Lead - Solutions Architect (SI & Managed Services)

Grade Level: L3
Location: Islamabad
Last Date to Apply: 20th October 2026

The Lead – Solution Architect (SI & Managed Services) is a senior presales and solution architecture professional responsible for engaging enterprise customers to understand their business and technical needs. This role involves designing and positioning integrated technology solutions across multiple domains such as networking, security, data center, cloud, collaboration, IoT, and managed services. The position requires leading architecture discussions, conducting multi-OEM solution analysis, and coordinating with subject matter experts to address complex ICT requirements. Reporting to the Head of Presales - SI & Managed Services, the role demands strong consulting skills and collaboration with internal teams, OEMs, partners, and system integrators.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end presales engagements covering integrated ICT solutions including connectivity, infrastructure, cloud, managed services, security, collaboration, and emerging technologies.
- Engage with enterprise stakeholders at CXO, business, IT, and technical levels to gather and document requirements related to performance, security, scalability, compliance, and commercial factors.
- Conduct technology discovery workshops, solution presentations, demonstrations, PoCs, and architecture reviews with customers.
- Design comprehensive multi-domain, multi-OEM architectures spanning network, infrastructure, storage, cloud, security, collaboration, IoT, and managed services.
- Demonstrate expertise in enterprise connectivity technologies such as LAN/WAN, routing, switching, MPLS, SD-WAN, and data center interconnects.
- Develop and position infrastructure solutions including compute, virtualization, HCI, storage, cloud storage, backup, hosting, and colocation services.
- Architect cloud solutions covering IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, private/hybrid cloud, and related managed services.
- Design collaboration solutions including video conferencing, unified communications, and contact center integrations.
- Develop smart campus, managed Wi-Fi, CCTV, IoT, and Safe City solutions integrating connectivity, compute, storage, cloud, and security layers.
- Lead cybersecurity architecture design covering firewalls, UTM, load balancers, endpoint security, VPN, segmentation, SASE, and threat mitigation strategies.
- Perform comparative technical analysis of multiple OEM solutions, evaluating architecture, interoperability, performance, licensing, and TCO.
- Collaborate with OEMs, distributors, partners, and system integrators for architecture validation, technical clarifications, PoCs, and proposal support.
- Prepare detailed architecture documents, topology diagrams, roadmaps, sizing, BoQ/BoM, and technical compliance matrices.
- Lead technical responses for RFI/RFQ/RFP/tenders including requirement mapping, compliance, deviations, and solution narratives.
- Support account teams in opportunity qualification, solution positioning, and customer engagement strategies.
- Identify technology gaps and cross-sell/up-sell opportunities by understanding customer transformation plans and emerging trends.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of enterprise architecture, SDN, AI-ready infrastructure, automation, cloud-native technologies, and cybersecurity trends.

Required Qualifications
- 6–8 years of relevant experience in enterprise presales, solution architecture, consulting, or technology advisory, preferably with exposure to system integration environments.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, Telecom, Networking, Computer Engineering, AI, or related disciplines.
- Strong multi-OEM experience in enterprise networking, infrastructure, security, cloud, data center, and connectivity technologies; familiarity with Huawei, Cisco, Juniper, H3C, Fortinet, or equivalent OEMs preferred.
- Relevant professional certifications in networking, cloud, security, data center, or enterprise architecture from recognized vendors such as Huawei, AWS, Red Hat, Fortinet, or equivalent.
- Deep understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF/IS-IS), MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, VLAN, QoS, SD-WAN, enterprise LAN/WAN, and wireless technologies.
- Hands-on knowledge of telecom connectivity services including DPLC, IPLC, GMPLS, managed WAN/LAN, and data center interconnect.
- Proficiency in compute, virtualization, HCI, storage, cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and data center hosting/colocation.
- Working knowledge of collaboration solutions, contact center technologies, managed Wi-Fi, CCTV, smart campus, IoT, and Safe City architectures.
- Strong cybersecurity expertise including firewalls, UTM, load balancers, Anti-DDoS, endpoint security, VPN, segmentation, and SASE.
- Experience conducting technical and commercial comparative analyses of OEM solutions and delivering customer-specific recommendations.
- Proven ability to lead customer engagements, conduct workshops, presentations, RFI/RFQ/RFP responses, and PoC activities.
- Excellent communication, presentation, technical writing, stakeholder management, consultative selling, and commercial acumen.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Experience working closely with OEMs, distributors, partners, and system integrators to validate solutions and support commercial proposals.
- Strong customer-centric approach with the ability to build trusted advisor relationships and identify transformation and modernization opportunities.
- Ability to manage multiple opportunities and deadlines with strong ownership and responsiveness.
- Join JazzWorld, a certified Top Employer known for fostering an inclusive culture, continuous learning, and meaningful work.
- Be part of Pakistan’s largest digital operator serving over 100 million customers, contributing to national-scale digital transformation and innovation.
- Work in an environment driven by core values of Customer Obsession, Truthfulness, Innovation, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurial spirit, focused on creating a better life for all.