Cloud Pre-sales Architect
NTT DATA, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Johannesburg • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloud
About the role
- Participate in system design activities and proactively support the review of detailed application, software, and system components across a variety of technology stacks.
- Receives instructions to ensure architectural solutions meet technical and functional requirements.
- Assists with the review of existing system architecture and recommend improvements
- Takes direction from various stakeholders to investigate and scope change requests to determine the scale of work to be done and estimate the timeframe and input required.
- Proactively supports the determining system loads and volumes as input into infrastructure requirements.
- Receives instructions to ensure that proposed and existing systems architectures are aligned with the company’s goals and strategies.
- Proactively supports the design and development of new systems and solutions.
- Receives instructions to ensure that new systems and solutions conform to current system architecture and/or align to strategic system architectural direction.
- Takes direction from various stakeholders to conduct architectural analysis, evaluation, and design of systems that support and seek to solve complex business and technical problems.
- Receives instructions to identify, evaluate, and assess risks in order to mitigate them and eliminate any factor that may interfere or hinder the delivery of the architectural solution and dependent functional requirements
- Assists with the implementation of processes for integrating architectural solutions.
- Proactively supports the implementation of architectural governance, standards, metrics for measuring, monitoring and improving architecture.
- Proactively supports the implementation of and/or maintain the use of fitness functions to ensure architectural success.
- Contributes to identifying potential problems that could be remediated by more effective architectural solutions.
- Performs any related task as required.
Requirements
- 5+ years in cloud architecture or presales roles
- Proven track record in Azure solution design, cost optimization, and migration strategies
- Experience in customer workshops, RFP/RFI responses, and technical presentations
- Familiarity with multi-cloud environments and hybrid architectures
- Exposure to industry verticals (e.g., banking, insurance, retail) for tailored solutions
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect; TOGAF preferred
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) (optional but beneficial)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (Optional but good)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cloud architectureAzure solution designcost optimizationmigration strategiesmulti-cloud environmentshybrid architecturesarchitectural analysissystem designrisk assessmentintegration processes
Soft skills
stakeholder managementproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationanalytical thinkingproactive supporttechnical presentationscustomer engagementevaluationrecommendation
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions ArchitectMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertMicrosoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer AssociateTOGAF