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Cloud Solutions Architect

  • Part-time
  • Hybrid remote in San Carlos, CA 94070
  • June 22, 2023
  • INTEL

Job Description

Job Description We are a high-performing and dynamic team of senior technical sales professionals within Intel Corporation's Datacenter Sales group driving Intel's data-centric growth and transformation. We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate learner who will thrive in an inclusive and diverse team-setting, engage opportunities with new approaches and persevere until success is realized. In this commissioned technical sales role, a successful candidate will be responsible for: Influencing and driving adoption and preference for Intel-based solutions for (private/public/hybrid) cloud infrastructure and cloud/data services. Helping drive revenue growth by accelerating the adoption of novel solution architectures that showcase Intel's advanced products and technologies. Cultivating senior-level relationships with global Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Digital Services/SaaS providers, Enterprise and Public Sector customers and SI/MSP partners to maximize Intel mind share. Managing Intel's engagements with the CSP's engineering, architects, senior management, and product line/business decision makers. Understanding the business use cases, technical merits and TCO value propositions; identifying gaps and opportunities, and putting in place strategies to address, win and deploy solutions that drive alignment with the CSP's service offerings. A successful candidate will: Employ 'solution selling' methodologies to influence within the customer organization and Intel and drive customer requirements and market needs into actionable goals Have delivered large scale complex software solutions deployed on 3rd party cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.). Demonstrate a strong understanding of various Cloud software solution stacks including compute, orchestration, infrastructure management, as well as storage and networking solutions Possess proven hands-on knowledge of Cloud computing, containerization technologies/Kubernetes, database design, data warehousing, ETL/data ops, and security Exhibit a solid understanding of Datacenter hardware and software trends and solutions, including Virtualization/Software-Defined Data Center, Containers/Function-as-a-Service, Big Data Analytics, Database, Application Middleware, HPC, Machine Learning, Security, Storage and Networking as well as general Enterprise IT/applications knowledge Work in a collaborative team environment, within the account team and with business unit and partner teams, coordinating the right resources to get the job done, taking ownership, or handing off where appropriate Learn from, collaborate with, and influence the brightest technical minds in the industry to share best-practice knowledge amongst the Cloud Solution Architect community (within Intel and ecosystem partners) Encapsulate customer-/market-feedback into the Intel business-units/development teams to shape future product/technologies Utilize excellent time management and organizational skills to prioritize tasks in a very interrupt driven environment including pipeline management Stay current and familiar with emerging vertical and horizontal technologies, products, and technology trends Thrive in a fast paced, collaborative and at times, ambiguous environment. Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and collaboration skills. Good relationship building skills are necessary, including the ability to build a rapport and communicate effectively with all levels of Intel and the customer Qualifications You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. 2-3 years of experience in a technical sales role within a medium to large organization with a strong track record of selling technical Cloud (Public, Private, Hybrid), Data or AI solutions Preferred Qualifications: Continued learning certifications, such as (but not limited to): AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Certified Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or similar. Experience leading or developing high quality, enterprise scale software products using a structured system development lifecycle Enterprise IT experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on software development, operations, DevOps engineering, or systems architecture, preferably at a large-scale CSP, with experience across the following areas: Cloud Solutions such as Azure/Azure Stack, Amazon Web Services/Outposts, Google Cloud/Anthos, Alibaba/Tencent/Baidu cloud, VMware Cloud Foundation/Tanzu, IBM Cloud/CloudPaks, Salesforce, Oracle Cloud, Rackspace. Software Defined Network (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), OpenStack Neutron and Switch Networking Solutions such as those from Cumulus, Big Switch, and SONiC. Software-defined Storage (SDS), HDFS, Lustre FS, Block, Object, OpenStack Cinder, Swift, Ceph, and Swordfish, NVMe over fabric. Container Orchestration tools like Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Amazon ECS, Apache Mesos, Azure Container Service, and Google Container Engine. Linux experience: Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, OpenStack middleware open-source implementations, or similar Inside this Business Group Intel's Sales and Marketing (SMG) organization works with global customers and partners to solve critical business problems with Intel based technology solutions. SMG works across business units to amplify the customer voice and deliver solutions that accelerate their business. We work across numerous industries, including retail, enterprise and government, cloud services and healthcare as examples. The operations team focuses on forecasting, driving alignment with factory production and delivering efficiency tools and our marketing capability drives demand and localized marketing in locations around the globe. Our sales force navigates a complex partner and customer ecosystem while shaping product roadmaps, driving value for our customers, and collaborating to harness emerging technology trends to deliver comprehensive solutions. Other Locations US,TX,Austin;US,DC,Washington Covid Statement Intel strongly encourages employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Intel aligns to federal, state, and local laws and as a contractor to the U.S. Government is subject to government mandates that may be issued. Intel policies for COVID-19 including guidance about testing and vaccination are subject to change over time. Posting Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Benefits We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/benefits.html Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in US, Washington, California: $146,300.00-$234,080.00 Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience Working Model This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.

Job Overview

  • Date Posted:
    June 22, 2023
  • Location:
    Hybrid remote in San Carlos, CA 94070
  • Job Title:
    Cloud Solutions Architect
  • Salary Range:
    $146,300 - $234,080 a year