Cloud Native Architect, Federal
Pure Storage3 days ago
Base Salary
$156k - $235k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide deep technical and business expertise to customers running stateful applications in containers.
- Help customers automate Day 2 data-management workflows and deploy containerized applications across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
- Advise on Kubernetes administration, cloud IaaS, container orchestration, DevOps tooling, data platforms, and highly available business applications.
- Distill complex problems into clear technical visions and present solutions that improve customer outcomes.
- Provide thought leadership, challenge the status quo, and influence customers and co-selling partners.
- Coach and drive desired behavior through influence rather than formal authority.
- Travel regionally as needed, up to 50%.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a customer-facing senior-level technical architect.
- 5+ years of Linux administration and/or Linux development experience.
- 3+ years of Kubernetes administration experience.
- An industry-recognized administration-level-or-higher Linux certification.
- KCNA or higher Kubernetes certification.
- Certification-level fluency in OpenShift, Rancher, or another Kubernetes orchestration environment.
- Certification-level fluency in cloud IaaS environments such as VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and OpenStack.
- Certification-level fluency in DevOps concepts and hands-on experience with tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and CI/CD pipeline applications.
- Certification-level fluency in data engineering, big data, and database operations, delivery, and operational services.
- Understanding of data-platform technologies supporting highly available business applications across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
- Understanding of the enterprise application development lifecycle and the impact of container platforms on it.
- Demonstrated ability to present the big picture, simplify complex problems, and generate customer interest in company technologies.
- Strong self-starting, customer-facing communication, leadership, collaboration, and continuous-improvement capabilities.
Benefits
- Remote role with regional travel of up to 50%.
- Annual base salary range of $156,100-$234,500 USD.
- May be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.
- Flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.
- Growth and development support, inclusive employee resource groups, and accommodations throughout the hiring process.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage builds all-flash data storage systems and software for enterprises, including FlashArray and FlashBlade, and offers storage delivered as-a-service for on‑prem and cloud workloads. Its subscription model (Evergreen/Pure as‑a‑Service) supports databases, virtualization, analytics, and AI. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Pure is a public company listed on the NYSE (PSTG).