Solution Architect I
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Job Description
Solution Architect I
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Job Summary

  

Opportunity

We at HCLTech seek to recruit experienced PreSales Architects to join our Hybrid Cloud Business Unit. In this role, you will join a skilled team of Solution Architects whose primary responsibility is to support our sales teams in developing best-in-class and innovative technology-centric solutions across the Data Center and Cloud portfolio. We are looking for candidates with proven experience in responding to RFP / RFIs, solution creation, client interactions and presentations, pricing, business case analysis, and deal lifecycle management. 

 

Key expertise should include managed services, servers/storage/backup modernization, hyper-converged infrastructure, software-defined DC, private/public cloud automation, cloud assessment, cloud migration and transformation, cloud operations, FinOps, and a good understanding of PaaS and containers. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Solution Design: Develop and design robust infrastructure solutions that align with business goals and requirements.
  • To collaborate with the key stakeholders across the Hybrid Cloud practice and Business Development Executives within HCL Technologies to effectively lead the aligned pre-sales engagements to success
  • Own and drive the RFP process, including due diligence, solution presentation, pricing creation, internal stakeholder discussions, SoW support, and proposal submission. 
  • Candidate should be able to participate in deep technical discussions with customers with good presentation/articulation skills
  • Demonstrate HCL Datacenter and Cloud capabilities 
  • Demonstrate architectural best practices across technologies to solve Client problems, articulate views/roadmaps for future infrastructure operations
  • Architecture Strategy: Define and implement infrastructure architecture strategies, standards, and best practices.
  • Project Management: Lead infrastructure projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget.
  • Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior architects and engineering teams.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks within the infrastructure and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Innovation: Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our infrastructure remains cutting-edge.
  • Documentation: Create detailed documentation for infrastructure designs, configurations, and processes.
  • RFP and RFI Responses: Prepare and respond to Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Information (RFI) by providing comprehensive infrastructure solutions and technical details.

Skill Requirements

  • Strong knowledge in Datacenter technologies: Compute, virtualization, storage, backup, archive, software-defined DC, hyper-converged solutions (Key platforms include Nutanix, Cisco, DELL, VMware, NetApp Rubrik, Cohesity, Pure, etc.)
  • Strong knowledge in Cloud technologies: Cloud assessment, IaaS, PaaS transformation, Cloud Migration, Cloud Automation (Key Platforms include AWS, VMware on AWS, Azure, AVS, GCP, Oracle Cloud, etc.)
  • Strong knowledge on Container technologies: AKS, EKS, GKE, Red hat OpenShift.
  • Good understanding of Automation solutions like vCloud, vRealize, Terraform, Ansible.
  • Good understanding of AI solution and technologies: VMware private AI, Nutanix AI, OpenShift AI, Nvidia, Opensource Llama etc.
  • Good understanding on tools landscape such as ServiceNow, Datadog, SolarWinds, Splunk, Grafana, PowerBI etc
  • Experience in designing solutions around DC Infrastructure Migration and Transformation
  • Good knowledge of managed services concepts like IT Service Management, Agile practices, AIOps, Site Reliability Engineer (SREs), etc. 
  • Experience in providing consulting in cloud transformation journey for customers 

Other Requirements

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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.
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