I finally made it into pre-sales. But can I get what I want out of it?

I'm an accomplished young guy with 4 years of experience in network engineering. At high level, all I've wanted out of my career is 1) a big paycheck, 2) personal freedom, and 3) the power to influence decisions. A pre-sales job seemed like the best way to get all 3 of these things, so earlier this year I maneuvered myself into a Solutions Architect role at one of the big telecoms. I've definitely gotten the big paycheck and the freedom I've craved, but I still feel as powerless as ever.

I think this is because our company really only sells Managed Services and ISP-stuff to our customers. Even though we have the capability to do everything that a VAR/integrator can do (and we loooove talking about how "strategic" and "innovative" we are), nobody actually seems interested in going outside of their comfort zone and competing in that space. I want to engage with the customers and build out whole solutions, but I feel too constrained by my account execs, my own management, my customers' views of us, and my company's culture at large.

I'm definitely going to stick it out here for at least 2 years*, but, I'm planning for the future nonetheless. Here are where my questions come in:

• Do you think I would be happier if I worked for a VAR/integrator?
  • If so, would a VAR even want me?
• Would an enterprise ever consider hiring me as an internal Network/Infrastructure Architect*? Or is pre-sales too much of a different beast for me to be taken seriously?

*Edited