M365 Presales architect - 10 years - bangalore

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.

BE in IT or equivalent