Pre-Sales Engineer (M/F)

Cloud Temple; Aubigny-sur-Nère; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work arrangements

RTT days

Individual Social Assessment

Job summary

Cloud Temple, a leader in digital sovereignty, seeks a Pre-Sales Engineer to design bespoke cloud solutions and engage in high-stakes projects across France and internationally. You will support sales, lead technical workshops and prepare tenders, ensuring alignment with SecNumCloud and HDS requirements.

With a five-year engineering degree and 7+ years in technical pre-sales, you’ll translate complex needs into practical, financially sound cloud architectures while collaborating with sales teams

Qualifications

• Mastery of cloud architectures (infrastructure) and IaaS.
• Experience in technical pre-sales in cloud environments.
• Understanding of SecNumCloud and HDS frameworks.
• Ability to design technical solutions tailored to client needs.
• Strong commercial acumen and writing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales teams, analyse customer needs and identify the challenges and constraints of projects.
• Design tailored cloud solutions that are technically and financially sound, whilst complying with SecNumCloud and HDS requirements.
• Lead technical workshops, carry out demonstrations and take part in client presentations.
• Prepare tenders in collaboration with the sales teams and technical experts.
• Provide distinctive technical expertise to support negotiations and contribute to successful sales.

Skills

Cloud architectures

IaaS networking

Technical pre-sales

Persuasive communication

Analytical mindset

Autonomous collaboration

Education

Five-year engineering degree

Tools

Office Pack

AI/LLM concepts

Job description

Join Cloud Temple and help shape the future of the European sovereign cloud!

Cloud Temple, a leader in digital sovereignty, helps businesses and public sector bodies to transform, host and outsource their mission-critical applications.

To strengthen our teams, we are looking for a Pre-Sales Engineer who is keen to apply their technical expertise to high-stakes cloud projects.

At the crossroads of technology, business and customer needs, you play a key role in designing bespoke cloud solutions, from assessing requirements to responding to public tenders and framework agreements. Working closely with the sales teams and technical architects, you will help to propose relevant, competitive solutions that comply with the requirements of trusted cloud environments, notably SecNumCloud and HDS.

Your aim: to turn complex challenges into practical solutions and play an active part in the development of the sovereign cloud.

Mission

As a Pre-Sales Engineer, your role will be to:

• Support the sales teams, analyse customer needs and identify the challenges and constraints of projects.
• To design tailored cloud solutions that are technically and financially sound, whilst complying with SecNumCloud and HDS requirements.
• To lead technical workshops, carry out demonstrations and take part in client presentations.
• Prepare tenders in collaboration with the sales teams and technical experts.
• To provide distinctive technical expertise to support negotiations and contribute to successful sales.

Profile required

You hold a five-year post-baccalaureate qualification in engineering and have at least seven years’ experience in technical pre-sales, ideally in cloud environments, with a good understanding of cloud architectures and regulatory requirements.

Areas to master:

• Excellent understanding of cloud architectures, particularly infrastructure.
• A good understanding of IaaS, networking and storage environments.
• Knowledge of the SecNumCloud and HDS security and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to design comprehensive technical solutions tailored to clients’ needs.

Tools to master:

• Office Pack.
• Artificial intelligence: understanding the concepts and common uses of LLMs (language models).

You demonstrate strong commercial acumen, good persuasive skills and excellent writing abilities, combined with an analytical mind and a pragmatic, business-oriented approach. You are inquisitive, independent and meticulous; you are able to take the initiative and collaborate effectively with technical teams, whilst adhering to the company’s framework and ethical standards.

Joining Cloud Temple means becoming part of a leading player in the trusted and sovereign cloud sector, at the heart of strategic technology projects.

• Work on high-stakes projects, both in France and internationally.
• Develop your expertise alongside recognised specialists, through training courses, live streams and events dedicated to AI, particularly on YouTube.
• Take the initiative in an agile environment that values autonomy, ideas and collaboration.
• Shape your career path through training opportunities, internal mobility and our employee referral scheme.
• Strike a balance between work and life thanks to our remote working arrangements and our RTT days.
• Enjoy tangible benefits: thanks to our Individual Social Assessment.

At Cloud Temple, you’re not just taking on a job. You’re joining a team of experts and contributing to projects that are shaping the sovereign cloud of the future.

Cloud Temple is committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion. All applications are considered with equal care, in accordance with the principle of non-discrimination. This position is open to everyone, including people with disabilities.