alkira

alkira

SR Lead Solution Architect FDE (East Coast)

United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$118k-$197kDetected 2 days ago
PythonAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsTerraformAnsibleRESTCybersecurityNetwork SecurityProduct ManagementProduct StrategyCustomer SuccessCustomer SupportSD-WANAR/VRCommunication

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Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • Solutions Architects are hands-on technologists who embed directly with our largest strategic Enterprise accounts - from pre-sales technical validation through production deployment, adoption, and expansion.
  • At Alkira, you'll help shape the next chapter of networking: cloud-like consumption, private-network performance, and total control across the enterprise.
  • Minimums and maximums may vary based on location.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Create design and architecture best practices, reference architectures, and deployment guidelines
  • Own customer success on key accounts from adoption and expansion perspective
  • Track and drive key customer features/asks with Product Management through to implementation
  • Alkira, a Lumen company, is building the future of enterprise networking:
  • one programmable platform to connect, secure, and operate every cloud, site, partner, data center, and AI workload.
  • Founded by Amir and Atif Khan, the creators of Viptela and pioneers of the SD-WAN market, Alkira was built to radically simplify how enterprises deploy and manage network infrastructure.
  • Teams can build and scale connectivity on demand, apply consistent security and segmentation, and gain visibility across distributed environments from one place.

Requirements

  • 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)
  • Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs)

Nice to have

  • Relevant technical certifications are a plus
  • BA/BS/MS degree is a plus

Compensation

  • Compensation Disclosure
  • This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data.
  • Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.
  • Location Based Pay Ranges:
  • $118,079 - $196,797 AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV W
  • $123,991 - $206,639: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

Benefits

  • We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Company info

  • Today, as part of Lumen, we are bringing that cloud-native operating model to a global network foundation trusted by the world's largest enterprises.
  • Our platform helps customers move faster without managing hardware, stitching together providers, or operating fragmented cloud networks.
  • Embed with strategic customers as the hands-on technical owner from evaluation through production deployment
  • Lead network architecture discussions with customers and partners
  • Conduct technical workshops, trainings, and whiteboard sessions for customers and partners
  • Provide deep technical support and troubleshooting for customers, escalating and driving resolution with Engineering
  • Alkira is growing our Solutions Architect (SA) team and looking for high-energy, dedicated professionals who can help new and existing clients succeed on our Network-Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information,
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