Microsoft Solutions Architect - Pre-Sales (Client-Facing)

WEIDENHAMMER SYSTEMS CORPORATION; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WEIDENHAMMER SYSTEMS CORPORATION is seeking a Microsoft Solutions Engineer to act as a client-facing technical pre-sales advisor, partnering with Account Executives, Architects, and Engineers to translate business challenges into Microsoft-based solutions.

The role leads discovery, solution design, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and delivery handoff across Azure, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and related security services, ensuring secure, scalable, and value-driven outcomes for customers in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field.
• Typically 6 years of solutions engineering, cloud architecture, or customer-facing delivery experience.
• 3+ years in technical pre-sales or similar engagement with clients.
• Experience leading technical discovery and presenting solutions to technical and executive audiences.
• Proven ability to deliver demos, workshops, PoCs, and proposals with measurable value.
• Working knowledge of cloud architecture, security, governance, and vendor ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery sessions to understand priorities, architecture, risks, and success criteria.
• Co-design secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Microsoft-based solutions.
• Plan and deliver product demonstrations, design sessions, and proofs of concept.
• Partner with Account Executives to map stakeholders and drive technical win strategy.
• Create and validate technical content for RFIs, RFPs, proposals, and SOW inputs.
• Communicate business value and ROI to engineers, administrators, and executives.
• Address blockers, competitive concerns, and security considerations in proposals.
• Facilitate handoff from pre-sales to delivery and enablement teams.

Skills

Technical discovery

Solution architecture

Pre-sales

Executive communication

Security & governance

AI tooling

Demos & PoCs

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

WEIDENHAMMER SYSTEMS CORPORATION is seeking a Microsoft Solutions Engineer to act as a client-facing technical pre-sales advisor, partnering with Account Executives, Architects, and Engineers to translate business challenges into Microsoft-based solutions.

The role leads discovery, solution design, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and delivery handoff across Azure, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and related security services, ensuring secure, scalable, and value-driven outcomes for customers in the