Director, Presales Cloud Architect

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Cloud Presales Architect supporting sales and cloud solutions development focused on AWS and GCP platforms. Designing cloud architectures and engaging with clients to meet business objectives.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner with sales teams to support cloud transformation opportunities, primarily focused on AWS and GCP platforms.
  • Lead solution architecture and technical strategy during presales engagements.
  • Engage with clients to understand business objectives, technical requirements, and existing infrastructure landscapes.
  • Design end-to-end cloud architecture including migration, modernization, and cloud-native solutions.
  • Develop technical proposals, solution documentation, and architecture diagrams to support client proposals and RFP responses.
  • Present and articulate cloud strategies, architectures, and value propositions to technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure proposed solutions are scalable, feasible, and aligned with implementation best practices.
  • Support effort estimation, solution costing, and pricing inputs during deal development.
  • Stay current with AWS and GCP innovations, services, and architecture best practices.
  • Contribute to reusable solution assets, accelerators, and presales collateral.

Requirements:

  • 8–12 plus years of experience in cloud architecture, cloud consulting, or presales roles.
  • Strong expertise in AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture and services.
  • Demonstrated expertise in cloud security best practices, including IAM, network segmentation, encryption, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent)
  • Proven experience supporting presales activities, solution design, and client presentations.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud migration, modernization, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience designing solutions involving computer, networking, storage, security, and data services.
  • Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code is preferred.
  • Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Remote work options