Solutions Architect

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. We are looking for experienced architects who can develop detailed architecture and transition blueprints that guide successful customer deployments, migrations, and platform transformation initiatives. Additionally, you’ll create repeatable deployment blueprints that become the templates for all customer deployments. These will be used to develop our services practices, to enable our delivery teams, our partner teams, and our customers to deploy our secondary storage solutions applications. The ideal candidate is someone who has 5+ years' experience in architecting, documenting, deploying, and enabling others. These practices will utilize the architecture sold by our account teams to achieve customer-committed solutions. In addition to building these solutions, this role will also spend considerable time validating these procedures in the field and teaching partners and customers how to apply these in their environment. In this role, you will be working with engineering, systems engineers, tech marketing specialists, and customer support to build out professional services practices starting with the architectural blueprint that covers assessment, architecture design, migration planning, deployment and governance, to be used by delivery teams, partners and customers. HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE Deliver architecture designs and professional services to Cohesity customers Lead customer transition initiatives from assessment through deployment completion, serving as technical authority for migration strategy, workload prioritization and execution planning. Identify technical, operational, security, and business risks and establish transition plans prior to implementation. Act as a trusted advisor to customer architects, infrastructure teams, and executive stakeholders Review and approve design deviations, implementation decisions and deployment readiness milestones. Build strategic relationships with key customers and Cohesity teams Collaborate with Cohesity’s product solutions, product management and engineering teams to bridge the gap between technology capabilities and customer requirements Present architecture recommendations, deployment strategies, and technical risks to executive and technical stake holders. Engage directly with customers to understand their organization needs and identify how Cohesity’s product features can best support their objectives Develop detailed solution designs including architecture diagrams, sizing specifications, integration requirements, and risk assessments. Engage directly with customers to understand their organizational needs and identify how Cohesity's product features can best support their objectives Provide field feedback to Product Management and Engineering teams regarding deployment challenges, feature gaps, automation opportunities, and customer requirements. Define technical architecture including sizing and performance that meet customer requirements Engage with teams to ensure Deployment Designs are successfully deployed Develop best practices for the deployment designs that translate to project plans Continually improve deliverables as we scale and release new features/products Inspect deliverables for success and improvements. Work with others to develop post-deployment documentation (run books, pre-deployment templates, etc.) Provide feedback to Implement Engineers, Systems Engineers, and engineering on ways to improve the overall experience WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. 10+ years of professional IT experience Experience highly desirable in the following areas: Backup Products: NetBackup Compute & Virtualization (VMware, vSphere/vCenter, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, OpenShift) Physical: Windows, Linux/Unix Databases: Oracle, SQL, MongoDB, SAP, Storage: NAS, SAN, Object Storage, NFS, SMB, S3, Storage Performance Concepts Networking: IP Planning, VLANs, Routing, Firewall rules, Load Balancing concepts, DNS, NTP, MTU, multisite networking concepts Security: AD, LDAP, SSO, MGA, RBAC, least privilege access concepts, Key management, encryption, ransomware recovery principles Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloud Archival, Recovery Patterns, Hybrid Cloud Data Protection, Data Security and Data Management Disaster Recovery/Business Continuance Database Protection and Recovery Scripting / Automation (Python, Ansible and ServiceNow) Excellent communication and project-related skills are required. Strong written skills and the ability to create documentation. Self-starter with excellent organization and time management skills The ability to manage projects and drive to a deadline. Expected Travel: 50% Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making. Must have English language proficiency (Can interact with a degree of fluency when speaking, reading, and writing in a professional and specialized setting). #LI-PR1 Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time. Pay Range : $137,360.00-$171,700.00 The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment. Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates: For information on personal data processing, please see our Privacy Policy. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE) Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 1-855-9COHESITY or View email address on click.appcast.io for assistance. In-Office Expectations Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing. Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the right to work in the job location. Join our talent community and receive the latest Workday news, content, and be first in line for new job opportunities. At Cohesity, we move fast, think big and act with purpose. As cyberthreats rise, our mission is to protect, secure, and unlock insights from the world’s data. 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