
MBA
Master's Degree
Jurist Doctorate
Ph.D.
Field of Study (if applicable): Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems Management.
Professional Training and Certification § Must have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience. § At least 5 - 8 years related IT experience. § Work experience should involve technical consulting, solution design, project envisioning, planning, development, deployment, and management. § Must have a proven record of delivering business value. Role Specific Characteristics May Include § Candidates must have a deep understanding of markets, customers, and technology; have the background to provide leadership in the practice and a demonstrated effectiveness in consulting and client management. § Candidates must have deep understanding of customer and partner business and IT environment, and have demonstrated skills creating architecture and deploying technology to solve business problems. § Candidates must have industry leading depth knowledge of subject area, and have demonstrated analysis and communication skills connecting technology and business problems.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Analytical Problem Solving Building Customer/Partner Relationships Confidence Cross-Boundary Collaboration Impact and Influence Interpersonal Awareness Services Project Management Strategic Insight Product & Technology Expertise Value Selling Dealing with ambiguity
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Non-Microsoft Prior Work Experience Professional Services Delivery, Project Management is a plus
Recruiting Job Description (for Internal/External posting purposes)
Ready to shift your primary focus from being the expert with a single product, technology, or solution space to growing broad integration skills across multiple technologies in extremely complex environments? Want to product knowledge to customer business solutions that impact to the bottom line of the company? Interested in leveraging your technical skills to create innovative customer solutions? Are you interested in having first-hand knowledge of the roadmaps for the broadest and most innovative technology stack available in today and tomorrow's marketplace? Microsoft Services help customers realize their full potential through accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. We are a global team of exceptional people who deliver world class services with partners, earning customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by Improving the overall Customer and Partner Experience, Serving as the customer advocates within Microsoft and Driving customer-centric product improvement. The Sr. Consultant in Enterprise Services delivers technical solutions to customers allowing them to maximize their investment in Microsoft technology. Building upon solid IT project experience relative to their level, these consultants will be also involved in risk management for the practice as well as the entire IT lifecycle but is most critical during design phases, with broad focus around enterprise, industry, platform and solutions and will work with Microsoft's partners to assist customers in: - The delivery of high quality engagements around Microsoft's solution areas, technologies and products in diverse client environments. - Stabilizing developed solutions using Microsoft methodologies in complex customer environments. - The design and development of integrated solutions using the latest Microsoft products and technologies. - Understanding the relevant application development, infrastructure and operations implications of the developed solution. - Driving successful solution deployments by ensuring proper business value and customer/partner satisfaction - Providing customer guidance during product and services sales cycle - Driving operational excellence and innovation With pre-sales, discovery experience is a plus. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Analytical Problem Solving Building Customer/Partner Relationships Confidence Cross-Boundary Collaboration Impact and Influence Interpersonal Awareness Services Project Management Strategic Insight Product & Technology Expertise Value Selling Dealing with ambiguity Training and Certifications § Must have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience. § At least 5 - 8 years related IT experience. § Work experience should involve technical consulting, solution design, project envisioning, planning, development, deployment, and management must have a proven record of delivering business value. Role Specific Characteristics May Include § Candidates must have a deep understanding of markets, customers, and technology; have the background to provide leadership in the practice and a demonstrated effectiveness in consulting and client management. § Candidates must have deep understanding of customer and partner business and IT environment, and have demonstrated skills creating architecture and deploying technology to solve business problems. § Candidates must have industry leading depth knowledge of subject area, and have demonstrated analysis and communication skills connecting technology and business problems.
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