Senior Solutions Architect

Aiven • Austin, TX

31d

About The Position

We're a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to help developers, builders, and creators bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity, by providing a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible to everyone. The Role: We are looking for a customer-centric Senior Solutions Architect to promote using Aiven's managed open-source services. An ideal candidate will be passionate about open-source technology and genuinely want to help customers in a pre-sales and post-sales capacity. Suitable candidates must have proven experience in one or more of the following areas that will be required in their day-to-day job: Apache Kafka, Apache Cassandra, Clickhouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, OpenSearch, or Redis. The position is full-time and permanent, located in Austin, Texas.

Requirements

• Experience working in technology/software sales, pre-sales or consulting
• Fluency in one or more programming languages, such as Java, Python, Go or Ruby
• Ability to understand customers' technical requirements on an architectural level and propose solutions using Aiven's services
• Experience implementing proof of concepts as needed to work with Aiven services to address business requirements
• Knowledgeable of public clouds (AWS, Google, or Azure) and in the areas of compute, storage - block and object, networking, and security groups
• Linux operating system; demonstrable experience using various Linux utilities and tools (installation, securing system, storage, etc.) and a good grasp of networking basics like DNS
• A relatively deep conceptual and hands-on understanding of Apache Kafka, Apache Cassandra, Clickhouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, OpenSearch, or Redis.
• Act as a subject matter expert on Aiven service offerings
• Attention to detail and good problem-solving and project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work well with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Help customers succeed, building successful relationships from pre-sales stage to roll out and beyond
• Conduct successful proof of concepts and solve the customers' problems in getting up and running
• Actively contribute to customer stability, enablement, and growth
• Be an active contributor during the sales process as well as to our existing customers
• Be an ambassador for Aiven by various means, such as writing technical blogs, conducting webinars, sponsoring meetups, or technical talks at conferences
• Travel up to 20% of the time

Benefits

• Participate in Aiven's equity plan.
• Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy.
• Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
• Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
• Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.
• Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)
• Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees