Associate Solution Architect, Professional Services
$83,000–$113,000 year
On-site · Denver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Associate Solution Architect, Professional Services role focused on guiding commercial and mid-market customers through implementations and optimization in a customer-facing consulting capacity. Responsibilities include creating and delivering technical enablement, leading workshops, proposing solution designs based on customer discovery, maintaining awareness of Contentful product developments, producing prototypes or code examples for onboarding, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful customer experiences, and supporting engagement managers on SOW scoping. Requires a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent), 1–3 years in a solutions/technical role, strong presentation and facilitation skills, experience with API-first CMS and modern web technologies (REST/GraphQL, React/Next.js, Node.js), ability to travel up to 25%, and visa sponsorship not offered for this role. The position emphasizes collaboration withTechnical Project Managers, Sales, Customer Success, and Solution Engineers to drive customer success and to contribute to Contentful’s thought leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 1–3 years in Solutions/Technical role (such as Solution Architect, Technical Consultant, Implementation Consultant, or Developer in a customer-facing context)
- Consulting experience is preferred; comfortable participating in technical discussions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong presentation, interpersonal, and facilitation skills—able to engage technical and non-technical audiences and contribute to discovery sessions and decision-making
- Well-organized, able to manage multiple concurrent projects, meet deadlines, thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with modern API-first content management systems (such as Contentful, Contentstack, Sanity); exposure to legacy CMSs (Drupal, AEM, Sitecore) is a plus
- Foundational understanding of composable/MACH principles, headless CMS architecture, and best practices for building content-driven applications
- Developer-level skills in JavaScript; experience with a modern front-end framework and/or Node.js; familiarity with other programming languages (Java, Python, .NET, PHP) is a plus
- Hands-on experience with modern web technologies (React/Next.js or similar) and working with REST and/or GraphQL APIs
- Familiarity with server-side, client-side, static site generation, and modern frameworks (Next.js, Nuxt.js, Remix, Astro) or strong interest in learning them
- Experience creating and delivering in-person and/or virtual workshops, training, or educational content is a plus
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work without visa sponsorship by start date
- The role will be conducted in a state in which the company is registered to do business
- Colorado Salary Statement indicates salary range for Colorado residence
Additional Requirements
- Not eligible for visa sponsorship; must be authorized to work without sponsorship to start employment
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