As a Sovereign Cloud Solution Architect at Cloudera, you will lead the adoption of Cloudera’s platform across public and dedicated European sovereign cloud stacks. You will design architectures covering connected, restricted-egress, and fully air-gapped environments while ensuring local operational control, strict data isolation, and regulatory alignment.
As a Sovereign Cloud Solution Architect you will
Serve as a technical thought leader and trusted advisor to EMEA field sales teams on sovereign cloud, helping position Cloudera offerings in regional accounts.
Design target architectures for Cloudera on provider stacks, including multi-tenancy models, isolation boundaries, network/storage separation, identity federation, and quota governance.
Map provider platform primitives in detail (IaaS, Kubernetes, object/block storage, IAM, KMS/HSM, BYOK/HYOK) and conduct structured gap analyses against Cloudera requirements.
Work directly with customer Cloud, InfoSec, and Compliance teams to satisfy strict European data residency, local operational control, and governance regulations.
Lead the technical sales cycle from introductory meetings through partnership agreement, marketplace listing, service launch, and tenant onboarding across European sovereign clouds.
Advocate for sovereign provider requirements to Product Management and Engineering, translating feedback into structured product requirements.
Participate in external publicity and community evangelism (conferences, webinars, blogs) focused on data sovereignty and AI workloads in EMEA.
We're excited about you if you have
5+ years of customer-facing presales or technical architecture experience owning complex deals in enterprise cloud environments.
Demonstrated expertise in European sovereign cloud frameworks, regulatory compliance (GDPR, EU jurisdiction), and dedicated regional providers like AWS European Sovereign Cloud, STACKIT, T-Cloud, S3NS, and Bleu.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (OpenShift or upstream), Helm, operators, and cloud infrastructure primitives across OpenStack, VMware, KVM, or hyperscaler platforms.
Deep technical knowledge of Big Data, Analytics, and AI ecosystem workloads (e.g., Spark, Hive, Presto, Kafka, Machine Learning).
Proven ability to produce high-quality architecture deliverables, gap analyses, and reference designs for technical and executive audiences.
You are happy to travel up to 25% of the time within your region, as domestic and international conditions permit.
You can suggest the benefits of your complementary skills like technical marketing, public speaking, being multilingual, production-grade code development, enterprise architecture, PaaS/SaaS delivery, etc.
You may also have
Experience selling into or partnering with regional cloud service providers, telcos, or managed service providers across EMEA.
Familiarity with European cybersecurity standards and certifications such as SecNumCloud, BSI C5, or GDPR compliance frameworks.
This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
What you can expect from us
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups
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