PostgreSQL Solution Architect - EMEA: Migration & Modernization

Spinnaker Support, LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinnaker Support is expanding its PostgreSQL practice in EMEA and seeks a Postgres Solution Architect (EMEA) to act as a trusted technical advisor through the sales cycle. You will collaborate with Sales, Product, Delivery, and Engineering to design migrations, demos, and repeatable services that accelerate customer success.

The role emphasizes database modernization, platform strategy, and enterprise PostgreSQL support across multiple countries, cultures, and stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands‑on PostgreSQL administration, architecture, performance tuning, HA, backup/recovery, security, replication, and production operations.
• 5+ years in solution consulting, sales engineering, database consulting, or technical pre‑sales.
• Experience with Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration and migration tooling.
• Experience talking to cloud infrastructure teams (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Ability to translate technical concepts for technical and executive audiences.
• Travel across EMEA and leading technical demonstrations/workshops.

Responsibilities

• Qualify opportunities with sales teams and define customer drivers and requirements.
• Lead technical discovery conversations with customers and prospects.
• Assess Oracle-to-PostgreSQL opportunities, architecture, schema compatibility, and cutover plans.
• Deliver product demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-value engagements.
• Design solution approaches aligning PostgreSQL capabilities with customer needs.
• Respond to RFPs/RFIs and security questionnaires with internal stakeholders.
• Support evaluations on architecture, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Advise on database modernization, platform strategy, and long-term operations.
• Develop assets, demos, and field enablement materials.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Solution consulting

Sales engineering

Oracle-to-PostgreSQL

Cloud infrastructure

Technical discovery

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

Job description

Spinnaker Support is expanding its PostgreSQL practice in EMEA and seeks a Postgres Solution Architect (EMEA) to act as a trusted technical advisor through the sales cycle. You will collaborate with Sales, Product, Delivery, and Engineering to design migrations, demos, and repeatable services that accelerate customer success.

The role emphasizes database modernization, platform strategy, and enterprise PostgreSQL support across multiple countries, cultures, and stakeholder groups.