Microsoft Azure & AI - Presales, POCs & Labs

About The Company:

What makes iLink Systems' offerings unique is the fact that we use pre-created frameworks, designed to accelerate software development and implementation of business processes for our clients. iLink has over 60 frameworks (solution accelerators), both industry-specific and horizontal, that can be easily customized and enhanced to meet your current business challenges.

Pre-Sales

1. AI Pre-Sales & Solutioning

• Lead technical pre-sales engagements for AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity transformation initiatives across enterprise accounts.
  
• Conduct AI readiness assessments, identifying infrastructure gaps, data platform modernization needs, security posture, and compliance readiness.
  
• Design end-to-end AI solution architectures
  
• Create and present reference architectures, solution diagrams, cost models, and migration roadmaps for customers adopting AI platforms.
  
• Build and execute POCs, demos, and pilots across GenAI, predictive AI, SOC copilots, and automation use cases.
  
• Develop detailed SOWs, technical proposals, pricing models, and effort estimates for AI and security solutions.
  
• Maintain hands-on R&D and proof engineering across AI frameworks, cloud AI services, and security automation.
  

2. AI Infrastructure Architecture

• Design scalable AI-ready cloud infrastructures
  
• Architect hybrid and sovereign AI platforms to address data residency and regulatory constraints.
  
• Guide adoption of Data & AI platform modernization (Synapse, Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake) enabling training pipelines and analytics integration.
  
• Build Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep) and DevOps pipelines for platform automation.
  
• Lead performance, reliability, and cost-optimization strategies for GPU compute, storage tiers, and inference models.
  

3.  AI Security Architecture & Governance

• Design AI security and governance frameworks integrating:
  
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  
• Microsoft Purview for data classification & lineage
  
• Microsoft Entra ID for AI workload identity protection
  
• Microsoft Security Copilot for SOC automation
  
• Architect controls for:
  
• Data leakage prevention (DLP)
  
• Prompt security
  
• Model injection and poisoning protection
  
• Supply-chain AI risk management
  
• Map AI platforms to regulatory requirements including:
  
• HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2
  
• EU AI Act readiness
  
• Data privacy and sovereignty standards
  
• Develop solutions for SOC automation using GenAI workflows integrated with Sentinel SIEM and XDR tools.
  

4. Cloud & Enterprise Security Presales

• Define enterprise cybersecurity solutions using:
  
• Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel, Purview, Entra
  
• AWS Security Hub
  
• Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Prisma Cloud
  
• Design solutions for:
  
• IAM modernization
  
• Endpoint detection & response
  
• Cloud security posture management
  
• Vulnerability remediation automation
  
• Incident response orchestration
  

5. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the technical authority bridging sales, delivery, security operations, and AI engineering teams.
  
• Lead technical enablement for sales teams, solution architects, and engineers on new AI and security platforms.
  
• Partner with OEMs (Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA) on:
  
• Joint GTM motions
  
• Marketplace offers
  
• Co-sell enablement
  
• Funding programs and innovation workshops
  

6. Sales Enablement & Practice Development

• Build reusable AI solution accelerators and frameworks, including:
  
• Security Copilot deployment kits
  
• Azure OpenAI governance templates
  
• MLOps landing zones
  
• SOC AI automation playbooks
  
• Author and maintain case studies, demos, and thought leadership assets targeting executive buyers and CISOs.
  

Core Skills & Expertise

Infrastructure

• Kubernetes, AKS, ECS
  
• Terraform / Bicep / ARM
  
• CI/CD pipelines
  

Security

• Defender XDR, Sentinel, Security Copilot, Purview, Entra ID
  
• Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Zscaler
  
• Compliance: HIPAA, ISO, NIST, SOC 2
  

• Competitive salaries​
  
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  
• Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance
  
• 401K With Generous Company Match
  
• Paid Vacation and Personal Leave
  
• Pre-Paid Commute Options
  
• Employee Referral Bonuses
  
• Performance Based Bonuses
  
• Flexible Work Options & Fun Culture
  
• Continuing Education Reimbursements
  
• In-House Technology Training