Senior Solutions Architect – Cost Optimization & AI

Location: Remote (US Time Zones)
Company: Virtasant

About Virtasant

Virtasant is a global technology services company with a network of over 4,000 technology professionals across 130+ countries.

We help organizations modernize applications, migrate to the cloud, optimize cloud spend, and adopt emerging technologies. Our work spans cloud architecture, software engineering, platform modernization, AI adoption, and cloud cost optimization.

Core Offerings

Cloud Migration – Modernizing and migrating complex systems to AWS, Azure, and GCP
Cloud Optimization – Reducing cloud spend through engineering, automation, and FinOps practices
AI-Enabled Transformation – Helping organizations adopt AI across engineering, operations, and business workflows
Product Development – Building and scaling cloud-native applications and platforms

We also develop and operate Helias, Virtasant's cloud cost optimization platform, which helps organizations understand, optimize, and govern cloud spend at scale.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect who combines strong cloud architecture expertise, consulting experience, and an AI-first approach to problem solving.

This is a client-facing consulting role focused on helping enterprise customers modernize systems, optimize cloud environments, reduce cloud costs, and adopt AI in practical and measurable ways.

The most successful candidates are former software engineers who evolved into architecture and consulting roles and are equally comfortable discussing implementation details, architecture tradeoffs, business impact, and cloud economics.

What You'll Do

Client Advisory & Solution Design

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

Cost Optimization & Cloud Efficiency

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
Help customers establish FinOps best practices
Leverage Helias and other optimization tools to drive measurable outcomes

AI-Enabled Transformation

Help customers adopt AI across engineering and operational workflows
Design solutions that incorporate AI-assisted automation and decision-making
Evaluate AI technologies, platforms, and tradeoffs
Guide customers on practical AI adoption strategies

Technical Leadership

Guide engineering teams through architecture decisions
Mentor engineers and architects
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and operationally sound
Provide technical leadership throughout modernization programs

What We're Looking For

Non-Negotiables

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

About Virtasant

Core Offerings

The Role

What You'll Do

Client Advisory & Solution Design

Cost Optimization & Cloud Efficiency

AI-Enabled Transformation

Technical Leadership

Mentor engineers and architects

What We're Looking For

Non-Negotiables

Production experience with Kubernetes

Technical Experience

Cloud Architecture

Enterprise cloud architecture

High-availability and scalable systems

Security and governance best practices

Software Engineering

Strong engineering background

Python preferred

Senior Solutions Architect - Cost Optimization & AI at Virtasant