Solutions Architect - Cloud & AI (Arabic Speaking)

About the role

A leading global cloud technology company is hiring a Solutions Architect to support its Middle East business, based in Istanbul. The role works closely with the sales team across the full customer lifecycle, from pre-sales and solution design through implementation support and post-sales engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Work with sales teams and join customer meetings to give technical consultation.
• Understand customer business and technical needs and identify opportunities for Cloud and AI solutions.
• Design end-to-end cloud and AI solutions covering compute, storage, database, networking, security, Kubernetes and big data.
• Support AI solution architecture, including LLM applications, RAG, agents, model and tool selection, and POC and demo development.
• Coordinate with internal product, engineering and service teams to support strategic customers and resolve technical issues.
• Help develop and expand business opportunities from a technical perspective.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree from an internationally recognised institution.
• 2+ years of experience in public cloud, IT infrastructure, AI, solution architecture, pre-sales or related fields.
• Fluent Arabic and English; Turkish is a plus.
• Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with cloud partners, resellers, distributors or major cloud vendors is highly preferred.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of public cloud products (compute, storage, database, networking, cloud security).
• Familiarity with AI and LLM ecosystems such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek or similar.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Huawei Cloud or Tencent Cloud); certification preferred.
• Preferred: pre-sales solution architect, sales engineer or technical consultant experience; experience in internet, gaming, e-commerce, Web3, media, retail or financial services; ability to build AI demos or POCs.