Presales Solution Architect

Atos; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atos is seeking a CGO - Presales Solution Manager in Riyadh to drive strategic visioning, architecture leadership, and modernization programs across data, AI/GenAI, and enterprise platforms. You will craft MVP roadmaps, govern multi-year programs, and ensure compliance with global standards.

You will partner with sales and customers, shaping propositions, and delivering end-to-end solutions that align with business outcomes and profitability targets in a complex enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IT with 5+ years in senior Data/AI/EA roles.
• Proven ability to design and govern enterprise architectures for complex programs.
• Experience with TOGAF/Zachman and modern data/AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic visioning with CXOs to define greenfield and modernization roadmaps.
• Define and govern enterprise architecture (business, data, AI, security).
• Drive MVP-based roadmaps and multi-year program definitions.
• Ensure regulatory/compliance alignment (PDPL, GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Partner with Account Executives to win and deliver strategic contracts.

Skills

Strategic Visioning

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

Feasibility & Modernization

Program Definition

Compliance & Security

Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

Portfolio & Partnerships

Roadmap Execution

Data & AI Architecture

Cloud & Data Platforms

AI/ML & GenAI Platforms

Data Platform Skills

Languages: Python

Governance & Compliance

Integration & Orchestration

Security & Risk Controls

Industry Knowledge (KSA)

Platforms & Products exposure

Education

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Hadoop

Spark

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

Position CGO - Presales Solution Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

• Strategic Visioning Assess and collaborate with customer CXOs and Technology Leaders in leading and building business outcome-driven technological transformational vision, SMART objectives, green/brown field strategies, and program charters.
• Enterprise Architecture Leadership Define, design, and govern the Enterprise Architecture (business, technical data, AI & security) leveraging frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman 5to produce strategic blueprints.
• Feasibility & Modernization Conduct detailed feasibility analysis (including the 6R Modernization model, Greenfield/Brownfield assessment) 7to define and guide MVP-based roadmaps.
• Program Definition Create business cases for multi-year programs, defining MVP-based roadmaps and wave-based rollouts through agile/waterfall/hybrid delivery models.
• Compliance & Security Ensure the strategic blueprint is regulatory-compliant, such as PDPL, CCRF, NCA, GDPR, and ISO 27001.

In Opportunity to Contract (O2C)

• Partnership Partner with Account Executives and Sales Leaders to drive Atos’ strategic logos/accounts and proactively establish strong, influential customer engagement to win and deliver contracts
• Value Realization Lead Customer requirements and RFI/RFP/RFQ responses promptly to deliver end-to-end futuristic Solutions for the exact scope with Atos’ USPs, ensuring focus on key commercial metrics, including T2V, TTM, TCO, xLAs, quality, cost, and profitability.
• Portfolio & Partnerships Drive the Atos Offering Portfolios and utilize Atos’ strategic global and local technology product and service partnerships.

Key Deliverables & Expected Outcomes

• Architectural Artifacts Creation and presentation of comprehensive Atos Portfolios & Capabilities aligned to customers’ vision, Business Requirements, Strategy architecture blueprints, and security models.
• Business Cases Development of detailed business cases, including Business Values, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Return on Investment (ROI).
• Roadmap Execution Definition of MVP-based roadmaps and wave-based rollouts.

Technical & Architectural Skills

• Overall Industry Experience 15+ years in IT with a minimum of 5 years in senior Data, AI/ML, or Enterprise Architecture roles.
• Data & AI Architecture Strong capability in designing end-to-end Data, AI/ML, and GenAI architectures including ingestion, processing, storage, AI pipelines, model deployment, and governance.
• Cloud & Data Platforms Expertise in AWS, Azure, GCP, and modern data platforms such as Hadoop, Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud-native data services.
• AI/ML & GenAI Platforms Hands-on knowledge of Azure ML, SageMaker, TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, Jupyter, MLflow , vector databases, RAG architectures, and frameworks supporting Agentic AI, GenAI/ML platforms, LLM models.
• Data Platform Skills Delta Lake, Kafka, Synapse, BigQuery, Redshift, other data tools
• Languages Python (ML + automation), SQL (analytics), Spark/Scala (big data workloads)
• Governance, Ethics & Compliance Strong understanding of SDAIA, NDMO, PDPL, CCRF, and global frameworks like DAMA, GDPR, OECD, with the ability to embed compliance into architecture design.
• Integration & Orchestration Proficiency in APIs, Microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, event-streaming platforms, workflow orchestration for AI pipelines, and scalable MLOps/GenOps solutions.
• Security & Risk Controls Working knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, NCA, NDGP, SAMA IT and secure-by-design principles for Data & AI workloads.
• Industry Knowledge Deep experience in architecting Data & AI use cases for Government/Public Sector, Financial Services, Energy/Utilities, and Aviation, especially in the KSA landscape.
• Key Platforms & Products Exposure to regional and enterprise AI ecosystems such as Sawaher Platform, FOCAL, Anything.ai, OmniServe, and similar AI accelerators.

Data & AI Tech Services

Data Services

• Data Architecture & Platform Engineering Designing modern data platforms, lakehouses, and data mesh architectures aligned with business KPIs.
• Data Modernization & Migration Transforming legacy platforms into cloud-native, scalable, and secure data environments.
• Data Governance & MDM Implement governance, data quality, metadata management, lineage, cataloging, and master data frameworks aligned with SDAIA/NDMO.
• Analytics, BI & Insights Build advanced dashboards, analytical models, and AI-driven insights using ML, predictive analytics, and data science workflows.
• DataOps Implement CI/CD for data pipelines, monitoring, observability, and automated data quality checks for reliable operations.

AI Services

• AI-driven Automation Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), Computer Vision pipelines, Conversational AI, NLP/NLU platforms.
• GenAI & Agentic AI Enterprise GenAI apps, RAG architectures, vector search, prompt engineering, and AI agents for task orchestration.
• MLOps / GenOps End-to-end model lifecycle management covering training, deployment, versioning, monitoring, explainability, and drift detection.
• Edge AI & AI Reliability Low-latency AI inference at the edge; AI testing frameworks to mitigate adversarial attacks, data poisoning, bias, and model leakage.

Data & AI Advisory

• Conduct Data/AI maturity assessments, capability gap analysis, and risk evaluations.
• Define AI and Data strategy, investment priorities, and transformation roadmaps aligned with business objectives and KSA regulatory constraints.

Industry Data & AI Solutions

• Architect and deliver sector-specific Data & AI solutions addressing domain challenges in Government, Smart Cities, Healthcare, BFSI, Energy, and Aviation.

Essential Soft Skills

• Communication & Presentation Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to conduct impactful workshops, high-stakes presentations, and Convergence Views for executive audiences.
• Strategic Leadership Ability to lead cross-functional teams through vision and influence.
• Stakeholder Management Proven ability to build strong, influential relationships with CXOs, Sales, and Engineering teams.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) & Success Metrics

For Customers

• TCO/ROI Accuracy Accuracy of estimated TCO and ROI in approved business cases versus actual program performance.
• T2V/TTM Improvement Demonstrated reduction in Time to Value (T2V) and Time to Market (TTM) for key transformation programs.
• Compliance Adherence Zero critical compliance or regulatory breaches attributable to the solution blueprint.
• Stakeholder Alignment Score Internal and external feedback score reflecting the effectiveness of engagement and alignment.

For Atos

• Business Growth Order Entry, Revenue, Profitability (PM & OM), and Customer Satisfaction for all the deals
• Efficiency and Effectiveness Delivering quality solutions and value adds as part of the solution with proactive offerings and partnerships.
• Win Rate for Strategic Accounts Percentage of RFI/RFP/RFQ responses that result in a successful contract award.

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