Senior Solutions Architect

AivenAustin, 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.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

No Education Listed

Number of Employees

251-500 employees

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