Consulting Architect
About The Position
Mirantis is seeking a Consulting Architect with deep expertise in platform engineering, Kubernetes, and AI solutions to help customers design, implement, and optimize open source solutions that support business objectives. The role offers substantial autonomy to define direction, shape strategy, and influence emerging technologies. As part of Mirantis’ innovation and strategy team, the Consulting Architect will work on new products and help customers adopt open source solutions for cloud infrastructure, AI, and cloud-native computing. The role spans pre-sales and post-sales consulting, guiding customers through complex technology decisions and driving successful outcomes. It involves working closely with customers to implement scalable, forward-looking solutions in a rapidly evolving environment.
Requirements
- Proven experience in open source ecosystems such as OpenStack, CNCF, LF AI & Data, or OpenInfra.
- Expertise in Kubernetes and AI/ML platforms such as Kubeflow, Ray, or MLflow.
- Passion for emerging technologies, next-generation cloud strategies, and AI infrastructure.
- Ability to define direction, take ownership, and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving landscape.
- Hands-on experience with cloud automation, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
- Strong presentation and storytelling skills, including the ability to influence engineers and executives.
- Experience in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or professional services with a consultative approach.
Nice To Haves
- Active contributions to open source projects, working groups, or governance bodies.
- Experience speaking at OpenStack Summit, KubeCon, AI Summit, or similar industry events.
- Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies using open source technologies.
Responsibilities
- Lead customer discussions about new and evolving open source technologies.
- Help define and shape Mirantis’ solutions in alignment with company strategy.
- Build relationships with technical and business audiences and translate emerging technologies into actionable strategies.
- Design, implement, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud-native and AI/ML workloads in Kubernetes and public cloud environments.
- Help customers scale infrastructure, modernize application architectures, and adopt next-generation AI and cloud solutions.
- Deliver workshops, training, and enablement programs to accelerate customer adoption.
- Engage with open source communities, contribute to projects, and advocate for customer needs in upstream development.
- Guide customers through technology decisions in pre-sales and post-sales consulting.
Benefits
- Global, collaborative, remote-first culture that rewards initiative and execution.
- Opportunity to shape the next era of cloud and AI modernisation.
- High-impact enterprise accounts with immediate opportunity for growth.
- Work with passionate colleagues and Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers.
- Opportunity to participate in open-source innovation.
- High-energy company environment that values openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth.
- Attendance at conferences and working groups.
- Customized workstation (macOS or Windows).
- Professional development and training.
- Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and opportunities for advancement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
