Azure Pre-Sales Architect

Cloud Direct; Bath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Responsible Time Off (uncapped annual leave)

Fitness Cash Contribution

Pension Contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Life Assurance

Critical Illness

Income Protection

Birthday lunches

Fun Fund

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in the UK is seeking an Azure Presales Architect to guide customers through cloud transformations. This customer-facing role involves pre-sales activities with a focus on Microsoft Azure technologies. Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills are essential. The position offers responsible time off, fitness contributions, and other employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft's Cloud Adoption and Well Architected Frameworks.
• Understanding and enthusiasm for Azure technologies and the desire to keep learning.
• Ability to articulate the benefits of cloud adoption.
• Ability to articulate the benefits of cloud adoption from both a technology and commercial aspect.
• Ability to prioritise work, manage own time independently and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues, customers and partners.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to engage with customers at C-suite.

Responsibilities

• Engage in pre-sales activities both customer facing and internally.
• Provide Azure focused sales support, estimating, and developing solutions.
• Prepare material and present at webinars and company events.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships at multiple levels both internally and with the client.
• Ensure that RFPs, statements of work and proposals are responded to in a timely manner and with accurate costing for Cloud Services, licensing, and professional services.
• Work with professional services, sales and marketing to define new consultancy packages and identify new market opportunities.
• Prepare material and present at Cloud Direct webinars, workshops and company events.

Skills

Microsoft's Cloud Adoption and Well Architected Frameworks

Azure technologies knowledge

Interpersonal and communication skills

Presentation skills

communication

time management

Job description

Overview

We\'re on the lookout for an Azure Presales Architect to join our team! In this role, you will help guide customers through their cloud transformation journeys. You\'ll play a key role in supporting migration and onboarding initiatives across the Microsoft cloud ecosystem—whether in Modern Work, Azure, Data, or Security. This is a customer-facing position focused on transformational projects.

Responsibilities

• Engage in a range of pre-sales activities both customer facing, internal and with Microsoft to help drive and win new business.
• Provide Azure focused sales support, including estimating, high-level solution development and cloud strategy.
• Be comfortable engaging with and presenting to C-suite.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships at multiple levels both internally and with the client.
• Ensure that RFPs, statements of work and proposals are responded to in a timely manner and with accurate costing for Cloud Services, licensing, and professional services.
• Work with professional services, sales and marketing to define new consultancy packages and identify new market opportunities.
• Prepare material and present at Cloud Direct webinars, workshops and company events.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft\'s Cloud Adoption and Well Architected Frameworks.
• Understanding and enthusiasm for Azure technologies and the desire to keep learning.
• Stay up to date with new technologies and industry trends.
• Ability to articulate the benefits of cloud adoption from both a technology and commercial aspect.
• Ability to prioritise work, manage own time independently and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues, customers and partners.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to engage with customers at C-suite.

What we offer

• Responsible Time Off (uncapped annual leave).
• Fitness Cash Contribution.
• Pension Contribution.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave.
• Life Assurance, Critical Illness, and Income Protection.
• Birthday lunches, a Fun Fund, and more.