Expert - Solutions Architect (SI & Managed Services)

JazzWorld, Pakistan’s fastest-growing digital ecosystem, is seeking an Expert Solution Architect specializing in System Integration (SI) and Managed Services. Based in Karachi, this role involves driving enterprise presales and designing integrated technology solutions across connectivity, infrastructure, cloud, security, collaboration, IoT, and managed services. The successful candidate will translate customer requirements into comprehensive architectures, lead technical discussions and tender responses, evaluate multi-OEM options, and coordinate with specialist teams and partners to deliver effective customer solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead enterprise presales activities covering ICT, connectivity, infrastructure, cloud, managed services, security, collaboration, smart campus, and emerging technologies. Engage with customers to discover and document their needs related to business objectives, applications, performance, security, availability, resilience, compliance, operations, and commercial factors. Facilitate workshops, presentations, demonstrations, and architecture reviews.

Design multi-domain, multi-OEM solutions encompassing LAN/WAN, routing, switching, Wi-Fi, MPLS, SD-WAN, DPLC, IPLC, GMPLS, data center interconnect, and enterprise connectivity. Develop infrastructure and cloud solutions including compute, virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), storage, backup, hosting, colocation, private/hybrid cloud, and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS offerings.

Position cybersecurity, collaboration, contact center, managed Wi-Fi, CCTV, smart campus, IoT, and Safe City solutions by integrating relevant connectivity, compute, storage, cloud, and security layers. Conduct technical and commercial comparisons of OEM offerings considering architecture, interoperability, performance, scalability, licensing, support, total cost, and customer fit. Validate solutions through collaboration with OEMs, distributors, partners, and system integrators.

Coordinate with subject matter experts across Network, Security, Compute, Storage, Data Center, Cloud, Telecom, Collaboration, and IoT domains to deliver integrated end-to-end designs. Prepare architecture and topology diagrams, technology roadmaps, sizing and capacity calculations, Bills of Quantities (BoQs)/Bills of Materials (BoMs), technical specifications, compliance matrices, and solution blueprints.

Lead technical responses for RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and tenders, including requirement mapping, compliance checks, deviation analysis, assumptions, solution narratives, OEM positioning, and clarifications. Support account teams with opportunity qualification, technical differentiation, business-value articulation, cross-sell/up-sell identification, and emerging technology recommendations.

Required Qualifications

6 to 8 years of experience in enterprise presales, solution architecture, consulting, or technology advisory roles, preferably within enterprise customers and system integration environments. A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, Telecom, Networking, Computer Engineering, AI, or a related technology discipline.

Hands-on multi-OEM experience across enterprise networking, infrastructure, security, cloud, data center, and connectivity solutions. Strong preference for experience with Huawei, Cisco, Juniper, H3C, Fortinet, or equivalent vendors. Solid understanding of routing and switching protocols such as BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, VLAN, QoS, high availability, segmentation, SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, wireless technologies, DPLC, IPLC, GMPLS, and managed connectivity.

Proficiency in compute, virtualization, HCI, storage, hosting, colocation, private/hybrid cloud, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, cloud storage, and data center services. Familiarity with firewalls, UTM, load balancers, Anti-DDoS, endpoint security, VPN, segmentation, SASE, as well as collaboration, contact center, managed Wi-Fi, CCTV, smart campus, IoT, and Safe City solutions.

Ability to technically and commercially evaluate OEM offerings and collaborate with OEMs, distributors, partners, and system integrators for architecture validation, configuration reviews, proof of concepts, and solution positioning. Relevant multi-OEM certifications are highly preferred.

Strong customer-facing skills including discovery, executive communication, presentations, technical writing, workshop facilitation, analytical problem-solving, consultative selling, stakeholder management, commercial awareness, and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

JazzWorld offers the opportunity to contribute to Pakistan’s next-generation digital services platform, building products and solutions that impact millions nationwide. The role encourages innovation, allowing you to create new products and businesses rather than maintaining existing ones.

As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld is committed to global workplace standards and fostering an inclusive environment where diverse talent thrives. Employees benefit from a culture focused on continuous learning, scaling ideas, and repeated innovation.

Applications are encouraged before 30th October 2026.