Senior Presales Architect

Presidio; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Presidio is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to drive Cloud Adoption and Application Modernization with top-tier customers. You will partner with sales and other Presidio teams to craft solutions addressing complex business problems and accelerate cloud service uptake.

Responsibilities include leading architectural discussions, training customers on cloud strategies, and mentoring the solutions architect community, with EST coverage and on-site work in Bangalore/Chennai.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering consulting or advisory services.
• 12+ years in systems engineering, software development, or application architecture.
• Experience designing, operating, or building AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform solutions.
• Experience in presales or consulting roles with large and complex customer environments.
• Working knowledge of modern, cloud-native, low-code tools, data services, and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through Cloud adoption and cloud-native strategies.
• Build, modernize, and migrate applications on Cloud platforms.
• Educate customers on Cloud value and participate in deep architectural discussions for successful cloud deployment.
• Conduct training sessions for customers considering or operating in Cloud.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the solutions architect community.
• Build deep relationships with senior technical stakeholders to enable cloud advocacy.
• Act as a technical liaison between customers, sales, service engineering, and partners.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Presales

Executive communication

Public speaking

AI/GenAI integration

AWS Azure GCP

Architectural design

DevOps IaC

Agile frameworks

Education

Cloud vendor certifications

Tools

UiPath

Power Automate

Workato

MuleSoft

ServiceNow

Oracle

SAP

ITIL

TOGAF

Job description

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future

AtPresidio, we’re at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries throughcutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses—and their customers—to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.

THE ROLE:

Presidio is hiring a Senior Solutions Architect to work with top-tier customers and promote Cloud Adoption and Application Modernization. As a Principal Solutions Architect, you will partner with customers, Presidio Sales, partners, and other Presidio teams to create solutions that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of Cloud services. In collaboration with sales, you will drive revenue growth across a broad set of customers.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the sales team, formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of Cloud and Cloud Native Strategies.
• As a key member of the sales cycle, ensure success in building, modernizing, and migrating applications, software, and services on Cloud platforms.
• Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of Cloud and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure client strategies and solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
• Conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already operating in Cloud.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the solutions architect community.
• Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals and key stakeholders within customer organizations to enable them to be cloud advocates.
• Act as a technical liaison between customers, sales, service engineering teams, and partners.

Experience and Skills:

• 10+ years delivering consulting or advisory services.
• 12+ years of systems engineering, software development and modernization, or application architecture experience.
• Experience designing, operating, or building AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform Solutions.
• Experience in presales or consulting roles working with large and complex customer environments.
• Working knowledge of modern, cloud-native, and low-code software development tools, frameworks, data services, and methodologies.
• Experience architecting and operating cloud-based custom applications and integration solutions in complex enterprise or consumer-focused environments.
• Experience architecting, building, and integrating AI/ML and GenAI solutions to enhance client experiences and augment enterprise applications.
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers.
• Demonstrated thought leadership through publications and public speaking.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to align conversations to the audience.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud.
• Familiarity with Agile Frameworks (Scaled Agile, Kanban, Scrum) and architecture and service frameworks (ITIL, Zachman, TOGAF, etc.).
• Preferred: Familiarity with 3rd Party products for Process Automation (UiPath, Power Automate), Integration Services (e.g., Workato, MuleSoft), or Software as a Service platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Oracle, SAP).
• Preferred: Industry-specific experience (healthcare, financial, manufacturing, SLED, or media and entertainment)
• Preferred: Experience in DevOps automation including Infrastructure as Code.
• Preferred: Cloud Vendor Professional Certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Architect)

Shift time / Work location:

• Expected to cover EST time zone and upto 12:30 AM
• Work location Bangalore /Chennai

Your future at Presidio

JoiningPresidiomeans stepping into aculture of trailblazers—thinkers, builders, and collaborators—who push the boundaries of what’s possible. With our expertise inAI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.

Here,your impact is real.Whether you're harnessing the power ofGenerative AI, architecting resilientdigital ecosystems, or drivingdata-driven transformation, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future.

Ready to innovate? Let’s redefine what’s next—together.

About Presidio

At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio’s expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit www.presidio.com.

Presidio is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds, including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.

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