Associate Solution Architect, MPaaS

IMAGE FRAME INVESTMENT (UK) LIMITED; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Tencent Cloud is seeking an Associate Solution Architect, MPaaS (Graduate) to join its Europe-based media services team. You will learn under senior architects and support pre-sales consultations, PoC activities, and solution design while gaining cloud and media expertise in an international setting.

Successful candidates will have a relevant degree, strong English and Chinese skills, and a keen interest in OTT, e-commerce, and media technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in CS/IT/cloud computing or related discipline.
• Professional proficiency in English and Chinese, both written and verbal.
• Foundational knowledge of audio/video technologies and TCP/IP networking.
• Strong customer-facing communication and cross-cultural collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist pre-sales technical consultation and PoC verification for Europe-based customers.
• Analyze media architectures across OTT, e-commerce, social media, gaming and education.
• Translate customer requirements into MPaaS capabilities and document needs for product teams.
• Support product and industry presentations, workshops and training sessions.
• Collaborate with channel/marketing teams on ecosystem partner activities.

Skills

English proficiency

Chinese proficiency

Pre-sales support

Solution design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Cloud Computing

Job description

Business Unit Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) is responsible for promoting the company's cloud and industry Internet strategy. CSIG explores the interactions between users and industries to create innovative solutions for smart industries via technological advancements such as cloud, AI, and network security. While driving the digitalization of retail, medical, education, transportation and other industries, CSIG helps companies serve users in smarter ways, building a new ecosystem of intelligent industries that connect users and businesses.

What the Role Entails

Position Overview

The Associate Solution Architect, MPaaS (Graduate) will join Tencent Cloud's media services team in Europe as an entry-level technical role, working under the guidance of senior architects and the regional sales team to learn and support pre-sales consultation, solution design, and proof-of-concept activities built on Tencent Cloud MPaaS (Media Platform as a Service). This role offers fresh graduates the opportunity to develop deep audio-video and cloud technology expertise while building strong customer-facing skills in an international and cross-cultural environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior architects and the regional sales team as an entry-level technical resource, assisting with pre-sales technical consultation and proof-of-concept (PoC) verification for Europe-based customers and helping maintain customer relationships.
• Assist in analysing customers' media business architectures across scenarios such as OTT, e-commerce, social media, gaming, and education, learning to identify customer needs and contributing to industry solutions and case studies.
• Learn to translate customer business and technical requirements into Tencent Cloud MPaaS capabilities, and support the documentation and communication of customer and industry requirements to the product development team.
• Participate in product and industry presentations, workshops, and training sessions, building knowledge of MPaaS product capabilities and industry practices while supporting Tencent Cloud's regional customer engagement activities.
• Collaborate with channel and marketing teams on ecosystem partner activities, including channel enablement training and industry workshops, to develop a well-rounded understanding of regional go-to-market operations.

Who We Look For

Bachelor's degree or above (or graduating in the current academic year) in Computer Science, IT, cloud computing, or a related discipline. Professional proficiency in English and Chinese, both written and verbal, is required to support customer-facing technical consultation and solution document preparation for Europe-based customers in English, and to collaborate effectively with Chinese-speaking product and R&D teams at headquarters. Foundational knowledge of audio and video technologies, including live streaming, video on demand, encoding and decoding, and TCP/IP networking, demonstrated through coursework, projects, or internship experience. Strong customer-oriented mindset and willingness to learn, with the ability to communicate clearly with technical decision-makers and demonstrated cross-cultural communication skills in international environments. Demonstrated interest in media-related industries such as OTT, e-commerce, social media, gaming, or education, and in public cloud platforms, shown through academic projects, internships, or self-directed learning.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Who we are

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life for people around the world. Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.