Senior Sales Engineering Specialist - Kubernetes, Docker & Containerization

Fivetran

15h•Remote

About The Position

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven. About the Role Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies. We’re looking for a talented presales individual with deep expertise in containerization to join our global sales engineering specialist team. As a Sales Engineering Specialist focused on our Hybrid Deployment architecture, you will work closely with our sales and field sales engineering teams to accelerate our customers’ and prospects’ understanding of the value of our Hybrid Deployment model, an architecture steeped in containerization, Kubernetes, Docker and Podman. In addition, you will be tasked with working cross-functionally with our SRE and Product teams to ensure comprehensive support for Hybrid Deployment mechanisms and services. This is a full-time position based remotely in the United States. Technologies You’ll Use In this role, you will be expected to have a deep understanding of the following technologies: Container management software including Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman. Fivetran's data integration platform, deployment and connectivity methods, and automation/abstraction technologies for infrastructure creation and management. Cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, especially their Kubernetes managed services Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Google Kubernetes Engine. Plus, the networking considerations that arise working with these technologies. Other data architecture considerations critical to our customers’ success: databases, high availability, SaaS applications and their APIs, GenAI architectures, cloud data warehouses, business intelligence, etc.

Requirements

2+ years of extensive work with Kubernetes or Docker, and/or other container technologies.
Hands-on expertise with modern cloud, on-premise, and hybrid-cloud data architectures and connectivity mechanisms.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in the context of containerized architectures, preferably in customer contexts.
Passion for secure, scalable data pipelines.
Curiosity to learn and assimilate technical information quickly, enthusiasm to share and teach others.

Responsibilities

Create, secure, network, and validate containerized hybrid deployment data pipeline architectures in conjunction with our customers, account executives, and field sales engineering teams, for maximum scalability and security.
Work closely with Fivetran’s Product and engineering teams to ensure our Hybrid Deployment capabilities are fit for purpose, secure, cost-effective, and well implemented.
Stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and trends in containerization, security, autoscaling and secure data management.
Teach, enable, and coach your peers at Fivetran on the virtues and techniques of Hybrid Deployment and how to deliver its value to customers.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical insurance
Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
RSU stock grants
Professional development and training opportunities
Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
Monthly cell phone stipend
Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

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