Cloud Solutions Architect
Core
Act as a subject matter expert for Flexera's Autonomous Workload Optimization (Spot Ocean and Elastigroup) to help customers identify savings, implement optimizations, and automate processes across hybrid estates.
Role type
Cloud Solutions Architect (FinOps & Kubernetes)
Builds
Flexera One SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO) and cost governance
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, FinOps, Kubernetes, Hybrid ITAM
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes (CKA/CKS), Cloud Architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Large-scale Kubernetes platforms, FinOps frameworks, AWS DevOps compute products (EC2, ECS, EKS, Karpenter), Python, Go, JavaScript, RESTful APIs, Log analysis, Live debugging
Preferred skills
CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD), Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), Service mesh (Istio), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), Cloud-native and microservices architecture design
Technologies
Spot Ocean, Elastigroup, Karpenter, EKS Automode, AKS Automatic, GCP NAP, Postman, AWS Cost Explorer, Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Istio, Terraform, CloudFormation
Responsibilities
Partner with sales and success teams to enable customer success throughout the journey; Act as primary technical authority and escalation point for enterprise customers; Assist in discovery calls to uncover needs and advise on advanced product aspects; Lead regular business reviews presenting data-backed cost savings and strategic recommendations; Engage with product development to provide field insights; Develop best practices for technical validation processes; Assist customers in maximizing product adoption via a consultative approach
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing advisory