Remote Senior Solutions Architect - Cloud & Platform

Zachary Piper Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead pre-sales technical engagements across Hybrid Cloud, Networking, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, and Enterprise Service Management. Focus areas include Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud-native deployment, automation, and IaC to drive modernization and business outcomes.

The role collaborates with directors, engineering teams and vendors to craft innovative solutions, deliver strong architectural guidance, and accelerate

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, technical consulting or pre-sales within technology services.
• Experience delivering complex solutions from discovery through implementation and support.
• Strong background in Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud-native deployment and modernization.
• Experience with AWS, Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Hands-on with IaC tools including Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with GitOps, CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• Strong communication for engineers, executives and stakeholders.
• Cloud/cybersecurity governance and security principles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to understand challenges, requirements, and outcomes.
• Serve as trusted pre-sales advisor translating complex concepts into business solutions for technical and executive stakeholders.
• Design and develop solutions across cloud, cybersecurity, automation, data, AI, and platform engineering capabilities.
• Provide technical expertise and integration strategies throughout the opportunity lifecycle.
• Develop technical proposals, SOWs, BOMs, and service estimates aligned with customer objectives.
• Collaborate with vendors, engineering and delivery teams to validate solutions and approaches.
• Position managed services aligned with customer ops goals and long-term tech strategies.
• Participate in project kickoffs and maintain engagement to ensure business outcomes.
• Define success metrics, evaluate results, and identify improvements for satisfaction.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

DevSecOps

Cloud Platforms

Infrastructure-as-Code

Terraform

GitOps

CI/CD

Observability

Security governance

API Management

Service Mesh

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Dynatrace

Kubernetes

Containers

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead pre-sales technical engagements across Hybrid Cloud, Networking, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, and Enterprise Service Management. Focus areas include Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud-native deployment, automation, and IaC to drive modernization and business outcomes.

The role collaborates with directors, engineering teams and vendors to craft innovative solutions, deliver strong architectural guidance, and accelerate