Senior Cloud Practice Architect – Strategy & Pre-Sales Lead

Eircom Limited; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

eir business is seeking a Cloud Practice Architect to lead the design, evolution and technical strategy of the eir business cloud platform. You will work with Sales, Product Management and Professional Services to define cloud solutions that are scalable, secure and commercially competitive.

The role requires 6+ years in cloud architecture, strong virtualization expertise (VMware, Nutanix, KVM, OpenShift Virtualization) and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC tools.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in cloud architecture or managed services.
• Strong expertise in enterprise virtualization: VMware, Nutanix, KVM, OpenShift Virtualization.
• Experience with containers and cloud-native tech: Docker, Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of HPE and Dell servers and storage.
• Automation and DevOps: Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python.
• Ability to write SOWs and technical proposals.

Responsibilities

• Define cloud solutions and technical strategy for eir cloud platform.
• Lead customer workshops and architecture reviews.
• Produce design documents, SOWs, proposals and tender responses.
• Deliver architectural leadership for cloud transformation and migration projects.
• Develop automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Provide governance across cloud projects.

Skills

Cloud architecture

VMware vSphere

Nutanix AHV

KVM

OpenShift Virtualization

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

SOW writing

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

eir business is seeking a Cloud Practice Architect to lead the design, evolution and technical strategy of the eir business cloud platform. You will work with Sales, Product Management and Professional Services to define cloud solutions that are scalable, secure and commercially competitive.

The role requires 6+ years in cloud architecture, strong virtualization expertise (VMware, Nutanix, KVM, OpenShift Virtualization) and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC tools.