Presales Engineer (Applications)
Job Description – Application Presales Engineer (Solution Architect)
Department: Presales (Solutions Team)
Location: Noida (Work from office)
Experience: 2-3 Years
Job Summary
We are looking for an Application Presales Engineer to support software development and digital transformation opportunities by preparing technical solutions, estimations, proposals, and customer presentations for enterprise and government customers.
Proposal & Bid Management
- Prepare technical responses for RFP/RFI/RFQ.
- Participate in Government and Enterprise tenders.
- Prepare compliance matrix.
- Coordinate with Delivery, Development, Product, Finance, and Legal teams.
- Identify risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
Estimation & Commercials
- Prepare effort estimation.
- Estimate development timelines.
- Resource planning.
- Licensing estimation.
- Infrastructure sizing.
- Cost estimation.
- BOM preparation.
- Pricing support.
Customer Engagement
- Participate in customer meetings.
- Requirement gathering workshops.
- Solution presentations.
- Technical demonstrations.
- Proof of Concept discussions.
Documentation
- Technical proposals
- Solution architecture
- Scope documents
- Functional documents
- Assumptions
- Risks
- Project approach
- Implementation methodology
Cross-functional Coordination
- Sales
- Delivery
- Project Management
- Development
- QA
- DevOps
- UI/UX
- Third-party OEMs
Required Skills
Technical Understanding:
- Enterprise Web Applications understanding
- Microservices Architecture understanding
- Java/.NET/Node.js/Python ecosystem
- REST APIs
- Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server)
- Docker
- Kubernetes (basic understanding)
- API Gateway
- Identity & Access Management
- Cloud-native architecture
- DevOps concepts
- AI/ML solution understanding (preferred)
Documentation
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Visio / Draw.io
- Architecture documentation
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication
- Customer presentation skills
- Requirement gathering
- Analytical thinking
- Problem solving
- Stakeholder management
Preferred Experience
- IT Services company
- System Integrator
- Cloud Service Provider
- Government RFPs
- Smart City
- eGovernance
- BFSI
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
Education
- B.Tech / BE (Computer Science / IT)
- MCA
- Equivalent qualification
