Cloud Presales Architect

Cloud Presales Architect

Full-Time 60750 - 74250 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Design and lead cloud solutions for complex bids, ensuring security and scalability.
  • Company: Join Atos, a leader in cloud and modern infrastructure with a collaborative culture.
  • Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private medical cover, and a generous pension scheme.
  • Other info: Engage with leading hyperscalers and contribute to impactful projects.
  • Why this job: Shape innovative cloud solutions and grow your career in a dynamic environment.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in IT/cloud architecture and experience in presales or bid environments.

The predicted salary is between 60750 - 74250 £ per year.

Overview

In this role you shape compelling cloud solutions for complex bids, translating customer needs into secure, scalable, cost-efficient architectures.

You collaborate with sales, bid management, and delivery teams to craft technically solid, commercially viable proposals.

You work across public, private, and multi-cloud environments, keeping governance and security standards at the forefront.

This position offers exposure to leading hyperscalers and a clear path to professional growth within Atos’ cloud and modern infrastructure practice.

  • Pay / Benefits
  • Pension Scheme - contributions matched up to 10%
  • Private medical cover
  • Income Protection
  • Life Assurance
  • 25 days paid leave + National Holidays
  • Flex benefits program

Responsibilities

  • Design and lead the technical solution for cloud bids across public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments
  • Produce clear, compelling technical and service responses for ITTs, RFPs, and framework submissions
  • Translate customer requirements and evaluation criteria into compliant cloud solutions
  • Collaborate with Bid Managers, Sales, Commercial Leads, Delivery Architects, and Solution Owners to ensure viability and alignment
  • Develop artefacts such as architecture diagrams, service descriptions, transition plans, assumptions, dependencies, and cost models
  • Ensure alignment with governance, security standards, delivery models, and service management frameworks
  • Support bid reviews and customer presentations, contributing to solution storytelling and win themes
  • Engage with internal teams, partners, hyperscalers, and SMEs to validate assumptions and secure approvals
  • Monitor cloud market trends and evolving customer needs to keep proposals relevant
  • Contribute to standard bid collateral, templates, architectural patterns, and reusable assets
  • Key requirements
  • Five+ years in IT, cloud architecture, solution architecture, or enterprise technology roles
  • Two+ years in a bid, tender, or presales environment
  • Proven track record delivering bids in public or private sector
  • Experience with cross-functional collaboration on complex, multidisciplinary submissions
  • Degree-level education in technical, mathematical, engineering, computing, or business-related discipline
  • Advantageous cloud certifications (AWS Professional, Azure Expert, Google Cloud)
  • Excellent communication and collaboration
  • Commercial awareness and ability to balance requirements, quality, risk, and cost
  • Delivery under pressure and attention to detail
  • Cloud solution architecture across public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud
  • Technical bid-writing for ITTs, RFPs, and tenders
  • Public cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform

Cloud Presales Architect employer: Atos

Atos is an excellent employer for Senior Full-Stack Engineers, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have access to continuous learning opportunities and the chance to mentor fellow engineers, all while working in a cutting-edge environment that values your contributions to scalable AI systems.

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Contact Details:

Atos Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Cloud Presales Architect

Cloud Solution Architecture
Technical Bid-Writing
Public Cloud Platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Governance and Security Standards
Cost Modelling
Architecture Diagrams