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Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

CIS Sales Engineer

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience in sales engineering, technical pre-sales, solution architecture, technical solution management, or solution selling within cloud, infrastructure, outsourcing, project-based, or managed services environments.
  • Demonstrated success participating in or leading complex single-tower and/or multi-tower pursuits from qualification through closure.
  • Strong knowledge of hyperscalers, hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, infrastructure transformation and modernization, and managed services or infrastructure outsourcing operating models.
  • Broad understanding of the Cloud Infrastructure Services portfolio, including Cloud, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Workplace, Enterprise Service Management, SAP/App Hosting, and service integration concepts.
  • Ability to engage credibly in architecture-level and operational discussions with client stakeholders and internal delivery teams.
  • Experience shaping commercially viable solutions with awareness of pricing, margin, delivery integrity, risk, and competitiveness.
  • Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Executive presence and ability to simplify complexity into clear client value.
  • Comfort working in a matrixed, global organization across sales, delivery, alliance, and portfolio teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical sales strategy for qualified Cloud Infrastructure Services pursuits from advanced qualification through proposal, negotiation support, and close.
  • Shape competitive, differentiated solutions aligned to client business outcomes, transformation priorities, and commercial constraints.
  • Lead deal shaping, pursuit strategy, win themes, solution positioning, and value articulation across the deal lifecycle.
  • Contribute to solution economics, pricing inputs, effort assumptions, risk identification, and margin-aware design decisions.
  • Support forecast discipline, solution review rigor, documentation quality, and governance throughout the pursuit lifecycle.
  • Design end-to-end Cloud Infrastructure Services solutions spanning one or more service lines across the portfolio.
  • Ensure solutions are technically credible, feasible to deliver, scalable, operationally sound, and financially responsible.
  • Integrate multiple towers, assets, and subject matter expertise into one coherent client proposition.
  • Translate functional and non-functional requirements into solution designs that meet client business case and return-on-investment expectations.
  • Engage CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, infrastructure and operations leaders, and transformation stakeholders to understand business drivers, constraints, and desired outcomes.
  • Translate technical architecture into business value, executive messaging, and clear solution options for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Lead workshops, whiteboarding sessions, solution reviews, and technical presentations that build confidence and advance the deal.
  • Partner with Business Unit Sales Professionals, Client Partners, Group Client Partners, generalist sales teams, delivery leaders, architects, alliance partners, and subject matter experts to advance pursuits.
  • Bring Cloud Infrastructure Services portfolio expertise into field-originated opportunities without duplicating origination ownership.
  • Act as a visible evangelist for Cloud Infrastructure Services capabilities in client discussions, account planning, strategic pursuits, and selected market-facing sessions.
  • Reuse and improve solution assets, patterns, collateral, and best practices to increase quality, speed, and consistency across the team.
  • Contribute to deal wins, win rate, and conversion of qualified opportunities.
  • Deliver quality, competitive, and executable proposed solutions.
  • Build strong client engagement, solution differentiation, and pursuit momentum.
  • Effectively bring Cloud Infrastructure Services portfolio expertise into field-originated deals.
  • Collaborate across sales, solutioning, delivery, and partner ecosystems.
  • Maintain discipline in forecasting, deal governance, and customer relationship management hygiene.

Desired Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of how artificial intelligence is being applied in infrastructure and workplace service operations.
  • Experience supporting large outsourcing, transformation, or multi-service-line deals.
  • Experience in delivery or transition of cloud, infrastructure, workplace, cybersecurity, or managed services solutions.
  • Experience with proposal leadership, executive presentations, risk assessment, pricing support, and solution governance.
  • Familiarity with integrated solutioning across Capgemini Cloud Infrastructure Services offerings and operating models.
  • Relevant hyperscaler, infrastructure, or security certifications.

About the Company

Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

Capgemini provides consulting, technology services, and outsourcing to help organizations transform digitally. Its offerings include strategy and transformation consulting, system integration, application development, IT infrastructure management, and managed IT operations. It differentiates itself with a global presence in over 50 countries and a focus on applying AI, cloud, and cybersecurity to real business problems. Its goal is to help clients navigate digital transformation and improve efficiency and innovation through tailored, contract-based or managed services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1967

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