Senior AWS Presales Architect for Enterprise & Government

ZainTECH; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

ZainTECH in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect – AWS (Presales) to lead technical deals with CIOs and CISOs across government and enterprise accounts. You will own the technical lifecycle of AWS opportunities from discovery to handover.

The role requires hands-on architecture in migration, modernization, containers, and GenAI, plus strong RFP responses and compelling business cases with emphasis on security, regulatory compliance, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, software engineering, solutions architecture, or related technology roles.
• Proven AWS presales, consulting, solution architecture, RFP/RFQ responses, and executive-level presentations.
• Strong expertise across core AWS services including networking, IAM, security, databases, migration and modernization services.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and/or ECS, including cluster architecture, networking, security, scaling, and CI/CD integration.
• Infrastructure as Code capabilities using Terraform and/or AWS CDK/CloudFormation.
• Experience designing AWS disaster recovery solutions using AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, AWS Backup, multi-AZ and multi-region architectures.
• Fluent Arabic and English, with ability to present and write in both languages.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical solution for AWS opportunities from discovery through proposal and handover to delivery.
• Design secure, scalable AWS architectures across migration, modernization, networking, security, databases, containers, DR, data, and GenAI.
• Lead architecture discussions and technical decision-making with senior customer stakeholders.
• Lead technical responses to RFPs, RFQs, tenders, and customer requirements.
• Prepare BoMs, sizing, pricing inputs, and technical content while coordinating with AWS, partners, sales, and delivery teams.
• Lead technical workshops, discovery sessions, architecture reviews, and solution presentations.
• Engage with CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, enterprise architects, and technical decision-makers.
• Design migration and modernization strategies including VM migration, container adoption, and CI/CD integration.
• Develop AWS cost estimates, TCO models, and DR cost-vs-RTO/RPO trade-offs.
• Ensure transition of won opportunities into delivery.

Skills

AWS

Presales

Solution Architecture

Stakeholder Management

RFP Responses

Public Speaking

Cost Modeling

Security & Compliance

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

EKS/ECS

Job description

ZainTECH in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect – AWS (Presales) to lead technical deals with CIOs and CISOs across government and enterprise accounts. You will own the technical lifecycle of AWS opportunities from discovery to handover.

The role requires hands-on architecture in migration, modernization, containers, and GenAI, plus strong RFP responses and compelling business cases with emphasis on security, regulatory compliance, and cost optimization.