M365 Presales architect - 10 years - bangalore

Company Description

hiring for our IT Client

Job Description

Microsoft 365 Solution Architect / Presales Consultant

📍 Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

🧑‍💼 Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Microsoft 365 Solution Architect / Presales Consultant with strong expertise in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and enterprise solution architecture. The ideal candidate will play a key role in presales engagements, solution design, architecture governance, and project delivery oversight while working closely with clients, sales teams, and global delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

Presales & Solution Architecture

• Lead discovery workshops, client meetings, product demonstrations, and technical presentations.

• Understand customer business requirements and translate them into scalable Microsoft 365 and Power Platform solutions.

• Design end-to-end solution architectures leveraging SharePoint Online, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft 365 services.

• Prepare technical proposals, Statements of Work (SOW), architecture documents, and solution blueprints.

• Create effort estimates, project timelines, resource plans, and implementation roadmaps.

• Identify project risks, dependencies, assumptions, and mitigation strategies during the solutioning phase.

• Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to ensure proposed solutions align with business and technical objectives.

Technical Leadership & Architecture Governance

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and delivery teams.

• Define and enforce architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.

• Review solution designs and ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles.

• Drive collaboration among architects, developers, and project stakeholders for successful delivery.

• Ensure scalability, security, performance, and maintainability of solutions.

Delivery Oversight & Global Team Coordination

• Work closely with onsite and offshore teams throughout the project lifecycle.

• Provide architectural guidance during development, testing, deployment, and support phases.

• Participate in project planning, sprint reviews, architecture reviews, and delivery checkpoints.

• Monitor project progress and address technical challenges proactively.

• Support project governance activities including:

  • Project Planning & Kickoff

  • Weekly Delivery Monitoring

  • Client Communication

  • Risk Management

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Stay updated with the latest Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft Fabric technologies.

• Recommend innovative solutions and enhancements to improve business outcomes.

• Evaluate third-party tools, integrations, and emerging technologies.

• Promote adoption of modern development practices and cloud-first architectures.

Required Skills

• Microsoft 365 Architecture & Solution Design

• SharePoint Online

• Power Apps

• Power Automate

• Power BI

• Microsoft Fabric

• Microsoft Teams & Microsoft 365 Services

• Presales & Technical Solutioning

• Enterprise Architecture

• Stakeholder Management

• SOW Preparation & Estimation

• Architecture Governance

• Agile/Scrum Delivery Methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Microsoft Certifications in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, or related technologies preferred.

• Strong customer-facing consulting and presentation skills.

• Experience working with global and offshore delivery teams.

Qualifications

BE in IT or equivalent