Cloud Solution Architect

CloudZone; Stockholms län; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudZone in Sweden is seeking a talented Cloud Solutions Architect or Presales Engineer to join our growing team. You will combine deep technical expertise with customer engagement to design scalable, secure AWS solutions and guide the pre-sales journey.

In this role you will own the solution design from discovery to PoC and deal closure, deliver technical presentations and workshops, and help customers modernize infrastructure, accelerate cloud adoption, and unlock new business opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing AWS cloud solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Experience in pre-sales engagements or customer-facing advisory roles.
• Fluent English and Swedish proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted technical advisor throughout pre-sales lifecycle with customers and stakeholders.
• Lead technical discovery workshops to understand goals and challenges.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, cost-optimized AWS architectures aligned with business outcomes.
• Own solution design from discovery through PoC and deal closure.
• Deliver technical presentations, architecture reviews, and deep-dive sessions.
• Guide customers through cloud adoption, migration, and modernization initiatives.
• Advise on cloud architecture best practices, security, governance, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Delivery, Customer Success, and Professional Services.
• Build reusable reference architectures and technical assets to accelerate success.
• Stay current with AWS services, cloud-native technologies, and AI innovations.
• Voice of the customer to shape CloudZone offerings; contribute to technical community.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Terraform

CloudFormation

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Security best practices

Networking

Swedish proficiency

English fluency

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

CloudZone is a global leader in multi-cloud services and a top-tier partner of AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With over 14 years of expertise, we excel in helping companies maximize the full potential of their cloud investments, delivering exceptional business outcomes with efficiency and precision. What truly sets CloudZone apart is our awesome vibe, outside-the-box thinking, colorful professionalism, and unwavering customer obsession.

Sounds exciting? Then keep reading because we're on the hunt for a talented and experienced Cloud Solutions Architect or Presales Engineer to join our growing team in Sweden

In this role, you'll combine technical expertise with customer engagement, partnering with customers, sales teams, and cloud specialists to design scalable, secure, and high-performing AWS solutions. You'll act as a trusted technical advisor throughout the pre-sales journey, helping organizations modernize their infrastructure, accelerate cloud adoption, and unlock new business opportunities through cloud technologies.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the pre-sales lifecycle, partnering closely with customers, Account Executives, and business stakeholders.
• Lead technical discovery workshops to understand customer business goals, technical challenges, and cloud strategies.
• Design and present secure, scalable, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized AWS architectures aligned with customer business outcomes.
• Own the solution design process from discovery through proposal, Proof of Concept (PoC), and successful deal closure.
• Deliver technical presentations, architecture reviews, whiteboarding sessions, customer workshops, demonstrations, and technical deep dives.
• Guide customers through cloud adoption, migration, application modernization, infrastructure modernization, DevOps transformation, and AI-driven initiatives.
• Advise customers on cloud architecture best practices, security, governance, scalability, reliability, performance, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Delivery, Customer Success, and Professional Services teams to ensure a seamless transition from solution design to implementation.
• Build reusable solution frameworks, reference architectures, technical assets, and best practices that accelerate customer success.
• Stay current with AWS services, cloud-native technologies, AI innovations, DevOps methodologies, and industry trends.
• Act as the voice of the customer, helping shape CloudZone's cloud and AI offerings by sharing technical insights and customer feedback.
• Contribute to CloudZone's technical community by creating technical content, mentoring colleagues, and sharing best practices.

Who You Are

You enjoy solving complex technical challenges while building trusted relationships with customers.

You are comfortable switching between executive business conversations and technical deep dives, translating customer requirements into scalable cloud solutions that deliver measurable business value.

We're looking for someone with:

• 2-3 years of experience as a Cloud Solutions Architect, Solutions Engineer, Pre-Sales Architect, Sales Engineer, Technical Consultant, or Customer Solutions Architect.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS cloud solutions (Azure and/or GCP experience is an advantage).
• Experience supporting enterprise customers throughout technical sales engagements.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, distributed systems, networking, security, compute, storage, and cloud-native technologies.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes is an advantage.
• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect Associate or Professional) are highly valued.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• The ability to translate complex business challenges into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Fluent English is required; Swedish proficiency is required.
• Additional Nordic, Baltic, or Benelux languages are considered a strong advantage.

Bonus Points

• Experience working with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or cloud-native application architectures.
• Experience in consulting, managed services, or cloud partner environments.
• Experience leading workshops, enablement sessions, or customer technical training.
• Passion for continuous learning, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.