Senior Manager - Microsoft Solution Architect - Technology Consulting - Qatar

Senior Manager - Microsoft Solution Architect - Technology Consulting - Qatar Join EY to apply for the

Senior Manager - Microsoft Solution Architect - Technology Consulting - Qatar

role.

With a broad understanding of the full lifecycle of our clients’ business, EY has the knowledge and experience to integrate cloud strategy where it makes the most impact and transformation. EY’s Microsoft cloud solutions offer a balance of business, technology, and strategy. EY works with high‑profile clients across the region, solving challenging issues. As our practice continues to grow quickly, EY is actively investing in the latest cloud technology and talent. This is the perfect time to join and make your mark on significant cloud projects across a wide variety of industries, platforms, and technologies.

The opportunity This is a technical leadership role guiding clients on end‑to‑end cloud solutions and architecture for large‑scale cloud transformation projects. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients’ team and we’ll look to you to provide them with a unique perspective on how they must continue to innovate and remain competitive with cloud technologies.

Your Key Responsibilities

Lead and guide large‑scale cloud transformation projects, determining the right architectures and supporting proposals and bids while understanding governance and clients’ business & technology priorities.

Identify and cultivate new business opportunities, focusing on Energy accounts.

Build and maintain strong relationships with Microsoft and other strategic partners to leverage co‑selling opportunities.

Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to create targeted campaigns and promotional materials for Microsoft Stack offerings.

Conduct market research to understand industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs to inform business strategies.

Provide subject‑matter expertise on Microsoft technologies to internal teams and clients during the sales process.

Work closely with the technical team to align business development activities with service delivery capabilities.

Drive the advancement of cloud usage in our largest, most strategic customers, influencing Microsoft Business Applications Engineering direction.

Lead technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, architecture and design sessions, PoCs, hackathons and pilots to empower customers to successfully implement cloud solutions aligned to their strategic and short‑term needs.

Address technical, competitive, security, and integration blockers, accelerating customer usage on the Cloud Platform.

Build deep relationships with customers’ technical communities, including CIO / CTO / Architecture Leads.

Utilize key methodologies, processes and assets to execute strategies, achieve goals, scale impact and enable a strong client experience.

Work with EY and Microsoft industry teams to ensure cloud is infused into broader EY solutions, collaborating closely with all Technology Alliances.

Develop and execute a comprehensive business development strategy for Microsoft Stack services : Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and related technologies.

Possess experience with Microsoft 365 suite, Dynamics 365, Azure services, and API management.

To qualify for the role, you must have

Bachelor’s degree in technology (Business with MIS, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems).

12+ years of work experience in technical leadership roles at a consulting / professional services company, cloud provider or enterprise customer environment.

Prior consulting experience at a Big 4 firm.

Delivered exceptional client value through assessment of current application landscape and delivery of future‑state cloud architectures.

Provided new perspectives to tough technical challenges, capturing best practices and sharing solutions with clients and teams.

Deep subject‑matter expertise in Cloud Computing and at least one other technology passion (AI, Security, IoT, infrastructure modernization, data management, application development, analytics, networking, hybrid migration, program management).

Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure, D365, M365, and awareness of AWS, Google Cloud, VMware, and large open‑source environments.

Microsoft Azure, D365, M365 Solutions Architect certifications.

Solid practical experience of AI implementations in companies and organizations.

Strong written and verbal communication, presentation and client service skills for CIO / CTO / Head of Enterprise Architecture roles.

Confidence to lead meetings with client sponsors, management and individual contributors.

Availability to locate and travel in the Middle East & North Africa.

Ideally, you’ll also have

Business Arabic oral and written proficiency.

Experience in AI, Expert Systems, NLP, Vision, ML, Speech, Planning, Robotics & IoT.

Enterprise Architecture certifications in TOGAF, ITIL or similar.

Leadership and team‑inspiration experience on key technologies and best practices.

Engagement with enterprise customers across multiple countries and industries in a broader regional responsibility, ideally in Government or Enterprise sectors.

Other Skills and Attributes for Success

Lead team members in developing methodologies, tools, approaches, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate EY in the cloud technology market.

Be proactive and driven to continually learn emerging technologies and business best practices.

Develop long‑term relationships and networks internally and externally.

Interact and communicate effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders and executives.

Be visible in the market to promote new ideas in your domain and EY’s excellence in cloud consulting services.

What Working At EY Offers We offer a competitive compensation package based on performance and recognition of the value you bring. Our Total Rewards package includes a regional competitive package. In addition, we offer :

The opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line.

A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world.

Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on‑the‑job training.

An excellent team of senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying your workload.

About EY As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

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