Senior Technical Solutions Architect, Cloud Compute Presales

Akamai Technologies

Senior Technical Solutions Architect guiding customers through cloud transformation decisions at Akamai. Lead technical sales and innovation for Akamai Cloud/Linode solutions.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMySQLNGINXOraclePostgresRedisTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Driving Linode opportunities forward by owning the technical sales cycle.
Owning customer success and support account growth.
Collaborating closely with sales, product teams, services, and partners.
Leading innovation in solutions and products, identify and promote trends, and influence the global product roadmap.
Building technical expertise and thought-leadership in Akamai Cloud/Linode to support Akamai's overall business growth.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Possess extensive professional customer-facing experience in technical roles with cloud-related organizations.
Demonstrate successful experience in architecting IaaS solutions for customers.
Hold professional certifications from AWS/GCP/Azure/Oracle and/or CNCF.
Demonstrate hands-on expertise in in 3 more domains across Kubernetes, cloud networking, database, storage, AI, IaC/CI/CD tooling, gaming or mediastreaming tech stacks.
Demonstrate experience and hands-on skills in open-source software like Apache Web Server, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, Nginx, Terraform.
Communicate complex technical content effectively through writing, speaking, and presenting to diverse technical and business audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

IaaS solutionsKubernetescloud networkingdatabasestorageAIIaCCI/CD toolinggaming technologymediastreaming technology

Soft Skills

customer-facing experiencecommunicationcollaborationthought-leadershipinnovationtechnical expertise

Certifications

AWSGCPAzureOracleCNCF