Cloud Services Pre-Sales Consultant

Quick Facts

• Role: Cloud Services Pre-Sales Consultant

• Focus: Technical consulting and solution pre-sales for cloud platforms and managed services

Description

You will provide technical advice to customers on cloud platforms and managed services while supporting and independently executing the technical pre-sales process. The work includes creating technical concepts and designs (including platform blueprints) with effort estimations, running cloud readiness assessments, and designing cloud environments covering network, SLA, and backup. You will present and demonstrate cloud solutions, develop solution architectures and migration strategies, and collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and sales to evolve the cloud service portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Support and conduct the technical pre-sales process

• Create technical concepts, platform designs/blueprints, and effort estimates

• Perform cloud readiness assessments and evaluate technical prerequisites

• Size and plan compute, storage, and network capacities

• Plan and design customer-specific cloud environments (network, SLA, backup)

• Develop solution architectures and migration strategies

• Present and demonstrate cloud solutions to customers and stakeholders

• Create operating concepts, scaling models, and business cases

• Work closely with engineering, architecture, and sales to expand the cloud service portfolio

Requirements

• Completed degree in Computer Science/Business Informatics or comparable qualification

• Experience in technical consulting, pre-sales, or solutions engineering

• Solid understanding of virtualization (VMware, OpenStack) and network/storage technologies

• Experience producing technical offers, concepts, and effort estimates

• Strong communication skills and confident customer presentation

• Ability to explain technical topics clearly for different target groups

• Advantageous: commercial understanding (TCO, ROI, business cases, contract models)

• Plus: cloud/virtualization certifications

• Very good German and good English skills

Benefits

• Flexible trust working hours and 30 days of vacation

• Up to 3 months of work from the EU abroad (depending on experience)

• Free training at the netgo fitness club and subsidized Urban Sports Club membership

• Health programs via Techniker Krankenkasse

• Ongoing training opportunities and manufacturer certifications (plus Pearson VUE test center certifications)

• Company car or EVs for customer visits; JobRad options and budget for work clothing

• Retirement savings support; discounts/benefits via 1,500+ providers

• Contributions for childcare and a culture focused on teamwork, openness, responsibility, and growth