Forward-Deployed Network Solutions Architect

Alkira; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkira is seeking a forward‑deploying Solutions Architect to embed with enterprise customers, guiding technical validation from pre‑sales through production deployment and expansion.

You will lead network architecture discussions, design Alkira‑based solutions, automate deployments with Terraform and REST APIs, and collaborate with customer teams to accelerate adoption and value realization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a customer-facing technical role (consulting, solutions architecture, sales engineering, or professional services).
• 1+ years hands-on experience architecting and deploying cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI).
• Hands-on experience designing and building hybrid and public cloud infrastructure.

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.

Skills

Cloud fundamentals

Customer-facing

Automation tooling

Networking fundamentals

Infra as code

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

BA/BS/MS degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

REST APIs

Job description

Alkira is seeking a forward‑deploying Solutions Architect to embed with enterprise customers, guiding technical validation from pre‑sales through production deployment and expansion.

You will lead network architecture discussions, design Alkira‑based solutions, automate deployments with Terraform and REST APIs, and collaborate with customer teams to accelerate adoption and value realization.