Senior Solutions Architect - Cost Optimization & AI
WFA Digital Insight
As cloud adoption continues to soar, with over 70% of enterprises expected to migrate their applications to the cloud by 2027, the demand for skilled professionals who can architect, optimize, and secure these environments has never been higher. The role of a Senior Solutions Architect is particularly in high demand, with expertise in cloud cost optimization and AI being highly sought after. Virtasant, a global technology services company, is at the forefront of this trend, helping organizations modernize their applications and migrate to the cloud. With the company's commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, this role offers a unique opportunity for candidates to make a significant impact. Before applying, candidates should be prepared to demonstrate their expertise in cloud architecture, AI adoption, and cost optimization, as well as their ability to work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
Job Description
About the Role
The Senior Solutions Architect will play a critical role in helping Virtasant's clients modernize their systems, optimize their cloud environments, and adopt AI in practical and measurable ways. This is a client-facing consulting role that requires strong cloud architecture expertise, consulting experience, and an AI-first approach to problem-solving. The successful candidate will be a former software engineer who has evolved into architecture and consulting roles and is equally comfortable discussing implementation details, architecture tradeoffs, business impact, and cloud economics.As a trusted advisor to engineering leaders and executives, the Senior Solutions Architect will work directly with customer stakeholders to understand their business and technical objectives and design architectures that meet their needs. This will involve leading discovery workshops and architecture assessments, translating complex technical challenges into practical roadmaps, and serving as a technical leader throughout modernization programs.
The Senior Solutions Architect will also be responsible for leading cloud cost optimization initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying architectural opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce spend, and designing governance frameworks that sustain long-term savings. This will involve leveraging Virtasant's cloud cost optimization platform, Helias, and other optimization tools to drive measurable outcomes.
What You Will Do
- Work directly with customer stakeholders to understand business and technical objectives
- Design architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Lead discovery workshops and architecture assessments
- Translate complex technical challenges into practical roadmaps
- Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders and executives
- Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives for enterprise customers
- Identify architectural opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce spend
- Design governance frameworks that sustain long-term savings
- Leverage Helias and other optimization tools to drive measurable outcomes
- Guide engineering teams through architecture decisions
- Mentor engineers and architects to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and operationally sound
What We Are Looking For
- 8+ years of experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Professional services, consulting, or customer-facing architecture experience
- Experience leading cloud modernization or migration initiatives
- Strong understanding of cloud cost optimization principles
- Production experience with Kubernetes
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated use of AI in day-to-day engineering, architecture, or consulting workflows
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments
- Technical experience with cloud architecture, enterprise cloud architecture, and multi-account and multi-region environments
Nice to Have
- Experience with software engineering, particularly building or maintaining production systems
- Experience with Python
- Experience discussing implementation tradeoffs with engineering teams
- Experience with FinOps principles and cost optimization tools
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work with a global technology services company
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working hours and remote work arrangements
- Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
- Recognition and reward for outstanding performance
- Comprehensive health and wellness programs
How to Stand Out
- Tip: Make sure to highlight your experience with cloud cost optimization and AI in your resume and cover letter.
- Tip: Be prepared to discuss your approach to cloud architecture and migration, and how you have applied it in previous roles.
- Tip: Show your ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and highlight your experience with client-facing consulting.
- Tip: Be ready to walk the interviewer through your experience with Helias and other optimization tools, and how you have used them to drive measurable outcomes.
- Tip: Demonstrate your understanding of FinOps principles and cost optimization strategies, and be prepared to discuss how you have applied them in previous roles.
- Tip: Highlight your ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, and your experience with agile development methodologies.
- Tip: Be prepared to discuss your experience with Kubernetes and other containerization tools, and how you have used them to improve efficiency and reduce spend.
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