Solution Architect

Job Description

Presales Engagement

• 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.

Solution Architecture & Design

• Design end-to-end cloud architectures across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Huawei Cloud (good to have).
• Develop architecture solutions for:
  - Cloud migration initiatives
  - Hybrid cloud deployments
  - 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 requirement
  - Data protection and security zoning principles
• Support security architecture reviews ,risk assessments, and compliance discussions with customers and stakeholders

Qualities We Value

Cloud Platforms

• Strong hands-on experience in at least two of the following cloud platforms:
  - Microsoft Azure
  - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  - Huawei Cloud (working knowledge preferred)
• Experience designing high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery solutions.

Presales & Customer Engagement

• 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.

Qualifications & Certifications

Preferred certifications include:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Huawei Cloud Architect Certification (good to have)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Experience Requirements

• 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.

Key Competencies

• 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 presales environments.