Microsoft Azure & AI - Presales, POCs & Labs

iLink Digital; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

iLink Digital in Bothell, United States, seeks a senior technical presales architect to lead AI, cloud, and security transformation initiatives. You will design AI-ready cloud infrastructures, craft reference architectures, and drive POCs, pilots, and customer-ready roadmaps.

Collaboration with sales, engineering, and security teams is essential. The role focuses on AI governance, data platform modernization, and enterprise security solutions, with a hands-on approach to architecture and

Qualifications

• Lead technical pre-sales engagements for AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity transformation initiatives across enterprise accounts.
• Conduct AI readiness assessments identifying infrastructure gaps, data platform modernization needs, security posture, and compliance readiness.
• Design end-to-end AI solution architectures.
• Create and present reference architectures, solution diagrams, cost models, and migration roadmaps for customers adopting AI platforms.
• Build and execute POCs, demos, and pilots across GenAI, predictive AI, SOC copilots, and automation use cases.
• Develop detailed SOWs, technical proposals, pricing models, and effort estimates for AI and security solutions.
• Maintain hands-on R&D and proof engineering across AI frameworks, cloud AI services, and security automation.
• Design scalable AI-ready cloud infrastructures and architect hybrid and sovereign AI platforms.
• Guide adoption of Data & AI platform modernization (Synapse, Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake) enabling training pipelines and analytics integration.
• Build Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep) and DevOps pipelines for platform automation.
• Lead performance, reliability, and cost-optimization strategies for GPU compute, storage tiers, and inference models.

Skills

Lead pre-sales engagements

AI readiness assessments

AI solution architectures

SOWs and proposals

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps pipelines

Cloud security

GPU optimization

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Sentinel

Purview

Entra ID

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Bothell, United States

iLink is a GlobalSoftware Solution Provider and Systems Integrator, deliversnext-generation technology solutions to help clients solvecomplex business challenges, improve organizationaleffectiveness, increase business productivity, realizesustainable enterprise value and transform your businessinside-out. iLink integrates software systems and developscustom applications, components, and frameworks on the latestplatforms for IT departments, commercial accounts, applicationservices providers (ASP) and independent software vendors(ISV). iLink solutions are used in a broad range of industriesand functions, including healthcare, telecom, government, oiland gas, education, and life sciences. iLink’s expertiseincludes Cloud Computing & Application Modernization, DataManagement & Analytics, Enterprise Mobility, Portal,collaboration & Social Employee Engagement, EmbeddedSystems and User Experience designetc.

What makes iLinkSystems' offerings unique is the fact that we usepre-created frameworks, designed to accelerate softwaredevelopment and implementation of business processes for ourclients. iLink has over 60 frameworks (solution accelerators),both industry-specific and horizontal, that can be easilycustomized and enhanced to meet your current businesschallenges.

Requirements

• Leadtechnicalpre-sales engagements for AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity transformationinitiativesacross enterprise accounts.
  
• ConductAIreadiness assessments, identifying infrastructure gaps, data platformmodernization needs, security posture, and compliance readiness.
  
• Designend-to-endAI solution architectures
  
• Createand presentreference architectures, solution diagrams, costmodels, and migration roadmapsfor customers adopting AIplatforms.
  
• Buildand executePOCs, demos, and pilotsacross GenAI,predictive AI, SOC copilots, and automation use cases.
  
• DevelopdetailedSOWs, technical proposals, pricing models, and effortestimatesfor AI and security solutions.
  
• Maintainhands-onR&D and proof engineeringacross AI frameworks, cloud AIservices, and security automation.
  
• DesignscalableAI-ready cloud infrastructures
  
• Architecthybridand sovereign AI platformsto address data residency andregulatory constraints.
  
• Guideadoption ofData & AI platform modernization(Synapse,Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake) enabling training pipelines and analyticsintegration.
  
• BuildInfrastructure-as-Code(Terraform, Bicep)and DevOps pipelines for platform automation.
  
• Leadperformance, reliability, andcost-optimization strategiesforGPU compute, storage tiers, and inference models.
  

3. AI Security Architecture & Governance

• DesignAIsecurity and governance frameworksintegrating:
  
• MicrosoftPurview for data classification & lineage
  
• MicrosoftEntra ID for AI workload identity protection
  
• MicrosoftSecurity Copilot for SOC automation
  
• Architectcontrols for:
  
• Dataleakage prevention (DLP)
  
• Modelinjection and poisoning protection
  
• Map AIplatforms to regulatory requirements including:
  
• HIPAA,ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2
  
• EUAI Act readiness
  
• Dataprivacy and sovereignty standards
  
• Developsolutions forSOC automationusing GenAI workflowsintegrated with Sentinel SIEM and XDR tools.
  

4. Cloud & Enterprise Security Presales

• Defineenterprise cybersecurity solutions using:
  
• AWSSecurity Hub
  
• PaloAlto, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Prisma Cloud
  
• Designsolutions for:
  
• IAMmodernization
  
• Cloudsecurity posture management
  

5. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act asthetechnical authoritybridging sales, delivery,security operations, and AI engineering teams.
  
• Leadtechnical enablement for sales teams, solution architects, and engineerson new AI and security platforms.
  
• Partnerwith OEMs (Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA) on:
  
• JointGTM motions
  
• Marketplaceoffers
  
• Co-sellenablement
  
• Fundingprograms and innovation workshops
  
• BuildreusableAI solution accelerators and frameworks, including:
  
• Authorand maintaincase studies, demos, and thought leadership assetstargetingexecutive buyers and CISOs.
  

Core Skills & Expertise

Infrastructure

• Terraform/ Bicep / ARM
  

Security

• DefenderXDR, Sentinel, Security Copilot, Purview, Entra ID