Presales Solutions Architect - Mendix Private Platform (Specialist)

the opportunity to work in a hyper-growth environment with the support of Siemens' unbeatable market position and resources. Presales Solution Architect - Mendix Private Platform (Specialist)

About the Role We are looking for a specialist Presales Solution Architect to help organizations adopt Mendix low-code development on Private Mendix Platform - Mendix's fully self-managed platform for customers who need to run the complete development and deployment lifecycle inside their own Kubernetes or OpenShift environment, including air-gapped and sovereign deployments.

This role sits at the intersection of application platform and infrastructure. You will partner with prospects, customers, sales teams, and partners in regulated and security-conscious industries - government, defense, financial services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure - to demonstrate how Mendix and Private Mendix Platform deliver rapid application development without compromising on data residency, compliance, or operational control.

You will lead technical discovery, architect deployment topologies, build proof-of-concepts, and act as a trusted advisor throughout the customer journey. What You'll Do Solution Architecture & Customer Engagement - Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer challenges, infrastructure constraints, security requirements, and modernization initiatives. - Design end-to-end solution and deployment architectures for Private Mendix Platform on customer-managed Kubernetes or OpenShift - including cluster topology, PostgreSQL databases, file storage, container registries, ingress/TLS, and namespace strategy. - Guide customers through security and compliance conversations: FIPS-compliant encryption, secret management (AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault), SSO/IdP integration (OIDC and SAML), and control frameworks such as NIST 800-53. - Conduct technical workshops, architecture sessions, and executive briefings; serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle.

Demonstrations & Proof of Concepts - Deliver compelling business and technical demonstrations of Mendix application development and the Private Mendix Platform portal - project management, private Marketplace, CI/CD, and governance capabilities. - Stand up proof-of-concept and pilot environments: install and configure the Mendix Operator, Private Cloud License Manager (PCLM), and optional components such as webhooks (Svix), the Build agent, PDF document generation, and Maia AI-assisted app creation. - Build prototype Mendix applications that showcase integration with enterprise systems, APIs, and databases inside the customer's environment. - Demonstrate best practices for application governance, scalability, security, and lifecycle management in self-managed deployments.

Platform Adoption & Enablement - Help customers plan the operational side of ownership: platform upgrades, component management, licensing via PCLM, backup and environment strategies. - Position the roadmap from disconnected (air-gapped) to Connected mode deployments where appropriate. - Enable partners and customer platform teams on installation, configuration, and day-2 operations.

Sales & Field Partnership - Partner with Account Executives on opportunity strategy, technical qualification, and deal progression. - Respond to RFPs, RFIs, and security/technical questionnaires - often deep infrastructure and compliance-focused. - Support marketing events, webinars, conferences, and partner enablement sessions. - Share field learnings with product and engineering teams to influence roadmap priorities.

What You'll Bring - 5+ years of experience in presales, solution architecture, platform engineering, or technical consulting in a customer-facing role. - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift: deployments, Helm, operators, ingress, storage, registries, and troubleshooting with kubectl. - Working knowledge of the surrounding enterprise stack: PostgreSQL, object/file storage (S3, Azure Blob), container registries, TLS/certificates, and networking. - Ability to lead security and compliance conversations with infrastructure, security, and platform teams as comfortably as with business stakeholders. - Excellent communication and storytelling skills - able to translate deep technical capability into business value for practitioner and executive audiences. - Ability to independently build and deliver demos, installs, and prototypes under deal timelines. - Willingness to travel up to 30% within the United States. - [Work authorization / clearance

requirements - note: if this role serves defense or federal customers, specify citizenship or clearance eligibility here.]

Preferred

Qualifications - Experience with Mendix application development, architecture, or consulting - ideally including Mendix on Kubernetes or Private Mendix Platform deployments. - Experience deploying software in air-gapped, sovereign, or highly restricted network environments. - Familiarity with enterprise secret management (AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault) and IdP integration (OIDC, SAML, SCIM). - Experience selling into or delivering for regulated industries (government, defense, financial services, healthcare). - Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or FIPS 140 requirements. - Knowledge of CI/CD tooling and Git-based version control workflows in enterprise settings.

Bonus Points If You - Are already a certified Mendix Developer, Advanced Developer, or Expert. - Have installed or operated Private Mendix Platform, the Mendix Operator, or Mendix on Kubernetes in a customer or enterprise environment. - Have built customer-facing demo environments or reference architectures for self-hosted platforms. - Enjoy working where application development meets infrastructure - and can move fluently between Studio Pro and a kubeconfig.