Solutions Architect

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San Jose, CA
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology
The Role
The Solutions Architect will onboard and support customers using Platform9 Managed OpenStack and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include leading onboarding, architecting solutions, providing expert guidance, educating customers, implementing automation, troubleshooting issues, and delivering workshops. This role requires collaboration with various teams to enhance customer experience and product improvements.
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About Platform9:
Platform9 is a leader in simplifying enterprise private clouds. Our flagship product, Private Cloud Director delivers an open, comprehensive private cloud platform that is developer-friendly and cost-effective, while providing enterprise IT teams with key capabilities they need to modernize their legacy virtualized infrastructure, including: 
Production ready virtualization: Comprehensive virtualization management, from advanced resource scheduling to powerful cluster-wide Software Defined Networking.
Built for the enterprise: Ability to run hundreds of clusters with high availability, seamless in-place upgrades, and backed by Platform9’s Always-On Assurance™.
Integrated and extensible: Integrated platform includes Kubernetes and Kubernetes based platform extensions making it easier for enterprises to harness the ever-growing ecosystem of open-source infrastructure and cloud-native services.
Platform9 was founded by a team of VMware cloud pioneers and has over 20,000 nodes in production at some of the world’s largest enterprises, including Cloudera, EBSCO, Juniper Networks, and Rackspace. Platform9 is an inclusive, globally distributed company backed by prominent investors, committed to driving private cloud innovation and efficiency.
Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Remote

About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join our team to help onboard and support customers using Platform9 Managed OpenStack and Platform9 Managed Kubernetes products. As a Solutions Architect, you will be the key technical contact for our customers, guiding them through their journey of adopting and scaling with our cloud native platforms. You will work closely with customers to understand their needs, architect tailored solutions, and ensure successful integration and deployment. Additionally, you will deliver timely professional services solutions to customers based on the gathered requirements agreed upon timelines and defined success criteria.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the technical onboarding process for customers using Platform9 Managed OpenStack and Platform9 Managed Kubernetes.
  • Collaborate with customers to understand their infrastructure requirements and design optimal cloud-native solutions.
  • Provide expert guidance on the use of OpenStack, Kubernetes, and related cloud-native technologies.
  • Offer strategic guidance on OpenStack and Kubernetes architecture, including network design, storage solutions, and compute resource management.
  • Educate customers on best practices for managing and maintaining OpenStack and Kubernetes infrastructure, including upgrades, monitoring, scaling and operational efficiency.
  • Implement automation solutions to streamline deployments using Go, Python, Bash and CI/CD best practices.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues that arise during customer onboarding and ongoing usage.
  • Deliver expert services solutions to existing customers in accordance with a statement of work document in a timely fashion and with utmost attention to detail. 
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve the customer experience and provide feedback on features and product improvements.
  • Provide continuous feedback to internal Quality Assurance teams on product usability, testing requirements and customer usage patterns.
  • Deliver technical workshops, demos, and training to customers.

Qualifications:

  • Expertise in Kubernetes: Deep knowledge of managing, deploying, and scaling cloud-native infrastructure technologies.
  • Experience with Cloud-Native Technologies: A solid understanding of the cloud-native landscape, including CI/CD, containers, microservices, and cloud infrastructure management.
  • OpenStack Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with OpenStack, including deployments, operations, and optimizations. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in a production OpenStack environment.
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts including networking, storage, compute, and security within OpenStack.
  • Automation Skills: Proficiency in writing automation scripts in Go, Python, Bash to streamline operational tasks.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC), configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and DevOps best practices.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: Ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement effective solutions
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with OpenStack and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with managed services or SaaS platforms is a plus.
  • Experience with public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid cloud environments is a plus.
  • Industry certifications in Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD/CKS)

Why Join Us?

  • Work with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.
  • Collaborate with a passionate, talented team of engineers and architects.
  • Opportunity to impact how companies across industries build and scale their infrastructure.
  • Be a part of an innovative company committed to customer success and the advancement of cloud technologies.
  • Flexible, remote work environment.

If you're passionate about cloud technologies, automation, and helping companies scale, we'd love to hear from you!


 

Top Skills

Bash
Go
Python
The Company
HQ: Mountain View, CA
122 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Platform9 is the open distributed cloud company, offering the power of the public cloud on infrastructure of customers’ choice—powered by Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Public clouds are walled gardens, and DIY is difficult and time-consuming. Platform9 offers a third option—an open and faster option—enabling a better way to go cloud-native. Platform9’s service powers 40K+ nodes across private, public and edge clouds. Innovative enterprises like Juniper, Kingfisher Plc, Mavenir, Redfin and Cloudera achieve 4x faster time-to-market, up to 90% reduction in operational costs, and 99.9% uptime. Platform9 is an inclusive, globally distributed company, backed by leading investors.

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