Senior Cloud Solution Architect (Microsoft Pre-Sales)

TIEVA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading managed services provider is seeking a Senior Cloud Solution Architect specializing in Microsoft Pre-Sales. This role involves designing resilient cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure, supporting clients through migration strategies, and providing expert guidance on modernizing their IT infrastructure. The successful candidate will lead customer workshops and collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure seamless project delivery. Competitive salary and hybrid work location in Leeds and Reading offered.

Benefits

Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Gym membership contribution

Car allowance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution architecture or pre-sales roles.
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure services, including compute and networking.
• Proven track record in cloud migration and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer workshops to define cloud transformation objectives.
• Design secure and scalable cloud architectures.
• Support customers throughout their cloud journey.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure

Cloud migration strategies

Microsoft 365 knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Proposal development

Education

AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate

ITIL v4 Foundation

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

Job Title

Senior Cloud Solution Architect (Microsoft Pre‑Sales)

Location

Hybrid Office Location - Leeds and Reading

Salary

Competitive

Job Type

Full Time / Permanent

The Role

We are a leading managed services provider specialising in Microsoft Cloud technologies. Our mission is to help organisations modernise infrastructure, secure their environments and unlock business value through intelligent, scalable cloud solutions.

As a Microsoft Partner with all six partner designations we deliver end‑to‑end services across Azure, Microsoft 365, Security and Modern Work platforms. We’re growing fast and looking for a passionate Senior Pre‑Sales Solution Architect to join our team and help shape the future of digital transformation.

This role is centred on cloud solution architecture focusing on the design of resilient cloud solutions and the scoping of projects to accelerate cloud adoption and transformation regardless of platform. You will utilise industry‑standard frameworks such as the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well‑Architected Framework to ensure that solution designs adhere to best practices for scalability, security and operational excellence. Your responsibilities will include supporting customers throughout the scoping, definition and deployment and enablement phases, guiding them step by step through their cloud journey and offering expert advice on migration and modernisation strategies. By combining deep knowledge of major cloud platforms and endpoint services you will help customers achieve a seamless, secure and productive cloud experience tailored to their specific enterprise requirements whether using Microsoft Azure or other leading cloud technologies.

You’ll act as the technical lead in the sales cycle, translating business requirements into solutions that enable secure collaboration, hybrid work and innovation. Working closely with engineering to ensure smooth transition into delivery and work closely with the Cloud Practice to align to latest products, services and cloud capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery workshops to capture business goals, requirements, needs and outcomes and capture the current estate and cloud transformation objectives.

Solutioning

• Design secure, scalable architectures across Azure IaaS and PaaS including networking, storage, identity, hybrid connectivity and landing zones.
• Develop migration strategies from on‑premises and VMware estates to Azure covering workloads, databases and applications.
• Guide customers on licensing, cost optimisation and FinOps approaches to ensure commercial value.
• Introduce customers to Azure innovations such as Arc, Virtual Desktop, Data Platform, DevOps practices, Backup & DR and emerging AI services.
• Embed best practices for governance, compliance and security using Defender, Sentinel and Zero Trust principles.

Cross‑functional Delivery

• Produce high‑quality proposals, SOWs, RFP responses and architecture documentation.
• Deliver presentations, demos and assessments to articulate technical designs and business value.
• Work closely in handover with Delivery & PMO teams to ensure solutions are implemented seamlessly.
• Track the Microsoft roadmap, licensing changes and emerging technologies to advise customers proactively.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in pre‑sales or solution architecture within an Azure consultancy or MSP.
• Deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure services (compute, networking, identity, storage, security, hybrid).
• Experience with cloud migration strategies, 6 Rs, Cloud Adoption Framework and Well‑Architected Framework.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Modern Workplace (Teams, Intune, Viva, Purview, Copilot).
• Strong commercial awareness able to support licensing pricing and ROI modelling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for C‑suite business and technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead discovery workshops, build proposals and validate solutions across multiple opportunities.

Desirable Qualifications

Microsoft Azure & Cloud

• AZ‑305 : Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AZ‑104 : Azure Administrator Associate
• AZ‑500 : Azure Security Engineer Associate
• DP‑300 : Administering Relational Databases on Azure
• AZ‑700 : Azure Network Engineer Associate

Security & Compliance

• SC‑200 : Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
• SC‑300 : Identity and Access Administrator
• SC‑400 : Information Protection Administrator
• Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Purview and Zero Trust frameworks
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, NIST or CIS‑aligned security controls in cloud contexts

Other Relevant

• ITIL v4 Foundation (service management)
• FinOps Foundation / Microsoft licensing & cost optimisation accreditation
• Power Platform Fundamentals (PL‑900) for extending Azure M365 solutions
• Change Management / Adoption certification (e.g. Prosci, Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist)
• Vendor certifications in adjacent ecosystems (e.g. Bitdefender, Qualys, Mimecast) as seen in customer estates

What You’ll Get in Return

Financial

• Life Insurance
• Pension
• Car allowance (subject to role)
• 1000 refer a friend bonus.
• Profit share bonus scheme (non‑sales subject to T&Cs)
• Free will‑writing service
• Long Service Awards (financial and time rewards)
• Electric Car Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• IT Purchase Loan Scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Tool
• Pension Surgery (consultation with a financial advisor)

Health and Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme – for you and your family (Counselling, legal advice, career coaching, financial support)
• Digital GP
• YuLife Wellbeing platform
• Gym membership contribution
• Gym time
• Free onsite yoga
• Eye tests
• Flu jabs
• Fruit basket per floor stocked weekly
• Mental Health First Aiders

Time Off

• Holidays above statutory increasing with service plus 8 bank holidays
• Birthday benefit – Have your birthday off on us!
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Enhanced Paternity Pay
• Compassionate Leave
• Jury Duty

Perks

• Welcome goodie bag.
• Company apparel
• Free staff parties
• Incentives, competitions and prizes including trips.
• Staff awards
• Culture Team events

Environment

• Free onsite parking
• New refurbed office – Table tennis, football, consoles, multi‑faith room, fully stocked bar, outdoor eating area, smoking shelter.

Why Choose TIEVA

We’re not your average technology company; we reward innovation and outside‑the‑box thinking. A career at TIEVA means giving you the opportunity to shape and provide you with all the tools you need to succeed. This isn’t just the basics – we’re talking about the latest automation technology, weekly campaigns, holidays, prizes and team incentives.

Further faster – we know its important for you to keep moving forward. That’s why you’ll have the very best training, invest heavily in our team’s culture, environment and values, which is reflected in us holding an Investors in People Platinum Standard accreditation and by continuing to develop talent from within.

More than technology, TIEVA is a leading IT solutions and services provider operating within all sectors, having experienced phenomenal growth by adopting a people‑first approach and providing exemplary service to our customers.

Real world, real career – our teams’ key focus is to deliver world‑class services & the best in will work with the team to innovate yet always be looking to improve and deliver a portfolio of new products and services to our customers.

If you would be interested in joining a rapidly expanding highly reputable business with an inclusive, driven and highly committed team please apply ASAP!

TIEVA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

Senior IC – Year(s) unspecified

Vacancy

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