Senior Cloud Technical Architect

Senior Technical Architect – Managed Cloud Services- Hybrid OR Remote , France OR Spain

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About the job

As a Senior Technical Architect – Managed Cloud Services, you will:

The Senior Technical Architect plays a critical role at the intersection of Sales, Architecture, and Delivery, supporting the growth of SAS Managed Cloud through high-quality solution design, global enablement, and architectural leadership.

This is not a traditional pre-sales architecture role.

You will:

• Shape and influence complex opportunities
• Define and govern architecture standards and patterns
• Ensure solutions are viable from pre-sales through to delivery and operations
• Drive enablement and capability uplift across global teams

You will work closely with Customer Advisory, Professional Services, and Managed Cloud teams globally, helping to scale best practices, reduce delivery risk, and improve consistency across regions.

This is a high-visibility role with the opportunity to impact both customer success and internal capability at scale.

Architecture Leadership & Solution Design

• Lead the design of scalable, secure, and cost-effective SAS Managed Cloud architectures across complex opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions aligned with customer and operational needs.
• Provide technical leadership within sales cycles, shaping solution strategy and deal positioning.

Sales-to-Delivery Alignment & Risk Mitigation

• Ensure proposed solutions are commercially viable and operationally deliverable.
• Act as a key bridge between sales and delivery teams to align expectations and reduce execution risk.
• Support successful transition from pre-sales into implementation and managed operations.

Architecture Governance & Standards

• Apply and promote structured architecture design processes (e.g. requirements capture, architecture artefacts, design reviews).
• Lead architecture validation and quality assurance activities across opportunities.
• Contribute to the evolution of architecture standards, patterns, and governance frameworks.

Global Enablement & Capability Development

• Lead and deliver enablement initiatives across global Sales, Customer Advisory, and Delivery teams.
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