Client-Facing Solutions Architect for AI & Cloud

QuickPrepAI; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

QuickPrepAI seeks a seasoned Technical Architect/Pre-Sales Advisor to bridge US clients with offshore delivery teams. You will scope solutions, design architectures, and provide executive-level confidence on project success.

You’ll lead technical discovery, draft architecture diagrams, and guide build-vs-buy decisions while shaping estimates with business development. Expect hands-on prototyping and ongoing stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in architecture or technical pre-sales.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and modern web architectures.
• Strong client-facing communication — whiteboarding, workshops, and executive summaries.
• Working knowledge of LLM-based systems and their production trade-offs.
• US work authorization; Central time zone overlap.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery with US clients and translate needs into solution architectures.
• Produce architecture diagrams, data flows, and technical sections of proposals.
• Make build-vs-buy and platform recommendations clients can trust.
• Partner with business development to shape estimates and win technical credibility.
• Advise clients on pragmatic AI adoption and run workshops with executives.
• Guide delivery teams through kickoff and key technical decisions; prototype where needed.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Web architectures

Client-facing communication

LLM-based systems

US work authorization

Time zone overlap (Central)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Be the technical bridge between US clients and our delivery teams in India. You will scope solutions, design architectures, and give clients the confidence that their project is in expert hands. Part architect, part translator, part trusted advisor — you make complex projects feel de-risked.

Technical Discovery & Design

• Lead technical discovery with US clients and translate needs into solution architectures.
• Produce architecture diagrams, data flows, and technical sections of proposals.
• Make build-vs-buy and platform recommendations clients can trust.

Pre-Sales & Advisory

• Partner with business development to shape estimates and win technical credibility.
• Advise clients on pragmatic AI adoption — where it pays off and where it does not.
• Run workshops and executive briefings that align stakeholders on the plan.

Delivery Guidance

• Guide delivery teams through kickoff and review key technical decisions.
• Stay hands-on enough to prototype and validate risky assumptions.
• Keep architecture honest as requirements evolve mid-project.

Requirements

• 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in architecture or technical pre-sales.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and modern web architectures.
• Strong client-facing communication — whiteboarding, workshops, and executive summaries.
• Working knowledge of LLM-based systems and their production trade-offs.
• US work authorization; Central time zone overlap.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with distributed or offshore delivery teams.
• AWS or Azure architecture certifications.
• Prior consulting or agency background.