Senior Enterprise Architect

About Veeam Software

Veeam Software is a leader in the Data and AI Trust domain, focused on ensuring organizations can fully comprehend, secure, and maintain resilient data and AI environments. The company supports over 550,000 customers globally with solutions that converge identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle, with more than 30 offices worldwide, Veeam drives safe AI adoption at scale and robust data resilience.

Role Overview

The Senior Enterprise Architect is tasked with designing, documenting, and overseeing the delivery of technical solutions for customers following the sales of Veeam products. This role acts as a bridge between client business needs and Veeam’s technology offerings, ensuring scalable, secure, and standards-aligned deployments. The Architect provides technical leadership, customer consulting, and works closely with internal teams and partners, especially for large enterprise digital transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough technical discovery sessions with clients to understand their IT environments and identify opportunities to enhance architecture using Veeam solutions.
• Create both high-level and detailed architecture designs customized to client environments, including low-level design documentation and technical specifications for implementation.
• Develop and update reference architectures to promote consistency and standardization across customer and partner deployments.
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation such as architecture diagrams, design documents, and implementation plans adhering to best practices in security, compliance, and scalability.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to define scope, project deliverables, timelines, and resource needs, providing estimates to support planning.
• Provide technical leadership during solution deployment phases, including assisting with proof-of-concept projects, technical workshops, and resolving complex issues.
• Support partner-driven implementations, ensuring alignment with Veeam’s standards and best practices.
• Liaise with Pre-Sales, Sales, and Customer Success teams to facilitate smooth project handovers and successful solution adoptions.
• Act as a trusted advisor translating business objectives into robust technical solutions and communicate complex information effectively across diverse stakeholders.
• Continuously assess emerging technologies—particularly in containerization, security, and hybrid cloud—to improve architectural approaches.
• Contribute to refining internal best practices and technical standards to enhance delivery efficiency and partner enablement.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Extensive IT background including solution architecture or technical leadership experience.
• Strong expertise in data protection, backup & recovery, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity principles.
• Practical experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and securing containerized environments in enterprise contexts.
• In-depth knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V, cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, plus storage systems.
• Proven track record leading transformational projects for large enterprises, ensuring the technical solutions bolster broad digital transformation initiatives.
• Comprehensive understanding of networking, security, compliance frameworks like ISO 27001 and NIST, and IT governance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication capabilities for interfacing with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in post-sales consulting, professional services, or solution delivery roles with direct client engagement.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Certification in enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Veeam VMCE certification.
• Familiarity with automation and scripting using PowerShell or Python.
• Experience managing large-scale IT infrastructure rollouts.
• Proven independence and innovative approach in work execution.
• Strong database management skills, including hands-on database administration.

Benefits and Culture

• Annual paid vacation ranging from 15 to 21 days depending on role level, plus 4 global VeeaMe Days dedicated to self-care and 24 hours per year for volunteering through Veeam Cares.
• Comprehensive private medical insurance covering employees and eligible dependents, including major medical, hospital, surgical, and outpatient services.
• Dental insurance with extensive coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Annual wellbeing allowance to support health and wellness activities.
• Life and accident insurance offering additional financial protection.
• Access to extensive learning resources through on-demand libraries, mentoring programs, workshops, and special learning events like the annual Global Day of Learning.

Equal Opportunity and Data Privacy

Veeam Software is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification. Candidate information is kept confidential and managed as per Recruiting Privacy Notice regarding data collection and usage during recruitment. Providing accurate and full information is necessary for consideration; misrepresentations may lead to disqualification or employment termination.