Job Summary

Azure NetApp Files is an Azure native, first-party, enterprise-class, high-performance file storage service. It provides Volumes as a service for which you can create NetApp accounts, capacity pools, and volumes. You can also select service and performance levels and manage data protection. You can create and manage high-performance, highly available, and scalable file shares by using the same protocols and tools that you're familiar with and rely on on-premises.

The Azure NetApp Files Technical Marketing Engineer is a dynamic and entrepreneurial individual with a growth mindset, setting Azure NetApp Files up for the next levels of growth. They possess deep knowledge of and have experience in Microsoft Azure, NetApp storage and across various workload categories, such as General Enterprise Filesharing, SAP, Databases (Oracle/MS SQL), Azure VMware Solution, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (Azure Virtual Desktop/Citrix), High Performance Computing, K8S (Azure Kubernetes Service), and AI/ML.

• Help developing and delivering technical presentations, solution briefs, blogs, and white papers that articulate the value proposition of Azure NetApp Files in the following deliverable categories: Microsoft Learn documentation, Seismic, Videos (Youtube channel), Sizing tools, Azure architecture center (AAC), cloud adoption framework (CAF), well-architected framework (WAF), Microsoft Learn modules and training paths, Azure Techcommunity blogs.
• Help Influencing product development and roadmap with field and customer perspectives.
• Support creating go-to-market strategies and competitive collateral to establish technical wins.
• Support deal-specific opportunities, including responding to technical RFPs and assisting with proof of concepts.
• Help conducting technical sales and partner training sessions.
• Support product launch activities and participate in tradeshows, conferences, and technical sales training.
• Stay current with industry trends and competitors to identify improvements or recommend product enhancements.

• Basic expertise in Azure platform, management applications deployment, including configurations for Azure compute, networking, storage, security, and virtualization.
• Basic hands-on experience in architecting, deploying and managing enterprise-scale customer environments Azure.
• Fundamental knowledge of storage & data management use cases/orchestration and data protection in an enterprise and cloud environment.
• Affinity with building and operating Test/PoC environments.
• Ability to create customer-facing creative content, including videos, presentations, blogs, and technical documents.
• Solid communication skills, capable of tailoring messages to different audiences, including sales/pre-sales, partners, end customers.
• Ability to work with global product, marketing and sales teams.
• Ability to collaborate with Microsoft as our strategic partner.
• Programming skills in web, application, and Azure automation.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in enterprise software, IT infrastructure, cloud (preferrable Microsoft Azure) or technical marketing.
• A Bachelor of Science or advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to complete technical projects and author technical and business value content.