Solution Architect - Network
8119 ASOL Gurgaon 5 SEZ Company
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Job summary
Accenture PLC in Gurugram is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to convert sales-qualified opportunities into delivery-ready solutions. You will validate requirements, align scope and timelines, and partner with the Sales Team to shape technically sound proposals across networking, cloud, and Microsoft technologies.
You will architect end-to-end SD-WAN and enterprise networking solutions, estimate resources and effort, and prepare architecture docs, BOMs, SOWs, and technical proposals for
Qualifications
- 8+ years as a Solution Architect, Pre-Sales Architect, or Senior Technical Consultant.
- Proven track record designing multi-technology client solutions.
- Experience turning sales opportunities into delivery-ready proposals.
- Strong commercial acumen in resource planning and costing.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences.
- Preferred certifications: CCNP/CCIE, Azure/M365, AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF.
Responsibilities
- Validate requirements, scope, and feasibility of opportunities.
- Lead client conversations; present architecture proposals and roadmaps.
- Design end-to-end SD-WAN, networking, and cloud solutions.
- Define resource needs and effort estimates; develop BOMs and SOWs.
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Job description
We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join our Technology Practice. In this client-facing role, you will convert sales-qualified opportunities into technically sound, commercially viable solutions – from requirement validation to a delivery-ready solution – working closely with the Sales Team and bringing deep expertise in networking, cloud, and Microsoft technologies.
- Validate requirements, scope, and technical feasibility of sales-qualified opportunities.
- Act as key liaison with the Sales Team, clarifying gaps and aligning scope, timelines, and commercial expectations.
- Lead client conversations to probe, validate, and refine requirements.
- Act as a trusted advisor, presenting proposals, architecture blueprints, and roadmaps to technical and business stakeholders.
- Design end-to-end solutions across SD-WAN, networking, Microsoft Product Suite, and Cloud Implementation Services.
- Define resource requirements and effort estimates (number of resources and days).
- Develop architecture documentation, BOMs, SOWs, and technical proposals.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives and best practices.
- Coordinate with delivery leads, engineers, project managers, vendors, and practice leads to refine solutions.
- Ensure seamless handover to delivery with complete documentation and knowledge transfer post-award.
- Engage vendor and partner ecosystems (e.g., Microsoft, Cisco, AWS/Azure) for technical and commercial support.
- Designing SD-WAN solutions (e.g., Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, VMware VeloCloud).
- Enterprise networking: routing, switching, firewalls, MPLS, BGP, and segmentation.
- Network transformation, including legacy WAN to SD-WAN migration.
- Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, Intune, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Microsoft licensing models and their commercial implications.
- Microsoft security: Defender, Sentinel, and Zero Trust principles.
- Architecting Azure and/or AWS solutions: IaaS, PaaS, hybrid cloud, and cloud migration.
- Cloud governance, cost optimization, and security best practices.
- Sizing and scoping cloud engagements, including effort estimation.
- 8+ years as a Solution Architect, Pre-Sales Architect, or Senior Technical Consultant in managed services, systems integration, or technology consulting.
- Proven track record designing complex, multi-technology solutions in client-facing roles.
- Experience turning sales-qualified opportunities into delivery-ready proposals.
- Strong commercial acumen in resource planning, effort estimation, and solution costing.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred certifications: CCNP/CCIE, Microsoft Azure/M365, AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 15 years of mandatory education.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.
We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships.
We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us at www.accenture.com
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Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Bring your incredible skills and join our global team of innovators. We come together from different backgrounds across the world and work with the latest technologies to create value and growth for our clients. With us, you’ll continue to learn and grow so you can advance in your career. Your personal dreams and ambitions are just as important to us; that’s why we offer support any way we can—when you thrive, we all thrive. Explore your next step at Accenture Belong. Grow. Thrive. Join a great place to work for reinventors who drive meaningful change for our clients, communities, and the world. Wo rld. Explore your next step at Accenture
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