Solutions Architect - West

Alkira • San Jose, CA

16d • $150,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Alkira is growing its Solutions Architect (SA) team and is seeking energetic, dedicated professionals to assist both new and existing clients in achieving success on its Network-Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform. Solutions Architects are hands-on technologists who work closely with strategic Enterprise accounts, providing technical validation during pre-sales, and continuing through production deployment, adoption, and expansion. The ideal candidate will be able to highlight the key technical advantages of the Alkira service, collaborate with customer teams on architecture and development, and help enterprises innovate their networks. As an SA, you will bridge the gap between Sales, Engineering, and the customer, succeeding in technical evaluations, deploying solutions, and influencing the product roadmap based on customer needs.

Requirements

• 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

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

Benefits

• salary range of $150,000 - $200,000 USD plus benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior