Sr. Solutions Architect (Illinois)

Location: Illinois and Michigan (we're looking for candidates who currently reside in these states) Alkira, Inc is growing our Solutions Architect team and looking for high energy, dedicated professionals who can help add new clients to our SaaS platform. This is a full-time position with great benefits. The ideal candidate is able to demonstrate key technical differentiators of Alkira service and help our large strategic enterprise accounts transform their network to become disruptive, creative and innovative. As a Sr. Solutions Architect, you are not only responsible for helping the Sales team but also helping shape the roadmap by providing a deep level understanding of customers technical needs. Responsibilities: Lead network architecture discussions with customers and partners Assist customers with design and deployment based on best practices Collaborate with customer networking and cloud teams Work with partners/customers on architecture, design, and deployment Conduct trainings and whiteboard sessions for customers and partners Create design and architecture best practices and guidelines Provide technical support for our customers Own customer success on key accounts from adoption and expansion perspective Work with Alkira product management team to provide feedback on upcoming features from the customer's lens Track and drive key customer features/asks with Alkira product management to implementation Minimum Requirements: Strong cloud and networking fundamentals Minimum 7 years of consulting experience advising customers Minimum 7 years experience on cloud solutions architecture and design Technical hands-on experience designing hybrid and public cloud infrastructure Networking background in the routing technologies and security Experience using cloud automation and orchestration tools Experience in large-scale network designing/deployment is a plus Strong passion for sales and creating long-lasting professional relationships Flexibility to travel Relevant technical certifications are a plus Excellent written and verbal communication skills BA/BS/MS Degree are a plus About Alkira: Alkira was founded in 2018 by Amir and Atif Khan, the visionary computer networking team that created the multi-billion-dollar SD-WAN market with the founding of Viptela. Now, we have reinvented networking for the cloud era by delivering Network Infrastructure On-Demand, the first global unified network infrastructure with on-demand hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end visibility, controls and governance, all delivered as-a-service. Alkira is the leader in Network Infrastructure On-Demand. Alkira provides a unique value proposition by offering: On-demand network infrastructure as-a-service with integrated security and networking services available globally The ability to securely connect any cloud, any on-prem location, any remote user or app to any other point of presence Agility, elasticity, intelligence, security, and scale for traditional networking use cases A platform to build global, secure networks in minutes, eliminating the need to acquire hardware, manage physical circuits, and run software appliances or agents on-site Join us on the multi-cloud networking journey. Click here to know more about how Alkira, Inc is reinventing networking Also, check out other career opportunities at our careers site.