Microsoft Forward Deploy Consultant

Microsoft Forward Deployed Consultant

Come and join the Data & AI Practice at the Storm Technology team! (a Littlefish Company)

Work location: Dublin (Flexible Hybrid)

Here at Storm Technology, part of the Littlefish Group, we're passionate about helping organisations realise the full potential of Microsoft technologies. As a leading Microsoft Solutions Partner, we work with clients across Ireland and the UK to solve complex business challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes through technology. As we continue to grow our digital services capability, we're looking for talented people who enjoy collaborating, innovating and making a real impact.

We're looking for a Microsoft Forward Deployed Consultant to join our growing Data & AI Practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically minded consultant who thrives in customer-facing environments and enjoys turning complex business challenges into practical, high-impact technology solutions. Working at the intersection of consulting, architecture, and delivery, you'll help organisations unlock the value of Azure, AI, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft Fabric to drive real business outcomes.

The role and what you'll be getting up to on a day-to-day basis:

As a Microsoft Forward Deployed Consultant, you'll work closely with customers to understand their challenges, shape innovative solutions, and accelerate the delivery of business value through Microsoft technologies. This is not a traditional advisory role. You'll move seamlessly between discovery, architecture, prototyping, and delivery, helping customers take solutions from concept to production.

You will:

• Embed yourself within customer teams to understand their business objectives, processes, data, and technology landscape.

• Translate complex and evolving business challenges into practical solution designs and delivery plans.

• Design and build proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and production-ready solutions using Microsoft technologies.

• Work across Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Graph, and Microsoft AI services.

• Integrate solutions with existing enterprise applications, data sources, identity platforms, and operational processes.

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, testing, documentation, and innovation.

• Collaborate closely with architects, engineers, data specialists, security teams, and key business stakeholders.

• Establish robust security, governance, monitoring, and operational best practices.

• Support customers throughout deployment, adoption, and transition into ongoing operational support.

• Identify reusable patterns, accelerators, and best practices that can be leveraged across future customer engagements.

• Communicate technical, delivery, and commercial considerations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Build trusted relationships with customers, helping them successfully adopt and scale Microsoft solutions that deliver measurable business value.

What we're looking for:

We're seeking someone who combines strong consulting expertise with hands-on technical capability and a passion for solving customer challenges.

What you'll bring:

• Microsoft Azure

• Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI

• Microsoft Fabric and Power BI

• Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Graph

• Power Platform and Copilot Studio

• .NET, C#, Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript

• React, Angular, or similar modern web frameworks

• Azure integration and API technologies

• Microsoft Entra ID and identity management

• DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automated deployment practices

You'll also have:

• Strong consulting experience in customer-facing technology delivery.

• The ability to move confidently from discovery and architecture into hands-on implementation.

• Experience integrating cloud services with enterprise systems and data platforms.

• A solid understanding of security, governance, data protection, and production readiness.

• The confidence to work through ambiguity and make pragmatic, evidence-based decisions.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• The ability to build credibility with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders.

It would be great if you also have experience with:

• Generative AI, Agentic AI, RAG, or intelligent automation solutions.

• Microsoft Agent Framework, Semantic Kernel, MCP, or related technologies.

• GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar AI-assisted engineering tools.

• Delivering solutions within regulated, public sector, or security-sensitive environments.

• Microsoft certifications across Azure, Security, Fabric, Power Platform, or Microsoft 365.

• Taking early-stage prototypes through to supported production services.

• Pre-sales, solution estimation, and technical proposal development.

• Deliver measurable customer outcomes rather than simply technical outputs.