Senior Field Application Engineer

Shape the future of mission-critical cloud infrastructure.

ABOUT WIND RIVERWind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more

than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that

require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and

telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new

intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the

safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions

such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent

5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of

the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for

its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top

Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived

experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity,

equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

YOUR ROLEWind River is seeking an exceptional Principal Architect – Strategic Solutions to become one

of the company's most senior customer-facing technology leaders across the EMEA region.

This role is designed for an individual who is equally comfortable advising CTOs and

executive leadership teams as they are leading the architecture of complex cloud-native

solutions. You will influence technology strategy, shape some of the region's largest digital

transformation programmes and help customers modernise mission-critical infrastructure

across Enterprise, Communications Service Provider (CSP) and Industrial markets.

Working at the intersection of technology, strategy and business, you will serve as a trusted

advisor to customers, enabling them to realise business outcomes through innovative

architectures built on Wind River technologies.

As an acknowledged thought leader, you will represent Wind River both internally and

externally, influencing product strategy, industry direction and customer transformation

initiatives while helping drive long-term strategic growth across the region.

KEY RESPONDSIBILITESAct as the senior technical authority for strategic customer engagements across EMEA.

Develop trusted relationships with CTOs, Chief Architects, CIO organisations and senior

technology decision makers.Translate customer business objectives into technology strategies and solution

architectures built on Wind River technologies.

Lead technical strategy for complex, multi-year digital transformation programmes.

Provide architectural leadership across Cloud, Kubernetes, Enterprise Linux,

Virtualisation, Edge Computing, AI infrastructure and mission-critical platforms.

Drive solution innovation that identifies new revenue opportunities within existing

customer accounts.

Lead technical governance throughout strategic sales engagements from early

qualification through contract award.

Own the technical architecture for complex RFP/RFI responses involving multiple

vendors, technologies and workstreams.

Work closely with Product Management and Engineering to influence future product

direction based on customer requirements and market trends.

Represent Wind River at executive briefings, industry events, customer workshops and

technology forums.

Produce high-quality architecture documentation, executive presentations and

technical strategy papers.

Mentor solution architects and pre-sales engineers across the organisation, promoting

architectural...