Senior Solutions Architect EMEA

Virtasant, Inc.; Emea; Remote; USD 80.000 - 120.000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global technology services company as a Senior Solutions Architect where you get to work remotely on cutting-edge projects with Fortune 500 clients. Your role will involve designing cloud solutions, driving transformations, and collaborating with technical teams to ensure impactful delivery. Ideal candidates will possess strong Azure skills and have the ability to engage with stakeholders effectively.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Training and certification opportunities

Work from anywhere

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of Azure experience and proven record in cloud cost optimization.
• Client-facing experience with C-level executives.
• Experience in software development (2+ years coding).

Responsibilities

• Architecting and optimizing cloud solutions for clients.
• Driving transformation initiatives and owning technical delivery.
• Engaging with clients to translate business needs into technical strategies.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Problem-Solving

Stakeholder Management

Consulting Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field

Job description

Do you want to work on cutting-edge projects with the world’s best IT engineers? Do you wish you could control which projects to work on and choose your own pay rate? Are you interested in the future of work and how the cloud will form teams? If so - then this role is for you.

At Virtasant, whether working with entrepreneurs to realize ‘the next great vision’ or with Fortune 500 companies to deliver a big product launch, we build really cool enterprise software on cutting-edge technology.

We're a global technology services company with a network of over 4,000 technology professionals across 130+ countries. We specialize in cloud architecture, migration, and optimization, helping enterprises scale efficiently while maintaining cost control. Our clients range from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing startups, relying on us to build high-performance software, migrate applications, and optimize cloud infrastructure at scale.

The Role: Senior Solutions Architect

This is a high-impact, client-facing role that requires a combination of deep technical expertise, strategic consulting skills, and strong problem-solving ability. The Senior Solutions Architect will be responsible for designing and optimizing cloud solutions, leading transformations, and owning technical delivery for our clients.This role is ideal for a proactive, self-directed leader who thrives in a fast-moving environment, can navigate ambiguity, and is comfortable challenging stakeholders to drive the right outcomes.

You will be responsible for:

- Architecting cloud solutions that balance performance, security, and cost-efficiency. Engaging with clients & C-level executives to translate business needs into technicalroadmaps.
-Driving transformation initiatives from cloud migrations to long-term cloudoptimization strategies.
-Owning cloud infrastructure & operations defining best practices, governance, andautomation.
-Solving complex problems that others may not even recognize, ensuring scalable &sustainable solutions.
-Leading technical teams while collaborating with business stakeholders to drivemeasurable impact

This is a fully remote role based anywhere in EMEA (UK and Europe), working flexible hours within Europe time zones. We can only consider candidates with a very high level of spoken and written English.

What we're looking for

Proactive & Self-Directed – Takes full ownership of problems and drives solutionsindependently

Strong Problem-Solving Ability – Can articulate unique technical challenges they’ve solved
that no one else identified

Comfortable with Uncertainty – Thrives in an environment where priorities shift and the day isnever fully planned

Hands-On Approach – Willing to roll up their sleeves, diagnose issues, and activelyimplement solutions

Assertive When Needed – Capable of pushing back on stakeholders, advocating for bestpractices, and driving technical decisions

Client-Facing & Consultative – Comfortable engaging with C-level executives and technicalteams, ensuring alignment between business and technology

Azure Cloud & FinOps Expertise – At least 5 years of Azure experience and a proven trackrecord in cloud cost optimization

Technical Expertise

- Azure Cloud & Architecture (5+ years)
-Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps (Reducing costs while maintaining performance)
-Technical Leadership (Guiding engineering teams, defining best practices)
-Software Development (2+ years of production-quality coding)
-Complex Transformations (Cloud migrations, governance, multi-year execution)

Consulting & Business Acumen

- Client-Facing Experience (Engaging with C-level and technical stakeholders)
- Solution Design & Pre-Sales (Planning, estimates, and execution)
- Stakeholder Management (Aligning technical and non-technical teams)
- Strategic Thinking (Translating business goals into technical roadmaps)

Preferred Industry & Business Background

- Cloud Consulting & Professional Services – Deep expertise in Azure solutions,FinOps, and cloud transformations
- Enterprise IT & Digital Transformation – Leading cloud adoption, cost optimization,and automation
- Technology & SaaS Companies – Designing scalable, multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud architectures
- Financial Services & Banking – Cloud cost governance, compliance, and security in regulated environments
- Large-Scale Cloud Migrations – Driving cloud modernization and transformationinitiatives
- Pre-Sales & Solution Architecture – Collaborating with sales, product, and engineeringteams

Why Join Virtasant

- Global Expertise & Remote Flexibility – Work from anywhere with a world-class team
- Cutting-Edge Cloud Projects – Solve high-scale challenges for Fortune 500 clients
- Career Growth & Thought Leadership – Lead transformation initiatives and shapeindustry best practices
- High Autonomy, High Impact – Own technical decisions, drive change, and createvalue for clients
- Innovative & Mission-Driven Culture – We prioritize excellence, creativity, and
customer impact

Recruitment Process

• Technical Interview (30min)
• Client interaction/Problem solving Interview (30 min)
• CTO Interview (45 min)
• CEO Interview (60min)

We strive to move efficiently from step to step so the recruitment process can be as fast as possible.

What we offer

• Full-time, 40 hours/week.
• Long term position
• PTO
• Training and certification opportunities on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.

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