Senior Solutions Architect - First EU Hire Location: UK / Ireland / EMEA (Remote-first, with occasional travel to Amsterdam) Type: Full-time Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Equity About the Opportunity I'm partnering with a cutting-edge, venture-backed network infrastructure company that's redefining how large-scale networks are built and automated. Off the back of a major new production rollout with a Tier 1 European service provider, they're now hiring their first Solutions Architect in Europe to support this key relationship - and lay the foundation for broader growth across the region. The Role As the first Solutions Architect on the ground in Europe, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting a newly signed, high-profile client, with occasional on-site work in Amsterdam. You'll lead pre-sales and technical strategy across the account, guiding design, integration, and delivery in partnership with global engineering, product, and commercial teams. This is a brilliant opportunity to shape client outcomes, build trust at senior technical levels, and help scale the company's EMEA footprint in a high-impact, customer-facing role. What You'll Be Doing Leading pre-sales discovery, technical validation, and solution design Running demos, POCs, and architecture sessions with customer stakeholders Supporting successful deployment and ensuring long-term technical success Collaborating with product and engineering on feature requests and roadmaps Acting as a trusted technical advisor for a strategic Tier 1 customer Helping build repeatable processes and frameworks for future EMEA growth What We're Looking For Strong pre-sales or solutions architecture experience within network infrastructure (routing, switching, transport) Deep knowledge of protocols like BGP, MPLS, EVPN, Segment Routing Familiarity with carrier-grade platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Arista, etc.) Confident communicator who can engage both hands-on engineers and senior stakeholders Comfortable working autonomously in a remote-first, fast-paced environment Based in the UK, Ireland or EMEA - and open to occasional travel to Amsterdam Why Join? Be the first Solutions Architect hire in Europe Take ownership of a brand-new flagship client Work with world-class tech and highly respected leadership Build something meaningful with a company on the rise Competitive comp, equity, and global collaboration To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Jack Tyrrell, Specialist Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group or send an up to date CV via the link provided. If this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit to view a wide selection of our current jobs. All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Skills: BGP MPLS EVPN Segment Routing Benefits: Work From Home Bonus Equity Remote Working