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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Solutions Architect - San Francisco - **Company:** Lightspeed - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Data Centers, DevOps, IP Routing, Network Security, Open Source Technology, Istio, Containerization, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/wirelessxfactor/743999684457624-senior-solutions-architect-san-francisco ## About the Role Our client is looking for a highly skilled and motivated senior solutions engineer in the Bay Area. This is a great chance for the right individual to get into a high-growth project that is core to the container revolution currently taking place in the cloud industry., * 7+ years of experience in data center environments. Preferably related to networking, security, orchestration, 'cloud' infrastructure, and/or scale-out/big-data environments. * Experience as a sales engineer, solutions architect, resident engineer, or consulting engineer, ideally with an open source based product, would be a plus. * Experience as an actual operator (architect, SRE, DevOps, NetOps, SecOps, etc.) of microservices deployments would be a plus. * Strong verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to present on and discuss complex architectures. * A deep technical understanding, including hands-on experience, of cloud and container technologies (such as AWS, GCE, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes). * Deep understanding of Linux networking fundamentals (especially the IP routing and filtering stack). * Ability and desire to code compelling demos in one or more languages. ## Description * Lead the technical engagement in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area/New York, with the support of the rest of the team. You will be instrumental in ensuring the success of both the customer and client. * Assist potential customers with architecture, PoC, and lab trials with the goal of moving those to a successful deployment of our clients' solutions for network security spanning Calico, Istio and other leading edge technologies. * Collect and analyze requirements from the field and assist the CTO and Product Management teams, deriving a set of features or capabilities that would meet those requirements. * Provide customers with consulting services utilizing your expertise in Networking, Security and Orchestration, especially relating to Kubernetes and Service Mesh deployment. * Become a trusted resource and advocate for your customers. 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