Cloud Native Architect, Portworx - West Region

Pure Storage Inc.•Denver, CO

47d•Remote

About The Position

Portworx by Pure Storage is the leading global solution for unlocking the potential of Kubernetes by unlocking the power of data at enterprise scale. Portworx is a cloud native platform that enterprises depend on to reduce the cost and complexity of rapidly deploying containerized applications across multiple clouds and on-prem environments. By providing a single standard that works across the environment, we reduce the operating cost of kubernetes, unlock more use cases, respond and pivot to changes due to economic, regulatory and/or business impacts and make it easier to modernize applications, delight developers, and deliver innovation. Via Portworx, you can manage any database or stateful service on any infrastructure using any container scheduler. You get a single data management layer for all of your stateful services, no matter where they run. And we thrive in multi-cloud environments. We are looking for Kubernetes experts to help our team capture this massive and rapidly growing market opportunity. This architect role will serve as the vanguard of the "Kubernetes Everywhere" movement. There's no safe harbor here for those that can't, don't, or won't. There's also no room for those that put "I" ahead of "We". We are customer first, we lead with integrity, and recognize that unlocking achievement requires engagement across the full spectrum of co-selling partners. We are builders, creators, and helping define the next generation of the world's best modern data platform at Pure.

Requirements

5+ years experience as a customer facing senior-level technical architect.
Charismatic, confident, and likable self-starter with a track record of success on stage, in the spotlight, and with customers.
Team oriented leader that is able to coach and drive desired behavior through influence rather than title.
5+ years of Linux Administration and/or Linux development experience with an industry recognized administration-level or higher certification.
3+ years of Kubernetes Administration experience and a KCNA (Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate) or above certification.
Certification-level fluency in OpenShift, Rancher, or other Kubernetes orchestration environment.
Certification-level fluency in Cloud IaaS environments such as VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and OpenStack.
Certification-level fluency with DevOps concepts and hands-on experience with associated 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.
Demonstrable understanding of data platform technologies as they relate to highly available business applications on-prem, hybrid, and in the cloud
Demonstrable understanding of the enterprise application development lifecycle and container platforms' effect on it.
Demonstrable ability to see and present 'the big picture' e.g. thought leadership, offer solutions to improve upon it, and challenge the status quo when it is not in alignment with or in the best interest of desired customer outcomes.
Demonstrable ability to distill complex problems into a simplified vision that drives customer interest in Pure technologies
Strong bias for continuous improvement both personally and professionally.
Ability to travel as needed regionally (up-to 60%)

Responsibilities

The Pure Storage Cloud Architecture team is responsible for providing pre-sales deep technical and business expertise to customers who want to run stateful applications in containers and automate "Day 2" data management workflows.