Technical Presales Engineer (Cloud Solutions Architect)

Technical Presales Engineer (Cloud Solutions Architect)

Equinix

April 27, 2026June 11, 2026LagosNigeria
Job Description
Job Overview:
The Technical Pre sales (Cloud Solutions Architect) engineer will provide technical and business consultative leadership throughout the technical life cycle of cloud solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide technical and business consultative leadership throughout the technical life cycle of cloud solutions. Involved from pre-sales cloud solution formulation through system deployment; bid preparation and customer interface resulting in cloud solutions architecture proposals. Develop and articulate cloud solutions based on customers’ strategic business/technical requirements. Design cloud solutions for Managed Service customers in line with ITIL and/or industry best practice. Drive major cloud initiatives with a focus on the bottom line impact. Manage and develop strategic partnerships with third party suppliers and internal stakeholders for Cloud Aggregators or Managed Service Providers. Ensure quality, up to date documentation are maintained for all cloud service arrangements. Coordinate with the sales team in formulating and building up proposals, including making technical demos and presentations to customers.

Required Qualifications:
BSc in Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical degree. Proven years of experience architecting cloud solutions. Proven years’ experience in a virtualization environment. Certifications in Linux, Hyper-V, Windows Server, Microsoft System Centre, VMware, Storage, and other Cloud Technologies considered a plus. Experience with VMware products (vSphere, vCloud Director). Proven years of experience across the business development lifecycle. Proven years of experience in designing, architecture, and implementing enterprise applications and systems. Proven years industry experience. Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services. Certification in Azure or any formal training preferred. Thorough understanding of Cloud Computing and Virtualization. Demonstrable experience with infrastructure (hypervisors, networking, storage, load balancers, firewalls, monitoring etc.).

Educational Background:
BSc in Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical degree

Experience:
Proven years of experience architecting cloud solutions and in a virtualization environment. Proven years of experience across the business development lifecycle and in designing, architecture, and implementing enterprise applications and systems.

Additional Notes:
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing form. Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer.

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