Solutions Engineering · Cloud Architecture · AI

Haris
Ahmad

I help enterprises architect and deploy AI infrastructure at scale — bridging deep technical depth with executive-level strategy to turn complex platforms into measurable business outcomes.

Haris Ahmad
6+
Years at AWS
$125M
Largest deal facilitated
$4M+
AI pipeline at TrueFoundry
300+
Engineers trained
About

I'm a Solutions Engineering and Cloud Architecture leader with deep expertise in AI infrastructure, GenAI platforms, and enterprise go-to-market strategy. I've spent my career at the intersection of technical depth and business impact — from leading enterprise accounts at AWS to becoming the founding Solutions Engineer at TrueFoundry, scaling enterprise AI deployments across Fortune 500 organizations in financial services, healthcare, telecom, and public sector.

I translate complex architectures — LLM routing, AI gateways, Kubernetes, agentic systems — into language that resonates in the boardroom. Whether running a proof-of-value engagement, advising on build vs. buy strategy, or speaking at KubeCon or the Intel Capital Investor Forum, I bring the same energy: precise, credible, and outcome-focused.

Based in Raleigh, NC. NC State Graduate.

Experience
2026 — Present
TrueFoundry
Head of Solutions Engineering

Joined as employee ~40 and the company's first dedicated Solutions Engineer. Built the pre-sales and customer engineering function from scratch, supporting expansion from an early-stage startup to 140+ employees globally.

Contributed to $4M+ in net-new AI Gateway pipeline through enterprise PoV engagements
Primary technical lead for Fortune 500 AI Gateway evaluations across FSI, healthcare, telco, and public sector
Speaker at AI Summit Austin, KubeCon Atlanta, and Intel Capital Executive Forum
Influenced product roadmap on observability, governance, MCP integrations, and SSO/RBAC
2020 — 2026
Amazon Web Services
Team Lead, Solutions Architect

Led pre-sales engineering for top 100 cloud enterprise accounts across ISV North America, driving architectural guidance and C-suite deals with an $81M quota territory.

Facilitated a 5-year private pricing agreement valued at $125M
Built "Aire-Coverage," an internal agentic workflow platform improving SA resource allocation
Created LINK onboarding program — mandatory for all NA SAs and Sales Reps, 300+ attendees, 4.8/5 CSAT
Implemented Amazon Bedrock + Claude integration for CloudTrail log insights and architecture visualization
Designed Opp-A-Thon pipeline mechanism contributing to $15M ARR realization
2019
Lenovo
Technical Client Advisory

Optimized internal tooling and processes using Microsoft Power Automate, Power BI, and Teams. Led optimization workshops for US Sales teams.

2018
SAS
Software Engineer

Wrote 200+ HTML verification tests for JMP software. Developed an OAuth REST API add-in using JMP scripting language.

Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWSKubernetes Linux/UnixVMware CI/CDMicroservices Distributed Systems
AI / GenAI
LLM PlatformsAI Gateways Agentic AIMCP Architectures Amazon BedrockAnthropic Claude Prompt EngineeringAI Observability
Data & Architecture
Event-Driven Arch.Serverless EventBridgeRedshift SageMakerData Analytics
Languages
PythonJava SQLC / C# HTMLRubyVBA
Go-to-Market
Pre-Sales EngineeringRFP/RFI Response PoV ExecutionExecutive Presentations Product PositioningCompetitive Analysis
Leadership
Team BuildingMentorship Enablement ProgramsCross-functional Leadership Public Speaking
Contact

Let's talk enterprise AI,
architecture, or what's next.