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Designation: Senior Director / Pre-sales - Cloud Solutions
Role: Pre-sales Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: SFO Bay Area
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Skills –
- At least 7 years in a pre-sales technical architect role.
- Large-scale cloud-based application solutions
- Microsoft Azure based application development and solutions
- Hands-on experience using Microsoft Azure, GenAI, and other app development technologies
Must-Haves Qualifications for this role:
- Minimum of 18 years of experience in Cloud based solutions and Custom Applications Development, with at least 7 years in a pre-sales technical architect role.
- Proven experience in senior pre-sales technical role and leading large-scale cloud-based application solutions for customers at a medium to large size Systems Integrator
- Deep technical knowledge in and demonstrated hands-on experience using Microsoft Azure, GenAI, and other app development technologies
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with Sales team to drive new logo growth, engage in early-stage lead qualification through sales cycle and help qualify them to opportunities.
- Exceptional relationship building and management skills to deliver superior technical thought leadership for internal and external stakeholders
Technical Skills for this role:
- Hands-on experience designing cloud-native solutions including microservices, serverless computing, API Management platforms, Kubernetes and other containerization platforms
- Deep understanding of cloud native design patterns, DevSecOps, Security, Infrastructure and database technologies
- Experience with integration architectures and patterns with system of records and enterprise cloud platforms
- Experience with migrating and modernizing workloads to Microsoft Azure
- Understanding of hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, approaches, and tooling
- Experience using cloud cost calculators and build cost estimates
- Experience with leveraging Generative AI and Azure OpenAI across Cloud Solutions
- Knowledge of compliance and security standards relevant to cloud solutions
Other Skills and Expectations:
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, as needed, to design cloud solution
- Participate in delivering thought leadership activities thru blogs and webinars on cloud technologies
- Professional certifications from Microsoft in Azure platform and application development.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science and information technology
Responsibilities
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