{"id":4067,"date":"2020-09-07T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=4067"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:14:17","slug":"microsoft-career-paths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=4067","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Career Paths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Here is an overview of the different Microsoft career paths and what every different role implies in terms of roles and responsibilities. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\">The Microsoft Career Paths<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>Administrator<\/h3>\n<p>Administrators oversee the implementation of Microsoft platforms and maintain solutions for storage, networking, computing and security. <\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities and skills include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managing subscriptions and resources <\/li>\n<li>Implementing and managing storage <\/li>\n<li>Deploying and managing virtual machines <\/li>\n<li>Configuring and managing virtual networks <\/li>\n<li>Managing identities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>AI Engineer<\/h3>\n<p>AI engineers design and implement artificial intelligence solutions by leveraging different MS tools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/ai-services\/ai-search\/?&#038;ef_id=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGb9Beh1SBpjPE9VPuWU0YQA3KB4NH558Mt5m1VfAwyoBYjufXd6PcgaAujwEALw_wcB:G:s&#038;OCID=AID2200258_SEM_Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGb9Beh1SBpjPE9VPuWU0YQA3KB4NH558Mt5m1VfAwyoBYjufXd6PcgaAujwEALw_wcB:G:s&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGb9Beh1SBpjPE9VPuWU0YQA3KB4NH558Mt5m1VfAwyoBYjufXd6PcgaAujwEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">Cognitive Services<\/a>, Machine Learning, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/solutions\/knowledge-mining\/#overview\" target=\"_blank\">Knowledge Mining<\/a> are part of their toolset. For <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/purchase-options\/azure-account\/search?icid=free-search&#038;&#038;ef_id=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGbDemLYyuKBv3_ykGgx3RuC19pQytJgJCujkouSFeTbjZIyArppv54aAsJpEALw_wcB:G:s&#038;OCID=AID2200258_SEM_Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGbDemLYyuKBv3_ykGgx3RuC19pQytJgJCujkouSFeTbjZIyArppv54aAsJpEALw_wcB:G:s&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGbDemLYyuKBv3_ykGgx3RuC19pQytJgJCujkouSFeTbjZIyArppv54aAsJpEALw_wcB\">Azure<\/a>, for example, areas of focus include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural language processing <\/li>\n<li>Speech <\/li>\n<li>Bots and agents <\/li>\n<li>Computer vision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>Data Engineer<\/h3>\n<p>In charge of mapping out and executing the management, monitoring, security, and privacy of data. Data Engineers are proficient in a platform\u2019s different data services and tools, using them to: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implement data storage solutions <\/li>\n<li>Manage and develop data processing <\/li>\n<li>Monitor and optimize data solutions <\/li>\n<li>Design data storage solutions <\/li>\n<li>Design data processing solutions <\/li>\n<li>Design for data security and compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>Data Scientist<\/h3>\n<p>Not to be confused with a Data Engineer, this role requires deep knowledge of <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/2565\/a-career-in-data-science-unlocking-the-power-of-data-with-ai\" target=\"_blank\">data science<\/a> and machine learning. Expertise in data modelling is a must. <\/p>\n<p>A good MS Data Scientist knows well how to: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up data lake relationships<\/li>\n<li>Learning workspace <\/li>\n<li>Run experiments and train models <\/li>\n<li>Optimize and manage models <\/li>\n<li>Deploy and consume models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>Developer<\/h3>\n<p>At the frontlines of deployment and operations, developers partner with architects and administrators to design, create, test and maintain cloud applications and services. <\/p>\n<p>Among the core competences of developers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of infrastructure and storage<\/li>\n<li>Development of platforms and solutions<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of security<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising solutions<\/li>\n<li>Connecting to third-party services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>DevOps Engineer<\/h3>\n<p>Advocates of agile methodologies for software development, DevOps professionals unify teams, processes and technologies to streamline the product pipeline. <\/p>\n<p>Expertise is required in: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DevOps development processes <\/li>\n<li>Continuous integration &amp; continuous delivery (CI\/CD) <\/li>\n<li>Dependency management <\/li>\n<li>Application infrastructure <\/li>\n<li>Continuous feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>IoT Developer<\/h3>\n<p>Designs, develops and maintains Internet of Things solutions and devices within MS environments. From coding to the set-up of physical devices, the IoT Developer is responsible for: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implementing the <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/3242\/on-learning-azure-iot-and-being-an-active-member-of-the-community\" target=\"_blank\">Azure IoT<\/a> solution infrastructure <\/li>\n<li>Provision and management of devices <\/li>\n<li>Implementing Edge Processing and managing data <\/li>\n<li>Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising IoT solutions<\/li>\n<li> Implementing security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>Security Engineer<\/h3>\n<p>The title here says it all. Security professionals protect the integrity of data, applications and networks by implementing threat detection and security controls. <\/p>\n<p>Functions include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managing identity and access <\/li>\n<li>Implementing platform protection <\/li>\n<li>Managing security operations <\/li>\n<li>Securing data and applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3>Solutions Architect<\/h3>\n<p>The Solutions Architect is actually the first person to be involved in a platform&#8217;s deployment process. Architects must have a deep understanding of the entire ecosystem to design solutions that run on it. <\/p>\n<p>They must have expertise in: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deployment and configuration of infrastructure <\/li>\n<li>Implementing workloads and security <\/li>\n<li>Creating and deploy apps <\/li>\n<li>Implementing authentication and securing data <\/li>\n<li>Developing for cloud and for other storage <\/li>\n<li>Determining workload requirements <\/li>\n<li>Designing for identity and security <\/li>\n<li>Designing a data platform solution and a business continuity strategy <\/li>\n<li>Designing for deployment, migration, and integration <\/li>\n<li>Designing an infrastructure strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Want to learn more about the various Microsoft career paths and how to pursue them? Explore our comprehensive <a class=\"has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/1150\/a-microsoft-technologies-careers-guide\">Microsoft Technologies careers guide<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/visit.mindquest.io\/mission-control-center-newsletter?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=link&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter-mindquest&#038;utm_term=mid-article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"367\" alt=\"Sign up to to Mission Contol Center Newsletter\" class=\"wp-image-2212\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.club-freelance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1-1024x367.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1-1024x367.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1-1536x551.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1-1200x431.png 1200w, https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mission-control-center-newsletter-1.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an overview of the different Microsoft career paths and what every different role implies in terms of roles and responsibilities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[763,752],"tags":[628,54,684,685,689],"class_list":["post-4067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growing-career-permanent-freelance","category-it-consultants","tag-azure-careers","tag-data-science","tag-microsoft-career-paths","tag-microsoft-careers-guide","tag-microsoft-technologies-careers-guide"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4067"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4195,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067\/revisions\/4195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}