Presales Solution Architect - DS/MC

ST Engineering; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ST Engineering is seeking an experienced Presales Solution Architect in Singapore to design scalable cloud solutions across multi-cloud environments and government cloud requirements. You will translate business and technical requirements into robust architectures while engaging with sales teams and stakeholders.

The role demands hands-on leadership in presales, architecture workshops, and compelling technical proposals to enterprise and government clients in Singapore.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or solution design.
• 3+ years of experience in presales or customer-facing architecture roles.
• Proven experience delivering cloud solutions for enterprise and/or government sector clients in Singapore.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to understand objectives, challenges, and compliance needs.
• Conduct technical discovery workshops, solution walkthroughs, and architecture presentations.
• Collaborate with account and sales teams to support pursuits, proposals, and RFP responses.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the presales lifecycle from qualification to proposal submission.
• Design end-to-end cloud architectures across Azure, AWS, and Huawei Cloud (advantageous).
• Lead cloud migration initiatives and multi-cloud environments.
• Drive application modernization programs and define cloud landing zones, networking, and security architectures.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with best practices.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Presales experience

Stakeholder management

Technical workshops

Tools

AWS

Azure

Huawei Cloud

Job description

ST Engineering is a global technology, defence, and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence, and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Our history spans more than 50 years, and our strategy is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Value Creation, Courage, Commitment and Compassion. These 5 core values guide every aspect of our business and are embedded in our ST Engineering culture – from the people we hire, to working with each other, to our partners and customers.

About our Line of Business – Cloud & Data Centre Solutions

ST Engineering Cloud and Data Centre Solutions Pte Ltd provide all aspects of cloud management, services, and solutions, from initial setup and migration to ongoing operations and optimization. Services include engineering works to design, build and provide facility management service for mission critical environments such data centers, disaster recovery, and business continuity sites.

Together, We Can Make A Significant Impact

We are seeking an experienced Presales Solution Architect to support enterprise and public sector engagements in Singapore. This role requires strong expertise in multi-cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), with working knowledge of Huawei Cloud being advantageous. Experience in designing and proposing solutions aligned with Singapore Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) requirements is essential.

The successful candidate will work closely with sales teams, customers, and delivery architects to design scalable, secure, and compliant cloud solutions. You will engage customers during the presales phase, translate business and technical requirements into robust architecture designs, and contribute to the development of compelling and competitive technical proposals.

This role demands a strong balance of technical depth, customer-facing engagement, and effective communication skills to support complex enterprise and government cloud transformation initiatives.

Be Part of Our Success

• Engage customers to understand their business objectives, technical challenges, and compliance requirements.
• Conduct technical discovery workshops, solution walkthroughs, and architecture presentations.
• Collaborate closely with account and sales teams to support sales pursuits, proposals, and RFP responses.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the presales lifecycle, from opportunity qualification through proposal submission.
• Design end-to-end cloud architectures across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Huawei Cloud (good to have).
• Cloud migration initiatives
• Multi-cloud environments
• Application modernization programs
• Design and document cloud landing zones, networking, identity management, and security architectures.
• Ensure all solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with industry and cloud provider best practices.

Government & Compliance Alignment

• Design cloud solutions aligned with Singapore Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) requirements.
• Ensure architectures comply with relevant security, governance, and regulatory standards, including:
• IM8 guidelines
• MTCS requirements
• Data protection and security zoning principles
• Support security architecture reviews, risk assessments, and compliance discussions with customers and stakeholders.

Qualities We Value

• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or solution design.
• 3+ years of experience in presales or customer-facing architecture roles.
• Proven experience delivering cloud solutions for enterprise and/or government sector clients in Singapore.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, deadline-driven pre-sales environments.
• Strong hands-on experience in at least two of the following cloud platforms:
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience designing high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Proven experience in customer-facing presales or solution architecture roles.
• Ability to conduct technical workshops, architecture deep dives, and solution discussions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience preparing technical proposals, solution architecture documents, and cost estimates.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.