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.

Requirements

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
  

Benefits

• 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