Solution Architect - Network

Overview

A client-facing Senior Solution Architect in the Technology Practice who converts sales-qualified opportunities into technically sound, commercially viable solutions, working closely with the Sales Team and bringing expertise in networking, cloud, and Microsoft technologies.

What you'll do

• Validate requirements, scope, and technical feasibility of sales-qualified opportunities.
• Act as key liaison with the Sales Team, clarifying gaps and aligning scope, timelines, and commercial expectations.
• Lead client conversations to probe, validate, and refine requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor, presenting proposals, architecture blueprints, and roadmaps to technical and business stakeholders.
• Design end-to-end solutions across SD-WAN, networking, Microsoft Product Suite, and Cloud Implementation Services.
• Define resource requirements and effort estimates (number of resources and days).
• Develop architecture documentation, BOMs, SOWs, and technical proposals.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives and best practices.
• Coordinate with delivery leads, engineers, project managers, vendors, and practice leads to refine solutions.
• Ensure seamless handover to delivery with complete documentation and knowledge transfer post-award.
• Engage vendor and partner ecosystems (e.g., Microsoft, Cisco, AWS/Azure) for technical and commercial support.

What you'll need

• 8+ years as a Solution Architect, Pre-Sales Architect, or Senior Technical Consultant in managed services, systems integration, or technology consulting.
• Proven track record designing complex, multi-technology solutions in client-facing roles.
• Experience turning sales-qualified opportunities into delivery-ready proposals.
• Strong commercial acumen in resource planning, effort estimation, and solution costing.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15 years of mandatory education.
• Designing SD-WAN solutions (e.g., Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, VMware VeloCloud).
• Enterprise networking: routing, switching, firewalls, MPLS, BGP, and segmentation.
• Network transformation, including legacy WAN to SD-WAN migration.
• Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, Intune, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Microsoft licensing models and their commercial implications.
• Microsoft security: Defender, Sentinel, and Zero Trust principles.
• Architecting Azure and/or AWS solutions: IaaS, PaaS, hybrid cloud, and cloud migration.
• Cloud governance, cost optimization, and security best practices.
• Sizing and scoping cloud engagements, including effort estimation.

Nice to have

• Certifications: CCNP/CCIE, Microsoft Azure/M365, AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent.

Details

• Location: Gurugram.