Technical Solutions Architect II

• Drive new Linode customer acquisition and account growth as a public cloud pre-sales technical specialist
• Collaborate with sales on technical aspects of the sales lifecycle
• Drive customer success and Linode consumption as part of the integrated account team
• Lead solution and product innovation initiatives
• Evangelize APJ use cases and technologies
• Influence the product roadmap with product managers
• Build technical thought leadership in cloud computing and Linode
• Support overall Akamai APJ business growth
• Guide customers through strategic and technical aspects of cloud transformation

• 5 years+ of relevant experience in a customer-facing technical role with a cloud/hosting provider company
• Successful experience architecting complex IaaS solutions for customers
• Professional architect-level certifications from AWS/GCP
• Hands-on skills in three or more domains: Kubernetes, cloud networking, database, storage, AI & GPU, IaC/CI/CD tooling, gaming or media streaming tech stack
• Knowledge and hands-on skills in open-source technologies including Apache Web Server, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, Nginx, and Terraform
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including communicating complex technical content to technical and non-technical audiences
• Cloud professional service delivery experience is ideal

• Career development opportunities through GROW and Mentoring programs
• Internal events such as APEX Expo
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Opportunities to build new skills, explore new roles, and try different opportunities
• 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter