Solution Architect

IT & Telecomms

Architect

VIC Other

Permanent / Full Time

16/7/2026

Work across complex client environments with strong commercial judgement

Translate requirements into practical scopes, proposals and estimates

Pre-sales and solution design focus

Solution Architect

Cadence Connect have partnered exclusively with a growing technology services business to onboard a Solution Architect to support customer consulting, solution design and pre-sales across a broad client base.

This role suits someone who combines strong Microsoft 365 solution design capability with commercial acumen, and who is comfortable working across both enterprise-style engagements and managed services environments.

The focus is on helping shape practical customer solutions, supporting pre-sales momentum, and partnering with sales, delivery and technical specialists to move opportunities through efficiently.

The role

You'll work closely with practice and sales leadership to lead customer consulting conversations, define solution scope, produce design and proposal artefacts, and support successful delivery outcomes.

This is a hands-on architecture role with a strong pre-sales and commercial component. You'll be expected to understand customer needs, shape fit-for-purpose solutions, build estimates and scopes, and know when to bring in specialist technical expertise.

What you'll be doing

Lead customer discovery, consulting sessions and solution design conversations across Microsoft 365

Translate business and technical requirements into practical solution options and implementation approaches

Own or contribute to proposals, statements of work, scope documents and effort estimates

Support pre-sales activity including customer presentations, commercial scoping and solution positioning

Partner with sales and technical teams to move opportunities forward efficiently

Provide design leadership, oversight and mentorship to engineers and SMEs

Support complex customer outcomes across design validation, technical risk and delivery guidance

Contribute to reusable standards, artefacts and service improvement initiatives

What we're looking for

Strong experience in customer-facing consulting, solution design and pre-sales

Broad Microsoft 365 capability across areas such as:

modern workplace

security

identity

collaboration

compliance

endpoint management

Strong experience producing:

architecture documents

scope documents

statements of work

commercial / effort-based estimates

Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into commercially sound, supportable solutions

Managed services, consulting or project delivery experience preferred

Highly regarded

Experience across Purview, data, governance and modern work environments

Security and governance exposure, including frameworks such as Essential Eight, CIS, and broader compliance / AI readiness work

Azure IaaS / PaaS experience

Microsoft certifications across Administrator, Security, Identity, Teams, Endpoint or Solution Architect pathways

Experience mentoring engineers and supporting complex delivery outcomes

What will make you successful

You can work at pace and are comfortable shaping practical, right-sized solutions, rather than over-engineering outcomes

You understand how to balance customer needs, delivery reality and commercial outcomes

You're comfortable moving between different customer types and engagement styles

You know when to lead directly and when to bring in specialist SMEs

Why this role

This is an opportunity to step into a visible architecture role where you'll have real influence across pre-sales, solution shaping and customer outcomes. You'll join a business with a strong Microsoft focus and the chance to help define how solutions are scoped, sold and delivered.

For more information, please reach out to tom@cadenceconnect.com.au 0499 268 599