EMEA Solutions Architect - Cloud & Networking Leader

Alkira, Inc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkira seeks a high-energy Solutions Architect to embed with enterprise accounts from pre-sales through production deployment and expansion. You will lead architecture discussions, design Alkira-based solutions, and drive adoption across customer environments.

The role requires hands-on deployment, automation work (Terraform, scripting, APIs), and collaboration with product teams. Travel to customer sites is expected in the UK/Netherlands regions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a customer-facing technical role (consulting, solutions architecture, sales engineering, or professional services)
• Hands-on experience architecting and deploying cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI)
• Strong cloud and networking fundamentals
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs)
• Willingness to travel to customer sites
• Degree(s) preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Embed with strategic customers as the hands‑on technical owner from evaluation through production deployment
• Lead network architecture discussions with customers and partners
• Design, build, and deploy Alkira-based solutions in customer environments using best practices
• Develop automation, integrations, and tooling (Terraform, APIs, scripting) to accelerate customer deployments
• Collaborate directly with customer networking, cloud, and platform teams
• Conduct technical workshops, trainings, and whiteboard sessions for customers and partners
• Create design and architecture best practices, reference architectures, and deployment guidelines
• Provide deep technical support and troubleshooting for customers, escalating and driving resolution with Engineering
• Own customer success on key accounts from adoption and expansion perspective
• Work with Alkira Product Management and Engineering to provide feedback on upcoming features from the customer's lens
• Track and drive key customer features/asks with Product Management through to implementation

Skills

Cloud fundamentals

Customer-facing role

Cloud deployment

Hybrid cloud

Networking & security

Terraform

Ansible

Python

REST APIs

Large-scale design

Communication

Degree preferred

Travel flexibility

Certifications

Education

BA/BS/MS degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

REST APIs

Job description

Alkira seeks a high-energy Solutions Architect to embed with enterprise accounts from pre-sales through production deployment and expansion. You will lead architecture discussions, design Alkira-based solutions, and drive adoption across customer environments.

The role requires hands-on deployment, automation work (Terraform, scripting, APIs), and collaboration with product teams. Travel to customer sites is expected in the UK/Netherlands regions.