Alkira, Inc.
Posted 19 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Solutions Architect - West
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
$150k–$200k/yrStated range
3+ yrsMinimum
Cloud ArchitectureComputer NetworkingHybrid Cloud InfrastructureNetwork RoutingNetwork SecurityInfrastructure as CodeTerraformAnsiblePythonREST APIsCustomer Relationship ManagementWritten and Verbal Communication
About the company
Alkira, Inc.alkira.com
Welcome to the future of networking! Alkira is the leader in Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS), providing a secure network fabric that enables enterprises to set up and scale network infrastructure as needed across multicloud, AI data centers, data centers, branches, and partner environments.
Job description
Summary
Alkira is building a programmable enterprise networking platform that connects and secures clouds, sites, data centers, partners, and AI workloads. The Solutions Architect will serve as the hands-on technical owner for strategic enterprise customers, leading architecture, deployment, automation, troubleshooting, adoption, and expansion while collaborating with Sales, Engineering, Product Management, and customer teams.
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
- Develop automation, integrations, and tooling (Terraform, APIs, scripting) to accelerate customer deployments
- Collaborate directly with customer networking, cloud, and platform teams
- Conduct technical workshops, trainings, and whiteboard sessions for customers and partners
- Create design and architecture best practices, reference architectures, and deployment guidelines
- Provide deep technical support and troubleshooting for customers, escalating and driving resolution with Engineering
- Own customer success on key accounts from adoption and expansion perspective
- Work with Alkira Product Management and Engineering to provide feedback on upcoming features from the customer's lens
- Track and drive key customer features/asks with Product Management through to implementation
Skills
- Strong cloud and networking fundamentals
- 3+ years in a customer-facing technical role (consulting, solutions architecture, sales engineering, or professional services)
- 1+ years of 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
- Strong networking background in routing technologies and network security
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs)
- Strong passion for customer outcomes and creating long-lasting professional relationships
- Flexibility to travel to customer sites
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in large-scale network design/deployment is a plus
- Relevant technical certifications are a plus
- BA/BS/MS degree is a plus
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Strong cloud and networking fundamentals
- 3+ years in a customer-facing technical role (consulting, solutions architecture, sales engineering, or professional services)
- 1+ years of 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
- Strong networking background in routing technologies and network security
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs)
- Strong passion for customer outcomes and creating long-lasting professional relationships
- Flexibility to travel to customer sites
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Haves
- Experience in large-scale network design/deployment is a plus
- Relevant technical certifications are a plus
- BA/BS/MS degree is a plus
Benefits
- Benefits are provided.
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