Solution Designer / Pre-Sales Consultant (Initial Day rate contract) Career Growth | Client-Facing | Cloud, Digital, Data & AI Sydney-based | Contract to Permanent Are you an ambitious technologist who enjoys solving problems, working closely with customers, and being part of the action? Do you want to build a career across solution design, architecture, pre-sales and consulting - rather than sitting solely behind the code? If you're a strong communicator with a polished presence, technical curiosity, and the drive to grow, this could be a great fit. About the Role We're partnering with a specialist technology consultancy that supports organisations across Australia in modernising and scaling their cloud platforms, digital capabilities, and data & AI environments. This opportunity suits someone early in their consulting or engineering career who wants exposure across both pre-sales and delivery, with a clear pathway toward Solution Architecture or Senior Consulting. You'll spend time understanding customer challenges, shaping solutions, supporting new business opportunities, and delivering hands-on work on customer accounts - developing into a trusted technical advisor. This is a hybrid role: part solution design, part pre-sales, part delivery. What You'll Be Exposed To Client meetings, discovery workshops and pre-sales conversations Solution design and architecture fundamentals Shaping proposals, roadmaps, tenders and delivery plans Working across multiple cloud platforms (experience across two is ideal) Hands-on delivery across: Cloud infrastructure Digital and integration platforms Data, analytics and AI solutions Collaboration with senior architects, consultants and leadership Engagements span project delivery, customer augmentation and managed services, offering genuine variety and fast development. What You'll Do Translate business problems into technical solutions Support solution design, scoping and high-level architecture Contribute to proposals, statements of work and pre-sales cycles Participate in discovery and solution-shaping workshops Work closely with senior technical leaders to learn best practice Support delivery teams when needed - documentation, design clarification and hands-on assistance Continually build capability across cloud services, data & AI platforms, integration patterns, governance and modern engineering practices What We're Looking For We're not expecting a finished expert - attitude and potential matter most. Must-Haves Strong communication and presentation skills Confidence engaging with customers and stakeholders A curious, proactive mindset with strong problem-solving ability Genuine interest in cloud platforms, data and AI Willingness to support pre-sales and new business activity Comfortable with non-glamorous but essential work (BAU, foundational tasks, documentation) Nice-to-Haves Exposure to cloud platforms (any major provider) Some experience in engineering, analytics, software or integration concepts Ability to communicate technical ideas visually (diagrams, whiteboarding) Previous consulting or customer-facing experience What You'll Get Mentorship from senior technical leaders A structured pathway toward Solution Architecture or Senior Consulting Exposure to modern cloud, data, AI and engineering practices Opportunities to participate in sales cycles and solution shaping Variety across enterprise clients and technology domains A collaborative, fast-growing consultancy environment with a strong learning culture Interviewing immediately! So apply now to send your CV to Chipo R at Talenza. *Only suitabe candidates will be shortlisted.