Chief Solutions Architect & Technical Sales Leader

WeAreTechWomen

Crawley

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Job summary

Viridien is seeking a director-level solution architecture leader to define end-to-end technical designs and support business growth through qualified opportunities to delivery transition.

You will engage customer executives, translate complex tech into business value, and lead cross-functional teams across sales, operations, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, procurement, and finance to deliver robust architectures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field; advanced degrees preferred.
  • 10+ years in solution architecture, technical consulting, technical sales, or HPC/cloud infrastructure.
  • Track record influencing multi-million-dollar technology opportunities across HPC, AI, cloud, or enterprise infra.
  • Experience with strategic technology partners, hyperscalers, OEMs, and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical sales cycle from qualification to contract signature.
  • Design scalable HPC, AI, and managed services solutions based on customer needs.
  • Translate market feedback into portfolio enhancements and reference architectures.
  • Provide leadership and mentoring across solution architecture and delivery teams.
  • Collaborate with sales, operations, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, procurement, and finance.

Skills

HPC infrastructure
AI infrastructure
Solution architecture
Pre-sales leadership
Executive advisory
Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Kubernetes
OpenStack
Ceph
Cloud platforms

Job description

Viridien is seeking a director-level solution architecture leader to define end-to-end technical designs and support business growth through qualified opportunities to delivery transition.

You will engage customer executives, translate complex tech into business value, and lead cross-functional teams across sales, operations, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, procurement, and finance to deliver robust architectures.

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